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Budget 2017: Welcome relief for vulnerable groups but fairer budget process must come soon
Issued 11 October 2016
Legal rights group FLAC today said that while it welcomed the basic welfare increases that will benefit many vulnerable segments of society in Budget 2017, it regretted that … -
Almost 29,000 people helped with legal advice and information in 2015
Issued 3 October 2016
Top issues: housing, family law, employment law, debt & credit The continuing impact of austerity in Ireland is borne out by data on legal need for 2015 released by … -
FLAC appoints new CEO
Issued 27 July 2016
Legal rights group FLAC has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Ms Eilis Barry, who will take up the position on 7 September next. Ms Barry is a … -
Budget 2017 must be fair and improve the lives of those who have been left behind
Issued 21 July 2016
Today, legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) called on the State to ensure that human rights are a primary consideration in all budget related decisions. In its … -
Legal aid for those in mortgage arrears finally here
Issued 6 July 2016
Legal rights group FLAC has welcomed the new legal support scheme for those in mortgage debt announced by Minister for Justice & Equality Frances Fitzgerald TD. The … -
More action needed to avoid surge in homelessness among people in deep mortgage arrears
Issued 17 May 2016
The Oireachtas Housing and Homelessness Committee will hear today from legal rights group FLAC on how the state might avert the threat of homelessness to the 30,000 … -
UPR: Ireland under international scrutiny at UN hearing today
Issued 11 May 2016
Other UN member states are putting tough questions on Ireland’s human rights track record to a government delegation at a UN hearing in Geneva today, including our failure … -
FLAC welcomes European anti-racism body’s call on welfare decisions and Travellers
Issued 3 March 2016
Legal rights organisation FLAC today backed a call by the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) for the Social Welfare Appeals Office to publish the … -
Time to repair austerity damage to access to justice
Issued 25 February 2016
Legal rights group FLAC is this morning launching research that charts the impact of the recent recession on how people in Ireland accessed justice through the civil legal … -
New legal aid scheme for troubled borrowers welcomed
Issued 25 January 2016
Legal rights group FLAC has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Justice & Equality Frances Fitzgerald TD of a new legal support scheme for those in mortgage … -
FLAC Director General Noeline Blackwell to leave post
Issued 22 January 2016
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) today announced the departure of its Director General, Noeline Blackwell. She has led the organisation since 2005. FLAC … -
Michael Farrell argues for greater human rights protections
Issued 3 December 2015
Speaking in Dublin this evening (3 December 2015), FLAC’s Senior Solicitor and life-long social justice activist Michael Farrell identified serious weaknesses in the … -
11th hour amendment could make Legal Services Bill a tool for widening access to justice
Issued 26 November 2015
In a submission to Seanad members ahead of today’s debate on the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011, legal rights group FLAC said the Bill as it currently stands does not … -
State must end age discrimination against young people on social welfare
Issued 24 November 2015
Legal rights group FLAC welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton that her Department plans a review into the impact … -
Reaction: Court review of insolvency arrangements
Issued 20 November 2015
Legal rights group FLAC today said that new provisions for independent oversight of personal insolvency arrangements are a welcome first step towards adjusting the imbalance …