Last updated: June 10, 2021, 08:49
Airbnb has extended a partnership supporting domestic abuse survivors in Ireland.
├в┬А┬ШVital support├в┬А┬Щ extended for women and children
Airbnb has extended its partnership with Safe Ireland and Women├в┬А┬Щs Aid to provide free emergency accommodation for domestic violence survivors across Ireland.
The decision comes as lockdown restrictions continue to ease while emergency refuge services continue to operate with reduced capacity due to social distancing.
The initial partnership launched in June 2020 as Ireland prepared to reopen from the first lockdown and has provided 2,000 nights of emergency accommodation to date.
Domestic violence services have continued to see high numbers through 2021 with many survivors presenting with highly complex needs and heightened trauma from months of living with their abusers in extended lockdown.