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Focus Ireland is a nonprofit organisation based in Dublin, Ireland that provides services for people who are homeless and people at risk of homelessness in Ireland.It was founded by Sister Stanislaus Kennedy in 1985, [1] [2] and is one of the largest housing and homelessness organisations in Ireland. [3]
Initially based in Kilkenny, Ireland she would in time move to Dublin where she is best known for having founded, in 1985, the charity Focus Ireland, [4] which eventually became the largest voluntary organisation in Ireland other than the Legion of Mary.
Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy, founder of Focus Ireland; Sr. Maura Lynch, Irish doctor, a nun, and proponent of women's health in Africa; Fr. Peter McVerry SJ, founder of the Peter McVerry Trust is a science graduate. Sr. Mary Aquinas Monaghan, Columban missionary in China and Hong Kong, a specialist in the treatment and management of tuberculosis.
In her early twenties, O'Connell moved to Dublin, Ireland, where she set up the Stanislavski Studio at the Pocket Theatre. There she trained a small company of actors in Stanislavski's system. In 1967, she founded the Focus Theatre, becoming its manager, artistic director, and fundraiser—as well as acting in many of its productions. [1]
9 April – Fine Gael leader Simon Harris, aged 37, became Ireland's youngest Taoiseach after a Dáil vote of 88–69 and being appointed by the President. [37] 10 April – A large fire destroyed industrial units in Dublin known as the 'home of car culture in Ireland'. [38] The buildings were home to Deane Motors, Drift Games and JC Autocare. [39]
The Focus Theatre (Irish: An Amharclann Fócais) in Dublin, Ireland, was a small theatre which, for more than fifty years, offered a variety of plays from new and established writers, from its foundation in 1967 until its closure in 2012.
Curtis Martin is the founder of FOCUS. Martin holds a master's degree in Theology and is the author of the best-selling book Made for More , and co-host of the EWTN show Crossing the Goal . In 2004, Curtis and his wife Michaelann were awarded the Benemerenti Medal by Pope John Paul II for their outstanding service to the Church. [ 8 ]
International Fund for Ireland; Formation: 1986: Founded at: Belfast, Northern Ireland: Type: NGO: Legal status: Registered Irish Charity: Focus: Promote economic and social advance and encourage contact between nationalists and unionists in border areas