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“Examination of Local Authority Housing Lists”, Report by the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Our Christmas reading included this recently published report by the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, that examines the operation of social housing waiting lists and makes a series of interesting recommendations in relation to new policies that need to be applied to ensure transparency and fairness in the provision of social housing. The report […]
Father Peter McVerry speaks at MLRC Christmas event & Annual Report launch
On 12 December, Mercy Law Resource Centre were honoured to have Father Peter McVerry speak at our Christmas event. At the event, we thanked all our most generous supporters and reflected on our work in 2017 and 2018. Father McVerry formally launched our Annual Report 2017. At the event, Father Peter McVerry recognised the very […]
High Court decision on housing allocation to separated fathers
On 19th November, 2018, Justice Barrett handed down a decision in Fagan & Ors v Dublin City Council. The case concerned a father, who although separated from the mother of his children, still had overnight access to his children during the week. This fact was known to the Council from 2017, however, upon reviewing Mr. Fagan’s application for […]
MLRC delivers training on housing law to volunteers of Inner City Outreach Network (ICON)
As part of MLRC’s work, we provide training in housing law to organisations and individuals working in the field of homelessness. In October, MLRC held a training session in housing law for volunteers working with the Inner City Outreach Network (ICON). The training session focused in particular on giving an overview of housing law and […]
MLRC Solicitor appointed to Traveller Accommodation Expert Working Group
Mercy Law Resource Centre is delighted to announce solicitor David Joyce’s appointment to the Traveller Accommodation Expert Working Group. The working group has been established as part of the Rebuilding Ireland initiative, the aim of which is to undertake an ‘independent review of capital and current funding for Traveller-specific accommodation.’ The expert group will be […]
MLRC welcomes new Locum Solicitor
MLRC are delighted to welcome Sabrina Sullivan to the team as locum solicitor. Sabrina has wide-ranging experience on housing and social welfare matters. Sabrina completed her LLB at the University of Essex, during which time she was the recipient of the Suffolk and North Essex Law Society Prize for best overall performance in her class. […]
Vulnerable families still being placed in completely unsuitable night by night accommodation
We are most concerned to see vulnerable families still being placed on night to night provision of homeless accommodation. We are seeing first-hand the very negative impact such provision is having on the health and well-being of young children and their distressed parents. Just last week we met with a homeless family with four young […]
MLRC Open Training in Housing Law, November 28th, 2018
Mercy Law Resource Centre Open Housing Law Training MLRC is delighted to announce that we will be running an open housing law training session Date: 28th of November, 2018 Time: 9.30am – 1pm Venue: Wisdom Centre, Sophia Housing Complex, 25 Cork Street, Dublin 8. This training is open to any individuals working in the field of […]
MLRC appoints new Managing Solicitor
MLRC is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Managing Solicitor, Ms Rebecca Keatinge. Rebecca was previously a Solicitor with the Centre. Rebecca is a solicitor with extensive experience in immigration and human rights law. She worked briefly for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). After this, she joined the legal aid charity Refugee […]
