Press Archive for
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Welcome focus by Minister Ryan on individual debt
Issued 30 January 2010
The non-governmental organisation FLAC today welcomed the announcement by Minister Eamon Ryan that the government will soon establish soon an expert panel to advise it in … -
Children's Law Centre NI seeks solicitor
Issued 18 January 2010
The Children's Law Centre of Northern Ireland is seeking a solicitor (part-time 17 ½ hours per week, Ref: SOL01/10). Pay will be at NJC Scale 30 - 34 £25,472 - £28,636 per …
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Solicitor sought for independent law centre - Dublin area
Issued 13 January 2010
Solicitor required for newly established independent law centre working in the homeless sector. Some experience of litigation essential together with a demonstrable interest …
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Mortgage arrears figures show alarming rise
Issued 22 December 2009
Legal rights organisation FLAC today warned that figures from the Financial Regulator on mortgage arrears to the end of September 2009 display a worrying upward trend in …
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Asylum-seeker exclusion is mean-minded
Issued 10 December 2009
The Government's proposal to amend the Social Welfare Act to exclude all asylum-seekers from qualifying for social welfare benefits is mean-minded, petty and divisive, said …
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Budget response to overindebtedness crisis is entirely inadequate
Issued 9 December 2009
FLAC Budget Statement 2010 Independent legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has as its main aim to achieve equal access to justice. As part of this overarching …
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Lecturer warns that debt is the over-riding social problem
Issued 2 December 2009
At a lecture on access to justice organised by the independent legal rights group, FLAC, the former independent Senator and Northern Ireland's former Ombudsman Dr Maurice … -
Dublin: Volunteer for One Family law reform submission
Issued 26 November 2009
One Family, the support organisation for one-parent families, is currently preparing a submission to the Law Reform Comission's Consultation paper on 'Legal Aspects of Family …
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Consumer debt in Irish society: Presentation to LRC conference
Issued 19 November 2009
Consumer debt in Irish society Presentation to LRC conference 18 Nov 2009 by Paul Joyce, Senior Policy Researcher, FLAC Introduction In the early 1990s, when I began working …
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Government cannot miss this chance to get it right on personal debt
Issued 18 November 2009
Independent legal rights body FLAC welcomed the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission on 'Reforming the Law on Personal Debt' at its conference in Dublin Castle today, …
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FLAC welcomes bankers’ commitment to those facing difficulties with mortgage repayments.
Issued 10 November 2009
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), an independent legal rights organisation, has welcomed the Irish Banking Federation statement of intent, which, it says will offer …
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Major conference on debt law reform in November
Issued 21 October 2009
The Law Reform Commission is holding its 2009 Annual Conference on 18 November. The theme of this year's conference is 'Reforming the Law on Personal Debt' and it will be …
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Open Letter to politicians: Immediate action needed in mortgage arrears crisis
Issued 16 October 2009
A leading legal rights group is calling on all members of the Oireachtas to take immediate action on behalf of those who cannot meet their mortgage repayments, following a … -
Revised Programme for Government must trigger urgent overhaul of debt law
Issued 12 October 2009
The revised Programme for Government issued over the weekend gives hope that the government will now take seriously the urgent need for a comprehensive reform of the laws …
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New issue of FLAC News July-September 2009
Issued 30 September 2009
Legal rights organisation FLAC has published the latest issue of FLAC News, its quarterly newsletter. This quarter’s newsletter, now in its 19th year, features analysis of …