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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 … - 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. … -
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 … -
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 … -
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. … -
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 … -
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 … -
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 …
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FLAC welcomes Conclusions and Recommendations of UN Human Rights Committee
Issued 25 July 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
FLAC today welcomed the Conclusions and Recommendations issued by the UN’s Human Rights Committee in Geneva following their examination on 14-15 July of the state of civil … -
Transcript of the pre-budget submission FLAC's Yvonne O'Sullivan made to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Debate on Wednesday 16 July 2014
Issued 24 July 2014 |access-to-justice|flac-information|human-rights-law|legal-information|
I thank the committee for inviting FLAC to make a presentation on its pre-budget submission. The Oireachtas and its standing committees play a vital role in overseeing the …
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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|consumer-credit-law-reform|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
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 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|public-interest-law|
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 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|legal-information|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
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 …