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Senior ministers agreed last week at Cabinet to extend the Rent-a-Room scheme to all housing types, including local authority Council

Reflecting back on 2022, Mercy Law Resource Centre launched its first ever Final Hour Campaign on 23 November. The campaign

As we come to the end of the year, our solicitor Paul Dornan reflects back on our legal clinics in

There have been recent changes to a council’s discretionary power surrounding the available rates of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). This

It is with deep regret that Mercy Law Resource Centre mourns the passing of Sister Catriona O'Hara.  Sr Catriona was

Mercy Law Resource Centre is delighted to welcome our new Managing Solicitor Aoife Kelly - Desmond. Aoife will join Solicitor

Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) is an independent law centre and charity which provides free legal advice and representation to

RSM Ireland are delighted to recruit a Managing Solicitor on behalf of their client, Mercy Law Resource Centre. Mercy Law Resource

My name is Gemma Harrington and I recently finished my MA in Laws from University College Dublin. I held the

Earlier this year, MLRC successfully assisted a family in securing suitable emergency accommodation after they spent almost a year in

We were delighted to see our pro bono partners A&L Goodbody win an award last week for Excellence in Community

MLRC recently assisted a client in successfully accessing social housing support and consequentially the Housing Assistance Payment, after her request

On 14 June 2020, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection announced measures to make Rent Supplement more readily

Having battled with the council for many years to access the housing list, one of our clients last week was

In the last few days, MLRC has supported two vulnerable families to move from overcrowded and highly unsuitable B&B accommodation,

Since the onset of Covid-19 in Ireland, MLRC has intensified its provision of essential services including our legal advice outreach

MLRC welcomes emergency draft legislation published early today, which imposes restrictions on evictions of tenants in private rented accommodation and

The Irish Courts handed down two helpful and interesting decisions late last year. In the first case the Supreme Court

In February, for the first time in the history of the United Nations, at the 58th Commission for Social Development,

I am currently undertaking a Legal Secretary Course in Rathmines College Of Further Education. My course requires me to have

As a part of Transition Year, I did work experience with MLRC. I was in MLRC from the 3rd to

A recent decision of the UK Court of Appeal examines the right to a nomadic lifestyle of the Gypsy and

MLRC successfully represented a client in RTB Tribunal proceedings in having the notice of termination of her tenancy determined as

In 2019, Ireland saw yet another increase in individuals and families facing the crisis of homelessness. The housing crisis has

Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) presented to members of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Wednesday 11 December

MLRC recently secured a successful outcome for a client whose offer of accommodation was under threat. Our client was the

On Monday 16th of September at our 2018 Annual Report Launch, MLRC will mark ten years in operation. There is

On the 6th August 2019 the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) delivered its decision following a complaint brought against Daft Media

Mercy Law Resource Centre is delighted to welcome solicitor Sinead McGarrigle to our team. Sinead will join Managing Solicitor Rebecca

We recently acted for a client who was a long way down the road to recovery from addiction but was