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Mortgage arrears figures for end of 2009 continue to cause worry
Issued 3 March 2010 |debt-law-reform|
Legal rights organisation FLAC today warned that information from the Financial Regulator on mortgage arrears for the last quarter of 2009 continues the upward trend in …
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New mortgage arrears committee must provide solutions quickly
Issued 26 February 2010 |debt-law-reform|
Legal rights organisation FLAC today welcomed confirmation of the formation by the government of a group to deal with the issue of indebtedness. The group includes its Senior …
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Welcome focus by Minister Ryan on individual debt
Issued 30 January 2010 |debt-law-reform|
The non-governmental organisation FLAC today welcomed the announcement by Minister Eamon Ryan that the government will soon establish soon an expert panel to advise it in …
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Mortgage arrears figures show alarming rise
Issued 22 December 2009 |debt-law-reform|
Legal rights organisation FLAC today warned that figures from the Financial Regulator on mortgage arrears to the end of September 2009 display a worrying upward trend in …
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Asylum-seeker exclusion is mean-minded
Issued 10 December 2009 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
The Government's proposal to amend the Social Welfare Act to exclude all asylum-seekers from qualifying for social welfare benefits is mean-minded, petty and divisive, said …
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Budget response to overindebtedness crisis is entirely inadequate
Issued 9 December 2009 |access-to-justice|debt-law-reform|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC Budget Statement 2010 Independent legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has as its main aim to achieve equal access to justice. As part of this overarching …
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Lecturer warns that debt is the over-riding social problem
Issued 2 December 2009 |debt-law-reform|
At a lecture on access to justice organised by the independent legal rights group, FLAC, the former independent Senator and Northern Ireland's former Ombudsman Dr Maurice …
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FLAC welcomes bankers’ commitment to those facing difficulties with mortgage repayments.
Issued 10 November 2009 |debt-law-reform|
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), an independent legal rights organisation, has welcomed the Irish Banking Federation statement of intent, which, it says will offer …
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Independent Law Centres warn that last-minute amendments to Housing Bill will deprive homeless people of access to emergency shelter and leave them at risk of destitution
Issued 8 July 2026 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
Five of Ireland’s Independent Law Centres have expressed their serious concerns about Report Stage amendments to the Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous …
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FLAC calls on Minister to carry out a major redraft of controversial Judicial Review Bill in light of Oireachtas Justice Committee report recommendations, and to undertake consultation and research before any changes proceed
Issued 26 June 2026 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
FLAC has welcomed the publication of the Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs & Migration’s Report on Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Civil …
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“Hands Off the Referee”: Civil society says political pressure on human rights courts risks damaging the ECHR system
Issued 15 May 2026 |human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
Civil society organisations in the UK and Ireland are concerned that the new Council of Europe political declaration on migration released on the 15th May at a Council of …
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Groups North and South of Ireland Unite to Warn UK and Ireland Against Weakening Human Rights
Issued 12 May 2026 |human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
Groups North and South of Ireland Unite to Warn UK and Ireland Against Weakening Human Rights: Joint letter sent to UK Prime Minister and Irish Taoiseach ahead of Council of …
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FLAC notes proposed changes to forthcoming judicial review Bill; however significant concerns remain
Issued 5 May 2026 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
FLAC had raised concerns that the proposals in the General Scheme of the Civil Reform Bill constitute a radical curtailment of access to judicial review, and are likely to …
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FLAC welcomes comments from President Connolly regarding civil legal aid, “unmet legal need” and the “many barriers that remain to be overcome” in achieving access to justice in Ireland
Issued 29 April 2026 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|
President Catherine Connolly spoke yesterday (28 April) at the launch of the first Dublin branch of the University of Galway Business and Law Alumni. FLAC welcomes her …
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FLAC: This International Women’s Day we need Access to Justice to make Women’s Rights Real and Effective #IWD2026
Issued 4 March 2026 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|
In advance of International Women’s Day 2026, FLAC has written to members of the Oireachtas to highlight the barriers to justice faced by women in Ireland, including a …