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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.
Several notable actors were associated with the Focus, including Gabriel Byrne, Brendan Coyle, Sabina Higgins (wife of the President of Ireland), Olwen Fouéré, Tom Hickey and Bosco Hogan. [11] When Deirdre O'Connell died in 2001, Joe Devlin took over as artistic director. [12] The Focus Theatre closed in April 2012 due to funding issues. [13]
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]
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]
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]
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Bono in 1983, a year after he married Alison Hewson. Hewson married Bono on 31 August 1982 [16] [17] in a Church of Ireland ceremony [18] at All Saints Church, Raheny. [4] The ceremony combined rituals of both conventional Protestantism and the Shalom Friendship Christian group that Bono and other U2 members had belonged to. [19]