Mercy Law Resource Centre welcomes Conor Casey, Yale Bernstein Fellow, to Mercy Law Resource Centre
Mercy Law Resource Centre is delighted to welcome Conor Casey, Yale Bernstein Fellow, to Mercy Law Resource Centre. Conor previously interned with MLRC in May 2015. For the coming year, Conor will act as a Research and Policy Officer and assist our advocacy and policy objectives in relation to utilizing international and supranational law to […]
MLRC regularly hosts an open training on social welfare law, delivered by Prof Gerry Whyte, School of Law, TCD.
In July, MLRC held five open training sessions covering social welfare law issues, attended by individuals, barristers, solicitors, and staff from Focus Ireland, Sophia Housing, Citizen Information Centres, and Crosscare. The training was delivered by Professor Gerry Whyte, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin. The training attendees gave the following feedback: “Covers everything!” “Interesting and […]
MLRC delivers training on housing law to staff of the office for Ombudsman for Children
As part of MLRC’s work, we provide training in housing law to organisations and individuals working in the field of homelessness. In June, MLRC held a training session in housing law for the staff of the office for Ombudsman for Children. Our training session gave practical advice and information, to help attendees deal even more […]
MLRC delivers full day training on housing to staff of Offally, Citizens Information Centre
As part of MLRC’s work, we provide training in housing law to organisations and individuals working in the field of homelessness. In September, MLRC held a training session in housing law for the staff of Offaly CIC. The training session focused in particular on giving an overview of housing law and the law relating to […]
Mercy Law Resource Centre attend launch of FLAC Annual Report 2016
On July 31st, solicitors from the Mercy Law Resource Centre attended the launch of FLAC’s Annual Report 2016. Introduced by Minister for Justice & Equality Charlie Flanagan, the report outlined the details of the work undertaken by FLAC. This included responding to the 25,710 people who sought legal advice from FLAC, both through telephone referral line […]
Launch of MLRC’s 2016 Annual Report, by Dr. Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children, Monday 25th of September at 11.30am
Mercy Law Resource Centre cordially invites you to the launch of Mercy Law Resource Centre 2016 Annual Report To be launched by Dr. Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children Date: Monday 25th of September at 11.30am Venue: Wisdom Centre, Sophia Housing, 25 Cork Street, Dublin 8 Tea, coffee and refreshments on arrival Please RSVP by Wednesday 20th of […]
Success in Securing Elevated Housing Assistance Payment Rate for Separated Father of Four
We recently assisted our client, who is a separated father with overnight access to his four children, in securing a higher rate of the Housing Assistance Payment on the basis that he needed to get a larger rental property to properly enjoy overnight access with his children. We relied on both his and his children’s Constitutional and European […]
Call for Right to Housing to be enshrined in the Constitution
“The right to housing in our constitution would be a positive, strong step for the future to create fundamental protection of home for every adult and every child” On Thursday, 13th July 2017, Mercy Law Resource Centre was honoured to participate in ‘A Right to Housing’ seminar in Trinity College Dublin, in conjunction with Simon Communities […]
Equality Rights Alliance Seminar
On Friday June 30th Mercy Law were delighted to attend the Equality and Rights Alliance’s (ERA) seminar ‘A New Roadmap for our Equality and Human Rights Infrastructure’. The seminar provided ERA’s members an opportunity to come together and examine the progress of the law in Ireland since the publication of ERA’s Roadmap to a Strengthened […]
MLRC Submission on Emergency Accomodation
On 30th of June, 2017, MLRC sent a submission to the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to raise very urgent issues relating to the provision of emergency accommodation by housing authorities to families and vulnerable people. MLRC also presented for consideration possible actions to address these issues. Press release 30 06 17 […]
