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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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“Budget 2027 must deliver comprehensive Civil Legal Aid Reform”: 60-strong Coalition calls on Justice Minister to establish a fit-for-purpose, comprehensively reformed, properly-resourced civil legal aid system
Issued 24 September 2026 |civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
In a petition delivered to the Department of Justice today (24 September), 60 signatories are calling on the Minister for Justice to ensure that Budget 2027 provides the …
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20 years since the Civil Legal Aid means test was last updated.
Issued 1 September 2026 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|
Today marks 20 years since the Civil Legal Aid means test was last updated. Since 1 September 2006, the disposable income limit for access to civil legal aid has been set at …
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UN Human Rights Review: FLAC and ICCL highlight risk of backsliding on human rights and equality in Ireland
Issued 25 August 2026 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) and ICCL (the Irish Council for Civil Liberties) have raised serious concerns about human rights and equality in Ireland in advance of the …
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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 …