We are very pleased to inform you that our centre will re-open on Monday 20th July 2020 adhering to all Covid-19 guidelines. It will not be possible for us to cater for the number of people we met prior to the pandemic however we will strive to cope with as many people as possible.
Thanks to all our friends and supporters who kept in touch with us and gave us great encouragement during this very challenging time.
After a lot of soul-searching and discussion with our Directors the Alice Leahy Trust decided to close on Friday 13th March.
Our centre is too small to ensure social distancing and the safety of our staff and the people who use our service would be compromised.
The people who call to use our service or visit us come from all over the city and beyond.
We too are conscious that we operate in the basement of a large city hostel and we must be mindful of their residents.
We do regret having to close but we had no option – we informed Dublin Regional Homeless Executive of our decision.
Jeanette is able to keep the office going from home and we liaise daily.
Like everyone else, we are daily monitoring the situation in these challenging times.
We look forward to the day when we can open our doors again but in the meantime – keep safe everyone.
Alice Leahy – Director of Services, Alice Leahy Trust
“Alice Leahy talks to students in Garda College, Templemore – 22nd July 2026”
Sir, – Finn McRedmond (“I’m with Andrew Scott and Phoebe Bridgers. If you’re at a gig, put your phone away”, June 11th) reminds us of the epidemic of bad manners experienced by concert and theatregoers. Bad manners has now become widespread in all walks of life. This clearly points to no respect for the other person.
To experience good manners now has become rare and must be acknowledged and nurtured.
A few days ago, having experienced so much bad manners, on the bus, in shops, in Grafton Street and a lot more, a man experiencing homelessness approached me to shake hands and asked me to thank my colleagues who had helped him the previous day.
This to me spoke volumes and was much more important than the much used “have a good day” without even eye contact that seems to have replaced “thank you”.
Thank you and a smile cost nothing, it can even be contagious and can go a long way to ensure that the giver and the recipient can feel, yes, they are important. Thank you. – Yours, etc,
ALICE LEAHY,
Director of Services,
Alice Leahy Trust,
Dublin 8.
