Mercy Law welcomes changes in criteria for civil legal aid eligibility
Mercy Law welcomes the recent decision of the Legal Aid Board to discount state housing support payments, including HAP, when assessing financial eligibility for civil legal aid. Those previously deemed ineligible for civil legal aid because HAP or another type of housing assistance pushed them over the income threshold who still require legal aid are advised to make a […]
We are now recruiting a Fundraising & Communications Officer
Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) is recruiting a Fundraising & Communications Officer. MLRC is an independent law centre and charity which provides free legal advice and representation to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in the areas of public housing and social welfare law. MLRC also seeks to advocate change in […]
MLRC is delighted to welcome Aoife Kelly – Desmond as our new Managing Solicitor and colleague
Mercy Law Resource Centre is delighted to welcome our new Managing Solicitor Aoife Kelly – Desmond. Aoife will join Solicitor Sinead McGarrigle, Solicitor Paul Dornan and Volunteer Solicitors Aoife Gillespie & Geraldine Hynes. Previously, Aoife worked as a solicitor in A&L Goodbody and Matheson, where she advised commercial entities, in particular financial institutions, and public […]
MLRC is now recruiting a Locum Solicitor (9 month fixed contract)
Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) is an independent law centre and charity which provides free legal advice and representation to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in the areas of public housing and social welfare law. MLRC is now recruiting a Locum Solicitor to cover a period of maternity leave. This […]
MLRC are recruiting for a Managing Solicitor
RSM Ireland are delighted to recruit a Managing Solicitor on behalf of their client, Mercy Law Resource Centre. Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) is an independent law centre and charity which provides free legal advice and representation to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in the areas of housing and social welfare […]
“A very rewarding and valuable experience” – interning with MLRC
My name is Gemma Harrington and I recently finished my MA in Laws from University College Dublin. I held the position of communications and fundraising intern at MLRC from February to May 2020. I was interested in doing this internship because I had heard of MLRC and the amazing legal work they do in the […]
Legal intervention by MLRC enables homeless family to access suitable emergency accommodation and housing supports
Earlier this year, MLRC successfully assisted a family in securing suitable emergency accommodation after they spent almost a year in one night only emergency accommodation with young children. MLRC also assisted the family in accessing the social housing list. The family had been living in one night only emergency accommodation with their five young children […]
Pro bono housing law project with A&L Goodbody wins award
We were delighted to see our pro bono partners A&L Goodbody win an award last week for Excellence in Community Volunteering at this year’s Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards. The firm won the award for our project ‘supporting housing rights and homelessness through free legal assistance’. This project started in 2018 when MLRC built […]
Minister for Housing launched MLRC Annual Report 2019
On 21 September 2020, Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) hosted a virtual launch of its Annual Report for 2019. MLRC was delighted to be joined by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, who formally launched the report. We were also joined by over eighty attendees, both supporters of the work of […]
MLRC successfully assists client to access social housing support
MLRC recently assisted a client in successfully accessing social housing support and consequentially the Housing Assistance Payment, after her request was refused on two previous occasions on the grounds that she is a property owner in another country. Our client, an EU national, has resided in Ireland since 2004 and has three children. She has […]
