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Liam Geraghty
Liam Geraghty
Liam has written for The Big Issue since 2017, originally starting out as a Junior Writer/Sub-Editor before working up the ranks to become Senior Reporter in 2019 and Deputy Digital Editor (News) in 2023. That role sees him take charge of news and investigations relating to housing, homelessness and social issues. He also helps Big Issue vendors tell their story.
Mum and daughter to spend Christmas in hotel after waiting months for sewage leak to be fixed
Housing

Mum and daughter to spend Christmas in hotel after waiting months for sewage leak to be fixed

Grenfell campaigners step up calls for criminal charges
Grenfell

Grenfell campaigners step up calls for criminal charges

Meet ex-homeless man ‘Mr Christmas’ who has decorated his house with 17,500 lights for charity
Christmas

Meet ex-homeless man ‘Mr Christmas’ who has decorated his house with 17,500 lights for charity

Drop a gift under Social Bite’s Christmas trees to help homeless people this winter
Christmas

Drop a gift under Social Bite’s Christmas trees to help homeless people this winter

Manchester City fans can now get housing advice at home games
Activism

Manchester City fans can now get housing advice at home games

Find out how many people in your area faced eviction during Covid
Evictions

Find out how many people in your area faced eviction during Covid

The Omicron variant could leave people out on the street this winter, charity warns
Homelessness

The Omicron variant could leave people out on the street this winter, charity warns

‘We’re starting to see the reality now’: Nearly 170,000 people are homeless in London
Homelessness

‘We’re starting to see the reality now’: Nearly 170,000 people are homeless in London

One no-fault eviction every 32 minutes this winter unless evictions ban returns
Renting

One no-fault eviction every 32 minutes this winter unless evictions ban returns

Grenfell, Lewis Hamilton and the Kingspan sponsorship row: What is it all about?
Grenfell

Grenfell, Lewis Hamilton and the Kingspan sponsorship row: What is it all about?

These before and after photos show the power of a haircut for people experiencing homelessness
Homelessness

These before and after photos show the power of a haircut for people experiencing homelessness

Homeless deaths surge by almost 20 per cent in Scotland
Homelessness

Homeless deaths surge by almost 20 per cent in Scotland