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31. National Volunteer Week 2023 Issued 20 May 2023 |access-to-justice| This year’s National Volunteering Week theme is ‘#ConnectingCommunities’ We begin #NVWIreland by spotlighting one of FLAC's Telephone Information Line Volunteers. Ciara …
32. Circuit Court rules that Dunnes Stores discriminated against Roma Women Issued 18 May 2023 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law| FLAC PRESS RELEASE 18 May 2023 His Honour Judge John O’Connor has upheld an appeal brought by two Roma women (who were represented by FLAC) against a decision of the …
33. WRC finds hotel discriminated against family when it refused them access to emergency accommodation Issued 2 March 2022 |access-to-justice| The WRC found that the Charleville Park Hotel discriminated against FLAC’s clients on the basis of their membership of the Traveller community and because they were in …
34. Discrimination claims against pubs should be heard in the Workplace Relations Commission and access to legal aid provided, says FLAC Issued 14 February 2022 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid| FLAC is calling on the Government to urgently act on the recommendations of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) in relation to discrimination complaints …
35. FLAC welcomes IHREC’s focus on access to justice and calls for Government to begin overdue legal aid review Issued 10 February 2022 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid| Speaking following the launch of IHREC’s Strategic Plan 2022-2024 today, Eilis Barry, CE of the human rights charity FLAC welcomed the commission’s commitment to access …
36. UN Human Rights Review of Ireland: FLAC welcomes State’s commitment to “comprehensive and independent” review of Civil Legal Aid but expresses dismay at refusal to prohibit Racial Profiling. Issued 9 February 2022 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law| The United Nations Human Rights Council has just published its report on foot the recent review of Ireland’s Human Rights record through the Universal Periodic Review …
37. FLAC welcomes landmark Supreme Court decision concerning the summary eviction of Travellers and seeks urgent legislative reform Issued 31 January 2022 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law| FLAC welcomes the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court delivered today in a case concerning an application under the Planning Acts for the removal of an extended Traveller …
38. Official Launch of the Equal Access Project Issued 24 January 2022 |access-to-justice|   The Equal Access Project, a joint FLAC & INAR project funded by the European Union will be luched on Wednesday 2 February 2022 at 1pm via Zoom FLAC & INAR invite …
39. FLAC welcomes WRC decisions in favour of client who suffered discrimination after disclosing his HIV status. Issued 13 December 2021 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law| The Workplace Relations Commission yesterday issued decisions in two linked cases in favour of a man who suffered discrimination, contrary to the Equal Status Acts, after …
40. Announced review of equality law timely and necessary says legal rights NGO FLAC Issued 22 June 2021 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law| FLAC has welcomed the announcement today of a commitment to review Ireland’s Equality legislation. The announcement was made by Roderic O’Gorman TD, Minister for …
41. Status Check: 20 Years of the Equal Status Acts - FLAC Seminar Series Issued 12 May 2021 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law| Status Check: 20 Years of the Equal Status Acts FLAC Seminar Series In Association with the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin Lunchtime Webinars (1:00pm – 2:00pm) …
42. FLAC Examining Access to Justice in the Draft Programme for Government Issued 3 July 2020 |access-to-justice| FLAC welcomes many of the policy initiatives set out in the draft Programme for Government. As a human rights organisation we especially welcome those initiatives that will …
43. FLAC Services during Covid-19 Issued 24 April 2020 |access-to-justice| FLAC Telephone Advice Clinics As our face to face clinics are currently shut due to the Covid-19 pandemic, FLAC have organised phone legal advice clinics in response to the …
44. Press Release: FLAC call for new programme for government to include access to justice and root and branch review of civil legal aid. Issued 17 April 2020 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid| FLAC Chief Executive Eilis Barry has today called on party leaders engaging in government formation talks to ensure that access to justice is part of a new social contract …
45. FLAC: Welcome for United Nations call to reform civil legal aid to help combat racial discrimination Issued 15 December 2019 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid| An expert UN body has published a comprehensive blueprint for government action to eliminate race discrimination in Ireland, including an important change to state legal aid …