Ireland's Big Issue | fighting homelessness

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll on us, as it has on many organisations worldwide.

We recently lost our offices of over 20 years as we were unable to afford a rent hike implemented by a new landlord, and anxieties around physical interaction and the advent of a cashless society make selling a magazine on the streets increasingly problematic.

Unfortunately, these factors have contributed to a fundamentally different landscape to that the Big Issue first hit the streets in back in 1995.

We have therefore reluctantly decided that the magazine will only be available in a digital format for the immediate future. We will revisit this decision in the future as circumstances change.

We thank you for your support to date and ask that you continue to help those on the margins of society. That has always been our aim and shall continue to be our driving force. 

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll on us, as it has on many organisations worldwide.

We recently lost our offices of over 20 years as we were unable to afford a rent hike implemented by a new landlord, and anxieties around physical interaction and the advent of a cashless society make selling a magazine on the streets increasingly problematic.

Unfortunately, these factors have contributed to a fundamentally different landscape to that the Big Issue first hit the streets in back in 1995.

We have therefore reluctantly decided that the magazine will only be available in a digital format for the immediate future. We will revisit this decision in the future as circumstances change.

We thank you for your support to date and ask that you continue to help those on the margins of society. That has always been our aim and shall continue to be our driving force.