Barney Filor Memorial Lecture at Clifton House

On 26th November we held our annual lecture to celebrate the contribution of Barney Filor to housing, this took place at the Clifton House. The event was also part of the Homeless Awareness Week 2014 programme.

Dr Donal McManus and Ray Cashell

Our guest speaker was Donal McManus, Executive Director of Irish Council for Social Housing. He presented us with an outstanding lecture addressing the following themes: The impact of housing by housing associations to address housing need and the homeless; Developers contribution to social housing need; Responding to housing need in changing housing market; and other options for those in housing need such as the homeless and low-income households.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the guests that attended the event and also a special thank you to Dr Donal McManus for accepting our invitation to be part of our annual Filor Memorial Lecture 2014.