Press Archive for
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Pancake morning in Ringsend - with a twist!
Issued 17 February 2012
Next Tuesday FLAC, in conjunction with Dublin 2-4-6 Citizens Information Service, are hosting a Pancake Morning with a difference: People coming along to the … -
Scheme must be fair and effective for personal debt resolution
Issued 15 February 2012
The proposed new debt resolution scheme must offer a fair and effective way for those who cannot support their enormous debt burdens to deal realistically with their … -
Roscrea FLAC Volunteers Urgently needed for day-time service for women who may be experiencing domestic violence.
Issued 7 February 2012
Fully qualified solicitors and barristers are urgently required to volunteer at our FLAC service in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. The volunteers are asked to join a panel to …
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Fully qualified solicitors and barristers are needed in the FLAC centres around the country
Issued 5 February 2012
FLAC is looking for fully qualified solicitors and barristers to volunteer in its centres. We are currently recruiting for Dundalk, Co. Louth, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Tralee, …
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Draft debt resolution scheme is a significant advance
Issued 25 January 2012
FLAC said on 25 January 2012 that the publication of a draft debt resolution scheme today is a significant advance to address the problems of seriously over indebted …
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Danger of giving banks veto on personal debt resolution
Issued 23 January 2012
Following on the announcement on Friday last that the government has sought to further delay the issue of the personal insolvency legislation, and amid rampant speculation on …
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FLAC: Disappointment at further delays on insolvency bill
Issued 20 January 2012
Following reports that the government seeks to defer the publication of new bankruptcy laws by a further month to the end of April 2012, Noeline Blackwell, Director General …
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Legal Services Bill 2011
Issued 14 December 2011
A presentation by Noeline Blackwell to the Irish Women Lawyers Association, 26 November 2011. (In PDF format) -
State must address "human cost" of not aiding access to law
Issued 1 December 2011
At a lecture in Dublin this evening Baroness Nuala O'Loan identified the twin barriers of an overly complex legal system and high costs as huge obstacles for people who need … -
Human rights defender jailed in Belarus - call for action on his release
Issued 24 November 2011
Human rights are under attack in Europe with the arrest and now sentencing of activist Ales Bialiatski. Ales was given 4.5 years in jail for tax evasion on a grand scale' on … -
New Home Mortgage Arrears Figures - Still No Effective Action, says FLAC
Issued 18 November 2011
Figures released today by the Central Bank in relation to residential mortgage arrears come a year and a day after the Cooney Expert Group on Mortgage Arrears issued its …
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Good Friday Agreement commitment to human rights still worth fighting for
Issued 11 November 2011
Changes to the UK's human rights regime proposed by the coalition government are a negative step and would undermine the practical successes of the 1998 Human Rights Act, the … -
FLAC recruiting PILA Legal Officer
Issued 7 November 2011
FLAC is seeking to recruit a Legal Officer for PILA. Key deliverables include a register of lawyers available to engage in pro bono work and significant capacity-building in … -
National organisations present key principles to overcome personal debt and mortgage arrears crisis
Issued 19 October 2011
A grouping of national organisations which advocate for people struggling with debt problems, including families at risk of losing their homes, warned today that the … -
Mortgage arrears report lacks the urgency felt by over-indebted people
Issued 12 October 2011
Legal rights group FLAC said today that it was disappointed that a government-appointed group had failed to specifically acknowledge the range of problems besetting people in …