News - Press Releases Category
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Budget must meet basic fairness standards if government wants people to stand by it
Issued 16 July 2014
Access to justice campaign group FLAC is today calling on the state to produce a budget that people can tolerate by applying basic human rights standards in how it decides to … -
Oireachtas committee report on lenders' handling of mortgage arrears is challenge for Finance Minister
Issued 8 July 2014
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) today welcomed a comprehensive report from an Oireachtas committee tasked with reviewing the way banks in Ireland handle … -
'Rights meaningless without access’ says Chief Justice
Issued 7 July 2014
Chief Justice Susan Denham today said that rights without access to them are meaningless. Speaking as she launched FLAC’s (Free Legal Advice Centres’) annual report for … -
More than 27,000 legal queries in 2013 highlight gaps in the legal system
Issued 7 July 2014
Legal rights group FLAC has directly helped some 27,546 people with their legal queries in 2013, according to its annual report for 2013 launched by Chief Justice Susan … -
Transgender bill - changes welcome but may still fail human rights standards
Issued 19 June 2014
The revised text of a draft Bill to finally recognise transgender people in their true gender is welcome, says legal rights group FLAC, but warned against any further delay … -
Long-term mortgage arrears a greater concern than ever
Issued 5 June 2014
The Central Bank has today issued its report to 31 March 2014 on mortgage arrears, repossessions and re-structures on family homes. This shows an overall small decrease in … -
Comprehensive reform of protections for consumers of credit and other financial services urgently needed
Issued 7 March 2014
The state is failing to properly protect people who avail of credit and other financial services; that is the key finding from a new report by legal rights group FLAC (Free … -
New human rights blueprint will enhance Ireland’s foreign policy
Issued 24 January 2014
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) today welcomed the launch of a new initiative to help Ireland uphold basic human rights standards in its foreign policy … -
Proposed changes to under-used insolvency system do not go far enough
Issued 10 January 2014
It is reported today that the Minister for Justice & Equality Alan Shatter TD plans to introduce an insolvency protocol similar to the one applying to IVAs (individual … -
Dismay at failure to reform ‘deeply flawed’ state advice scheme on mortgage arrears
Issued 17 December 2013
Legal rights group FLAC today expressed its dismay at news that a state scheme providing mortgage arrears advice will continue relatively unchanged, despite the fact that it … -
FLAC and FIDH statement on death of Nelson Mandela
Issued 6 December 2013
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) is today joining with 177 other member organisations of the FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) world-wide to pay tribute to …
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Concerns remain for those in mortgage arrears
Issued 28 November 2013
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) was glad to see that there was a small reduction in the numbers of family home mortgage accounts in short term arrears in the figures … -
Legal rights groups criticise proposed social welfare law
Issued 24 October 2013
In a joint submission on the draft law to cement changes to the social welfare code arising from the Budget, two legal rights organisations, Northside Community Law & … -
Our proposals would make for a better scheme to recognise transgender identity
Issued 22 October 2013
Ireland has taken a further step towards legal recognition of transgender people according to FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) the legal rights group that represents leading … -
Budgetary concerns are not limited to a single day
Issued 15 October 2013
According to legal rights organisation FLAC, the budget is an on-going, multifaceted process which started before October 15th and will continue to be felt by the Irish …