My name is Darragh Costello. I became homeless a couple of years ago. My life went downhill and I was depressed because I was staying on a friend’s sofa. I felt in the way so I turned to drugs to [...]
It is in the backdrop of the highest number of homeless people ever recorded in the state that NOVAS launches its 2022 annual report. In this year, the organisation supported 6,088 people. This [...]
NOVAS welcome many measures in Budget 2024 but have concerns with lack of targeted plans to address the unprecedented housing and homeless crisis. This afternoon, Tuesday 10th of October, the [...]
NOVAS’ 2024 Pre-Budget Submission urges government to increase funding for prevention services, increase housing supply, particularly for one-bed units of accommodation and to commit to [...]
Today, the Heath Research Board presented the latest national data on drug related deaths in Ireland at the Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use. The data revealed that Ireland has one of the highest [...]
Mayor of Limerick, Cllr. Francis Foley welcomed recent graduates of TOPPLE (The Overdose Prevention Peer Learning Experience) to the Limerick City Hall chambers with members of their families to [...]
WHEN AND WHERE IS THE CHRISTMAS SLEEP-OUT 2021? Friday 16th of December in Limerick city WHAT TIME DOES IT START AND END? The event starts at 7pm and ends at 7am the next morning HOW DO I GET [...]
NOVAS welcome the ‘Cost of Living’ budget, introduced by government this afternoon, Tuesday 27th of October. Once-off measures including additional payments for people in receipt of social [...]
NOVAS have launched its 2023 Pre-budget submission. We recognise that there will be significant pressures on the 2023 budget, with many sectors of society requiring additional support and [...]
This morning, Friday 13th of May, we celebrated the graduation of our TOPPLE participants at NOVAS’ Head Office. TOPPLE is a peer support programme, training NOVAS clients to prevent and [...]
