Launch of MLRC 5th Annual Report, by Deputy John Curran, 29th June 2016
On 29 June, MLRC’s 2015 Annual Report was formally launched by John Curran TD, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness. To read the report, please click here. In 2015, there was an increase of 1,700 people who are homeless, an increase of 43%. The most recent figures available, for May 2016, record […]
MLRC solicitor Rebecca Keatinge on RTE’s Drivetime on the very worrying increase over the summer months of very urgent queries into our office from homeless families, often with young children, being refused emergency accommodation by local authorities.
In our news blog of 26 April, we noted that we have had a worrying increase over these summer months of very urgent queries into our office from homeless families, often with young children, being refused emergency accommodation by local authorities. This puts them at serious risk of rough sleeping and complete destitution and have […]
Approved Housing Bodies are, since 7 April 2016, within the remit of the Residential Tenancies Board
On 7 April 2016, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), often known as voluntary housing associations, were brought under the remit of the Residential Tenancies Board. Part 2 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 provided for this change. Part 2 came into effect on 7 April (by SI 151 of 2016). Over recent months, we have […]
MLRC welcomes and thanks Mary Hastings and Blánaid Ní Bhraonáin as interns with MLRC
MLRC was delighted to welcome Mary Hastings as intern in May 2016. Mary is a Law & German student in Trinity College Dublin. Mary was the joint winner with Blánaid Ní Bhraonáin of the Trinity FLAC Public Interest Law Moot competition. One of the prizes for the winner of the competition was an internship with […]
