4 episodes

Tea with Merchants Quay gives a behind the scenes look at the work of MQI, the Irish national homeless and addiction charity, through interviews with staff about their experiences on the front lines helping Ireland's most vulnerable people.

Tea with Merchants Quay Tea with Merchants Quay

    • Society & Culture

Tea with Merchants Quay gives a behind the scenes look at the work of MQI, the Irish national homeless and addiction charity, through interviews with staff about their experiences on the front lines helping Ireland's most vulnerable people.

    Christmas at Riverbank

    Christmas at Riverbank

    In this, our last episode of 2022, MQI Riverbank staff Amy and Darren chat about how winter effects our clients, and what Christmas is like in our Open Access service on Dublin's Quays. 

    To support our work, please visit mqi.ie/donate

    • 23 min
    Episode 3- MQI's Youth Services

    Episode 3- MQI's Youth Services

    In this episode, we speak to MQI's Young Person Support Worker, Antoinette, and Elton, who is currently on our Young Person Creative Empowerment Programme.

    For the past 8 years, Antoinette has worked with young people aged just 18-25 who come to Merchants Quay. The aim of the Young Person's programme is to enable young people to address the core problems in their lives, link in with training, education and employment services, make a swift exit from homeless services, and move forward with a new purpose. 

    For more information, or to donate and support this service, visit www.mqi.ie

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    • 25 min
    Episode 2 - MQI's Open Access Services

    Episode 2 - MQI's Open Access Services

    In this episode, we speak to MQI Project Worker, Greg Duff. Greg, who works directly with clients in homelessness and addiction, discusses the Open Access Services provided at MQI's Riverbank Centre, and the clients who rely on them. We also look at the increase in people becoming homeless for the first time as a result of the housing crisis and the rising cost of living.

    MQI's Riverbank Centre provides free food, showers, healthcare, mental healthcare, harm reduction, a dentist and key-working. Located on Merchants Quay in Dublin 8, the service is open 6 days a week. For more information, visit www.mqi.ie

    Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. 

    • 25 min
    Episode 1 - MQI's Women's Services

    Episode 1 - MQI's Women's Services

    In this episode, we speak to MQI CEO, Paula Byrne and MQI Female Services Coordinator, Eleanor Butler, about gender specific services for women at MQI, and why they are needed.

    MQI's female services are fully inclusive of women of all backgrounds including LGBTQI+ women, migrant women, women in addiction and women involved in sex work.

    Find out more about Jane's Place, gender specific services for women by MQI here.
    Read our research into responding to women with complex needs here.
    Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

    • 13 min

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