Mercy Law Resource Centre Survey on Mental Health and Social Housing Supports
MLRC wants to hear from you! We are a preparing a report on barriers faced by people with mental health
A fond farewell from one of our summer interns, Sarah
My name is Sarah McDonnell and I interned with Mercy Law Resource Centre in July 2021. As a recent
MLRC Training in Housing Law, Letterkenny, 24 February 2020
MLRC is happy to be in a position to provide our usual training in housing law to organisations and
Transparency and good governance central to MLRC’s way of working
In 2018 Mercy Law Resource Centre, a charity fully compliant with Revenue and the Charities Regulator obligations, began to further
MLRC sustained strong advocacy for homeless and at-risk through 2018
Mercy Law Resource Centre continued to advocate strongly for legal and policy changes on the Right to Housing in 2018,
MLRC opens new outreach clinic for members of the Traveller community
This month MLRC is opening a new legal outreach clinic, in partnership with Exchange House Ireland National Traveller Service, specifically
Submission to Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
You can read the MLRC submission here.
Annual Account Test
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MLRC Third Right to Housing Report: Children and Homelessness – A Gap in Legal Protection
You can read the report here. You can also see some photos of our launch event below
MLRC Second Right to Housing Report: The Right to Housing in Comparative Perspective
MLRC Second Right to Housing Report: The Right to Housing in Comparative Perspective
MLRC open training in housing law, November 9th 2017
Please note that there are no longer spaces available for this course. Due to high demand, MLRC are running another
2017 Annual Report
You can read the report here.
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
MLRC E-zine, June 2017
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MLRC E-zine, February 2017
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MLRC E-zine, Spring 2016
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2016 Annual Report
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MLRC E-zine, Summer 2016
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MLRC Submission on the Right to Housing to the Oireachtas Committee on Housing & Homelessness, 11th May 2016
Minister's report Rebuilding Ireland_Action Plan for Housing Homelessness Final Report Housing & Homelessness Committee (Oireachtas) Mercy Law Resource Centre submission
Right to Housing
An Open Letter to the Government from the ESCRI - Taoiseach Enda Kenny View An Open Letter to the Government from
MLRC presentation for UPR Pre-Session to Missions ahead of UPR of Ireland – 31 March 2016
You can read the presentation here.
MLRC statement for UPR Pre-Session to Missions ahead of UPR of Ireland – 31 March 2016
You can read the statement here.
MLRC E-zine, Issue 4, 2015
You can read the eZine here.
MLRC submission to UN Universal Periodic Review
In May 2015, Ireland will be reviewed by the UN High Commission for Human Rights as to its compliance with
Submission to the Department of Justice and Equality in respect of the UN Universal Periodic Review – Ireland (2016)
You can read the policy submission here.
MLRC E-zine, Issue 3, 2015
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2015 Annual Report
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Why the right to housing should be enshrined in the Irish Constitution
‘The right to housing would help those who are facing homelessness now and would be a fundamental safeguard against the
MLRC E-zine, Summer 2015
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MLRC E-zine, Spring 2015
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MLRC E-zine, Winter 2014
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Open letter to the Tánaiste, to accept the Constitutional Convention’s recommendation to strengthen the protection by the Constitution of Economic Social and Cultural Rights GalleryOpen letter to the Tánaiste, to accept the Constitutional Convention’s recommendation to strengthen the protection by the Constitution of Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Open letter to the Tánaiste, to accept the Constitutional Convention’s recommendation to strengthen the protection by the Constitution of Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Open letter to the Tánaiste, calling on the Government, as part of the Economic Social and Cultural Rights Initiative, to
- Open letter to the Taoiseach to accept the Constitutional Convention’s recommendation to strengthen the protection by the Constitution of Economic Social and Cultural Rights Gallery
Open letter to the Taoiseach to accept the Constitutional Convention’s recommendation to strengthen the protection by the Constitution of Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Open letter to the Taoiseach to accept the Constitutional Convention’s recommendation to strengthen the protection by the Constitution of Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Open letter to the Taoiseach, calling on the Government, as part of the Economic Social and Cultural Rights Initiative, to
MLRC E-zine, October 2014
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2014 Annual Report
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MLRC E-zine Volume 1, 2014
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MLRC E-zine Volume 4, 2013
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MLRC E-zine Volume 3, 2013
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2013 Annual Report
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MLRC E-zine Volume 2, 2013
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Zatreanu & ors v Dublin City Council [2013] IEHC 556
Zatreanu & ors v Dublin City Council [2013] IEHC 556 On 4 December 2013, Hedigan J gave judgment in the High
MLRC E-zine Volume 1, 2013
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Forgiven Not Forgotten
forgiven, not forgotten? The proposal to introduce ‘spent’ convictions for those convicted of minor criminal offences is overl restrictive, argues
MLRC’s December 2012 E-zine
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Submission re Workplace Relations Service
You can read the policy submission here.
Kinsella -v- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Co Co [2012]
Judgment Title: Kinsella -v- Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Neutral Citation: 2012 IEHC 344 High Court Record Number: 2012 62
Donegan -v- DCC & Gallagher v DCC [2012]
The Supreme Court has ruled in Donegan v DCC & Gallagher v DCC that section 62 of the Housing Act
2012 Annual Report
You can read the report here.
Bjedov -v- Croatia [2012]
Bjedov v Croatia - is the European Court of Human Rights moving towards providing a substantive right to a home?
Bridging the Gap Between Legal Rights and Homelessness – The work of the Mercy Law Resource Centre
Abstract: This article is an exposition of the work of the Mercy Law Resource Centre, a Dublin law centre that
Social Housing Rights Explained Booklet
Mercy Law Resource is a member of a housing group which also comprises Ballymun Community Law Centre, Barnardos, Community Action
MLRC’s First E-zine
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Law Gazette Article May 2012
Housing Group booklet aims to reduce rick of eviction. Read Full Article
Response to Questionnaire addressed to the Government of Ireland by the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
You can read the policy submission here.
2011 Annual Report
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Right to Adequate Housing
Right to housing still subject to political will. Until the commitments set down in the homeless strategy are placed on
Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2010
You can read the policy submission here.
NAMA
Policy submission on NAMA You can read the policy submission here.
Law Gazette November 2010
The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2010 proposes restricting the activity of begging. Rose Wall and Michele O’Kelly argue that