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European rights body to examine local authority tenants housing complaint
Issued 24 March 2015 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
Dublin, Paris, 24 March 2015 – A landmark collective complaint against Ireland, which outlines appalling and widespread sub-standard housing issues across 20 Local …
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Survey: Irish lawyers ready, willing and able to help for social good
Issued 16 March 2015 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
The first ever survey on pro bono legal work in Ireland reveals a strong and growing appetite among the legal professions for providing help to those who cannot afford it. …
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18-year transgender case ends as recognition bill discussed in Seanad
Issued 29 January 2015 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
The long-running Lydia Foy case ended in the High Court today (Thursday), with Senior Counsel for Dr Foy, Bill Shipsey SC, telling the court that the case could be struck …
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Analysis of mortgage arrears data shows Government strategy not working
Issued 15 January 2015 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|public-interest-law|
An in-depth analysis of the steps taken by the state and lenders to resolve the owner occupier mortgage arrears crisis indicates that the Government’s current approach is …
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FLAC welcomes Gender Recognition Bill after 17-year legal battle
Issued 19 December 2014 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
Campaigner Lydia Foy speaks of joy over recognition before the law at last FLAC welcomes today’s publication of the Government’s Gender Recognition Bill, seven years …
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Austerity dominates UN questions for Irish Government
Issued 10 December 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Questions raised by a United Nations committee in Geneva this week ask the Irish Government to explain how it is ensuring that the privatisation of water services will not …
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Attention law students - Fellowship 2015 now open!
Issued 3 December 2014 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
FLAC is now accepting applications for the 2015 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship – a unique opportunity awarded each summer to an Irish law student interested in working on …
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Renowned US public interest lawyer delivers FLAC annual lecture
Issued 1 December 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|
Legal rights group FLAC today welcomed renowned US public interest lawyer Bryan Stevenson who will deliver the organisation’s annual lecture this evening in Dublin. …
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UN to be told state failing its duties on ‘everyday’ rights in Ireland
Issued 19 November 2014 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
An independent report detailing gaps in how the state is meeting its obligations under an international treaty on economic, social and cultural rights was launched this …
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Government states “firm intention” to enact Gender Recognition Bill as Lydia Foy case settled
Issued 28 October 2014 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
The landmark and long-running Lydia Foy transgender legal case has been settled today following a Government commitment that it is its “firm intention” to introduce a …
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Survey indicates Budget 2015 will not restore “downgraded” rights
Issued 16 October 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
A wide-ranging survey of civil society organisations published today indicates that while Budget 2015 may have offered some positive measures for various social groups, it …
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First ‘social recovery’ budget will not restore eroded public services, but Gov’t has opportunity for fresh start
Issued 14 October 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Despite its vaunted ‘social justice’ element, Budget 2015 fails to fully address the emaciation of public services stretched beyond measure by serial austerity drives. …
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Put focus on ordinary people in long-awaited reform of credit and insolvency
Issued 7 October 2014 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|
Two important news items this morning underline the urgent need to regulate the credit industry in Ireland appropriately, says legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice …
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Consumer protection on agenda for new Oireachtas term
Issued 17 September 2014 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|public-interest-law|
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) will mark the first day of the new Dáil term today with a presentation on legal protection for consumers of financial …
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Government must finally grasp nettle of long-term arrears cases
Issued 2 September 2014 |access-to-justice|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|
Figures released this morning by the Central Bank again show an overall reduction in the number of homes in mortgage arrears in the second quarter of 2014. However legal …