MLRC speaks at launch of ‘Home for Good’, calling for Constitutional change on right to housing
On 22 January 2020, MLRC were delighted to take part in the launch of a broad new coalition of organisations and individuals called ‘Home for Good’. The group aims to ensure that our next Government commits to a referendum on the right to housing which would re-balance the Constitution and provide a basic floor of […]
MLRC assists social housing tenant avert eviction
MLRC successfully represented a client in RTB Tribunal proceedings in having the notice of termination of her tenancy determined as invalid. Our client was a long-standing social housing tenant, who would have faced homelessness had the matter not been determined in her favour. She is hugely relieved at the positive outcome. The client had been […]
Our Casework in 2019 – A Year in Review
In 2019, Ireland saw yet another increase in individuals and families facing the crisis of homelessness. The housing crisis has been ever growing since early 2014, showing little sign of abating. In October 2019, the number of homeless people in Ireland reached 10,514 including 3,826 children, which constituted the highest number since the Department started […]
MLRC launch report on “Lived Experiences of Family Homelessness”
On 11 December 2019 Deputy Noel Rock, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Housing, launched our report entitled “Report on Lived Experiences of Homeless Families”. We were delighted to also be joined by published poet and playwright Colm Keegan who shared a powerful poem on homelessness and read a piece entitled ‘home’ at the event. […]