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"I find volunteering with FLAC rewarding both professionally and personally" – interview with Aoife Masterson, on National Volunteer Week 2019
Issued 16 May 2019
Interview with Aoife Masterson - FLAC Volunteer Assistant What clinics do you volunteer at? I volunteer as an assistant at the Aungier Street clinic and I usually do the … -
"It gave me the opportunity to use my legal skills to help other people" - interview with Wayne Tyrrell, FLAC Volunteer, on National Volunteer Week 2019
Issued 14 May 2019
Interview with Wayne Tyrrell - FLAC Volunteer Family Law Advisor Wayne is a barrister, having been called to the Bar in 2008. He is currently working as in-house counsel … -
"Just a really great chance to offer your specialised skills as a lawyer in a really impactful way" - FLAC celebrates National Volunteer Week 2019
Issued 14 May 2019
Interview with Susie Kiely- FLAC Volunteer Advisor Susie is currently a solicitor with Kennedys and previously worked in KOD Lyons in immigration and asylum and various other … -
Leading national NGOs come together to call for a Yes vote in the upcoming Divorce Referendum
Issued 9 May 2019
YES Coalition Launches Leading national NGOs come together to call for a Yes vote in the upcoming Divorce Referendum Leading national organisations came together today in a … -
Lawyers For Yes Divorce Referendum Campaign Launch
Issued 7 May 2019
Speaking at the Official Launch of the Lawyers for Yes Divorce Referendum Campaign in the Law Society today, a coalition of lawyers have come together to call on voters … -
Invitation to Lawyers For Yes Referendum Campaign
Issued 2 May 2019
Lawyers For Yes Referendum Campaign Tuesday 7th May 2019 at 5.00 pm President’s Hall, Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7 1hour CPD points On the 24th May 2019, there … -
FLAC attends Committee scrutiny of No Consent, No Sale Bill, 2019.
Issued 18 April 2019
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach will hear today from legal rights group FLAC in relation to the detailed scrutiny of … -
FLAC Access to Justice Conference - 17 May 2019
Issued 17 April 2019
Save the date: Friday 17th May 2019 FLAC Access to Justice Conference FLAC, in association with the Law School in Trinity College, is delighted to invite you to our Access … -
“FLAC: Potential Tenant found to have been discriminated on the ‘housing assistance ground’ by the Circuit Court”
Issued 15 March 2019
FLAC today welcomed the finding of the Circuit Court that its Client, Mr. Damien Keogh, had been discriminated on the ‘housing assistance ground’, when a landlord … -
President Michael D Higgins speech marking FLAC’s 50th Anniversary and Official Opening of their New Office
Issued 26 February 2019
Dublin, 85/86 Dorset Street Upper, Monday, 25 February 2019 A chairde, Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil libh uilig as ucht an fáilte chroíúil a dhearadh sibh … -
President Michael D Higgins opens new FLAC head office in Dublin
Issued 25 February 2019
Event first in a year-long series to mark Free Legal Advice Centres’ 50th anniversary A better and more comprehensive system of legal aid, as well as securing the … -
Timeline of key FLAC casework and campaigns:
Issued 24 February 2019
1969 FLAC is established by four law students with the immediate aim of providing free legal advice to those who cannot afford it and opens in the offices of Saint Vincent de …
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Walk-in Free Legal Advice Clinic for Roma
Issued 1 February 2019
Walk-in Free Legal Advice Clinic for Roma Clinicile de consultații legale gratuite (fără programare prealabilă) Tuesday/Marti 10:00am – 1:00pm … -
FLAC holiday opening hours
Issued 21 December 2018
FLAC head office will be closed from Friday 21 December 2018 until 9.30am Wednesday 2 January 2019. Our telephone information & referral line will reopen on Wednesday 2 … -
Speech by Marc Rotenberg to the 12th Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture
Issued 20 December 2018
“The regulation of social media, privacy and access to justice” Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture Marc Rotenberg, President EPIC Dublin, Ireland December 13, 2018 (prepared …