Press Archive for
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Urgent need to regulate debt collection industry
Issued 18 May 2010
A not-for-profit organisation that campaigns for legal rights called today for the regulation of debt collection in Ireland in the face of increasing contact by harassed … -
International bodies can protect rights at home
Issued 7 May 2010
uuLegal rights organisation FLAC today encouraged people in Ireland to use international legal mechanisms to protect their rights at home. Speaking at a seminar organised by … -
Pray for the dead, but fight like hell for the living
Issued 6 May 2010
Notes for a short reflection at ICTU event to mark Workers Memorial Day 28 April 2010 at Chester Beatty Library, Dublin by Noeline Blackwell, Director General, FLAC. …
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FLAC event highlights need to use law to create a more equal society
Issued 16 April 2010
Public interest law in action: FLAC event highlights need to use law to create a more equal society A conference on Public Interest Law in action taking place today in Dublin … -
Deaf jurors plan welcomed by legal rights body
Issued 31 March 2010
Legal rights group FLAC has welcomed a proposal to allow deaf and blind persons to serve on juries. FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has taken a High Court case challenging …
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Government must not forget 'My NAMA' in debt crisis
Issued 30 March 2010
A not-for-profit organisation that campaigns for the legal rights of indebted consumers called on the government today to strike a balance in its approach to Ireland's debt …
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URGENT: Volunteer lawyers needed for Arklow centre
Issued 16 March 2010
The Legal Advice Centre based in the CIC in Arkow is currently experiencing a shortage of solicitors and/or barristers, which is seriously impairing the service offered to …
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Mortgage arrears figures for end of 2009 continue to cause worry
Issued 3 March 2010
Legal rights organisation FLAC today warned that information from the Financial Regulator on mortgage arrears for the last quarter of 2009 continues the upward trend in …
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New mortgage arrears committee must provide solutions quickly
Issued 26 February 2010
Legal rights organisation FLAC today welcomed confirmation of the formation by the government of a group to deal with the issue of indebtedness. The group includes its Senior …
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Provision for asylum seekers fails to measure up under human rights law, 10 years on
Issued 18 February 2010
At a joint media event today in Dublin's Buswells Hotel to mark United Nations Social Justice Day, legal rights group FLAC called for full-scale reform of the system that … -
Oireachtas committee echoes FLAC's call to take debts out of the courts
Issued 16 February 2010
Legal rights organisation FLAC today welcomed a report from an Oireachtas committee that calls for urgent new measures to tackle overindebtedness. The report from the Joint …
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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 …
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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 …