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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 … -
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 … -
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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Legal NGO FLAC launches Annual Report; Calls for Urgent Action in response to Ireland’s “Legal Aid Crisis”
Issued 30 June 2025 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|public-interest-law|
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan TD will launch FLAC’s 2024 Annual Report, titled “Do Something About It!”, at 9:30am on Monday, 30 June 2025. FLAC (Free Legal … -
Traveller family were entitled to take Judicial Review case challenging “unfair” Circuit Court Discrimination appeal, Court of Appeal finds
Issued 9 June 2025 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal taken by a hotel which sought to overturn a High Court decision in favour of a young Traveller family who were subject to an … -
Urgent Law Reform is needed to give effect to the Recommendations of European Human Rights Commissioner on Traveller Accommodation and Evictions
Issued 26 February 2025 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, published a memorandum on 25 February 2025 on the human rights situation of Travellers and Roma in …
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High Court quashes “Unfair” Circuit Court Decision in Traveller Family’s Hotel Discrimination Case
Issued 9 September 2024 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
The young family (represented by FLAC) had succeeded in a WRC discrimination case against Charleville Park Hotel after it denied them access to accommodation. Their victory …
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Pro Bono Week 2024
Issued 6 June 2024 |public-interest-law|
🌟 Registration is open for the Pro Bono Week 2024 event series, June 10-14 🌟 Together we're hosting a series of impactful events to highlight the vital role of pro bono … -
FLAC Legal and Human Rights Analysis of the Proposed Family & Care Constitutional Amendments
Issued 19 February 2024 |human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
This statement sets out FLAC’s position on the Family and Care Referendums. It is based on our legal analysis of the extent to which the proposed amendments will deliver …
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Legal Rights NGO FLAC calls for stronger and clearer ‘Family’ and ‘Care’ amendments to be put to Referendum
Issued 12 January 2024 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has provided Government and members of the Oireachtas with recommendations for strengthening and clarifying the ‘family’ and ‘care’ … -
FLAC highlights concerns with the proposed ‘Care’ referendum wording and the need for information on the practical effects of the proposed ‘Family’ amendment
Issued 12 December 2023 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
FLAC has today written to the Taoiseach, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and relevant Oireachtas Committees outlining a number of concerns …
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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 …