Blog 2nd Nov 2012
Here are details of some of our current cases. Many of us have traditionally been of the view that homelessness affects a certain type of person or indeed arises as a result of certain factors or circumstances. Working in MLRC we regularly find that the traditional stereotypes are far from factual reality. In many instances […]
Donegan -v- DCC & Gallagher v DCC [2012]
The Supreme Court has ruled in Donegan v DCC & Gallagher v DCC that section 62 of the Housing Act 1966 (eviction procedure for Local Authority tenancies) is incompatible with Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as it fails to provide procedural protections […]
Blog 28th Sept 2012
High Court Judicial Review Kinsella – v – Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council Neutral Citation: 2012 IEHC 344 HIGH COURT JUDICIAL REVIEW Record No: 2012 62 JR BETWEEN LISA KINSELLA […]
2012 Annual Report
You can read the report here.
Blog 31st Aug 2012
MLRC has New Offices MLRC has been resident in the Sophia Housing complex on Cork Street since our inception in 2009. We are very grateful for their support as we benefit from access to low cost accommodation and utilities. Sophia Housing has recently facilitated MLRC’s move to larger premises at Cork Street. Substantial upgrading work […]
Bjedov -v- Croatia [2012]
Bjedov v Croatia – is the European Court of Human Rights moving towards providing a substantive right to a home? In the recent case of Bjedov v Croatia before the European Court of Human Rights (42150/09 29th May 2012), a Croatian woman was granted a right to purchase her rented accommodation on the basis of her right […]
Bridging the Gap Between Legal Rights and Homelessness – The work of the Mercy Law Resource Centre
Abstract: This article is an exposition of the work of the Mercy Law Resource Centre, a Dublin law centre that focuses on the provision of legal services to people affected by homelessness. The author discusses the legal frameworks relating to homelessness and the factors that contribute to its complexity and intractability as a social problem. […]
Housing Group Launches Booklet
MLRC has, together with other members of a Housing Policy Group, prepared a Housing Information Booklet “Social Housing Rights Explained” It was launched on the 18th April in the Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8. There was a large attendance on the morning and they heard presentations from Clare Naughton (Solicitor at […]
Blog 13th July 2012
Measuring the extent of homelessness is difficult by its very nature because people who are homeless move frequently. As of 31st March 2011, local authorities have compiled figures showing 98,318 households have a housing need. Rough Sleepers are just a portion of those who are homeless in Dublin and nationwide. A Report on the Irish […]
Social Housing Rights Explained Booklet
Mercy Law Resource is a member of a housing group which also comprises Ballymun Community Law Centre, Barnardos, Community Action Network, Focus Ireland, the Irish Traveller Movement Law Centre, Northside Community Law Centre and the Public Interest Law Alliance. This informal group meets on a monthly basis to share information and consider matters of housing law […]
