MLRC welcomes Minister Coveney’s report, Rebuilding Ireland – an Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness
We welcome the publication by Mr Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, of “Rebuilding Ireland – an Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness.” MLRC welcomes the careful consideration that the report brings to the housing and homelessness crisis and the focus and attention on the current crisis. We also welcome […]
MLRC presentation to the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness
Following the launch of the MLRC report on the Right to Housing on 4th May 2016, MLRC was invited to make a submission on the Right to Housing to the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness. MLRC made this submission and presented it to the Committee on 10th May 2016. To watch this presentation back, […]
Launch of the Mercy Law Resource Centre Report on the Right to Housing and presentation to Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness on the Report
On 4 May, MLRC launched its Report on the Right to Housing in Ireland. Judge Catherine McGuinness formally launched the Report. Paul Sweeney, Chair of TASC Economists’ Network also presented at the launch on the economic context for the right to housing. The launch took place on 4 May, in the Georgian Suite, Buswells Hotel, […]
MLRC has held a series of six comprehensive training workshops in Social Welfare Law, delivered by Professor Gerry Whyte, Associate Professor, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin
In May and June, Professor Gerry Whyte, Associate Professor, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, and Director on the MLRC Board of Directors, delivered a comprehensive training course on social welfare law. The course provided a detailed overview of social welfare law. The purpose of the course was to provide participants with an up to […]
Successful outcome for MLRC client, Social Welfare Appeal and Residential Tenancy Board Adjudication
Our client, we shall call him, Joe, came to Mercy Law Resource Centre as he was destitute and literally sitting in the dark as he had no funds for electricity. Joe had secured accommodation and moved in to his one bed apartment in January of 2016. He had explained to his landlord that he was […]
Launch of MLRC 5th Annual Report, by Deputy John Curran, 29th June 2016
On 29 June, MLRC’s 2015 Annual Report was formally launched by John Curran TD, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness. To read the report, please click here. In 2015, there was an increase of 1,700 people who are homeless, an increase of 43%. The most recent figures available, for May 2016, record […]
MLRC solicitor Rebecca Keatinge on RTE’s Drivetime on the very worrying increase over the summer months of very urgent queries into our office from homeless families, often with young children, being refused emergency accommodation by local authorities.
In our news blog of 26 April, we noted that we have had a worrying increase over these summer months of very urgent queries into our office from homeless families, often with young children, being refused emergency accommodation by local authorities. This puts them at serious risk of rough sleeping and complete destitution and have […]
Approved Housing Bodies are, since 7 April 2016, within the remit of the Residential Tenancies Board
On 7 April 2016, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), often known as voluntary housing associations, were brought under the remit of the Residential Tenancies Board. Part 2 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 provided for this change. Part 2 came into effect on 7 April (by SI 151 of 2016). Over recent months, we have […]
MLRC welcomes and thanks Mary Hastings and Blánaid Ní Bhraonáin as interns with MLRC
MLRC was delighted to welcome Mary Hastings as intern in May 2016. Mary is a Law & German student in Trinity College Dublin. Mary was the joint winner with Blánaid Ní Bhraonáin of the Trinity FLAC Public Interest Law Moot competition. One of the prizes for the winner of the competition was an internship with […]
MLRC delivers training on housing and related social welfare law to staff of HSE
As part of MLRC’s work, we provide training in housing law to organisations and individuals working in the field of homelessness. In May, MLRC held a training session in housing law & related social welfare law for social workers staff of the HSE. Our training session gave practical advice and information, which will help attendees […]
