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 training in social welfare law, delivered by Professor Gerry Whyte, Associate Professor, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin – July 2017
In July, Professor Gerry Whyte, Associate Professor, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, and Director on the MLRC Board of Directors, will deliver a comprehensive training course on social welfare law. The course will provide a detailed overview of social welfare law. The purpose of the course is to provide participants with an up to […]
MLRC delivers training on housing to staff of Dundalk and Drogheda CICs
As part of MLRC’s work, we provide training in housing law to organisations and individuals working in the field of homelessness. In April, MLRC held a training session in housing law for the staff of Dundalk and Drogheda CICs. Our training session gave practical advice and information, which will help attendees deal even more effectively […]
Launch of the Ombudsman for Children’s Annual Report 2016
In May, Mercy Law Resource Centre was delighted to attend the launch of the Ombudsman for Children’s 2016 Annual Report. We would like to extend our congratulations to the office of the Ombudsman for producing such a detailed and comprehensive report. In 2016 the Ombudsman saw an increase in the number of housing complaints received. […]
MLRC is recruiting a locum solicitor to join the MLRC team
MLRC is now recruiting a Locum Solicitor. This is a unique opportunity to practice in public interest and human rights law to help those at the margins of our society within a vibrant, dynamic independent law centre, with an ethos which recognises the dignity of each person, seeking to ensure that all people are treated […]
The ‘self accommodation option’ of emergency accommodation is failing vulnerable homeless families
We have recently been working on several cases where families have been recognised as homeless by the housing authority and have been put on the ‘self-accommodation option’, which means they are obliged to source their own hotel accommodation to meet their emergency accommodation needs. For vulnerable families, they are frequently unable to source such accommodation […]
Suitability of Emergency Accommodation
Securing suitable emergency accommodation for pregnant mother and her family MLRC recently worked with a family who had been placed in unsuitable emergency accommodation, which, according to medical reports, presented a risk to our client’s unborn child. After MLRC made several representations on behalf of the family to the Council, they were moved into suitable […]
MLRC delivers training on advanced housing law
As part of MLRC’s work, we provide training in housing law to organisations and individuals working in the field of homelessness. In January, MLRC held a training session in advanced housing law for staff of Crosscare. Our training session gave practical advice and information, with a focus on: An overview of housing law and the […]
Conference – Making Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Meaningful, Wednesday, 29 March 2017, Mansion House, Dublin
Mercy Law Resource Centre is a member of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Initiative (ESCRI). ESCRI is a coalition of over 60 civil society organisations that support strengthening the protection of economic, social and cultural rights in the Irish Constitution. On 29 March, ESCRI is holding a conference on economic, social and cultural rights […]
Changes to the law relating to termination of Approved Housing Bodies tenancies – potentially very harsh effect on tenants
On 7 April 2016, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), often known as voluntary housing associations, were brought under the remit of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). Part 2 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (the Act) provided for this change. The change came into effect on 7 April 2016 (by S.I. 151 of 2016). As […]
