Media Queries
Email: siobhan@mercylaw.ie
Phone: 014537459
Press Releases
– Press Release: MLRC launches report on “Lived Experiences of Family Homelessness”
– Press Release: MLRC calls for immediate action on foot of Oireachtas Committee recommendations on family and child homelessness
– Press Release: MLRC calls for immediate action on foot of Oireachtas Committee recommendations on family and child homelessness
– Press Release Minister must protect Vulnerable Families Monday 25 September 2017
– Press Release on Census 2016 Results: Profile 5 – Homeless Persons in Ireland, 10 August 2017
– Press Release on Rebuilding Ireland Commitment to ending use of B&BS and Hotels for Homeless Families, 30 June 2017
MLRC in the News
– Mercy Law names new Managing Solicitor – Irish Legal News 29 March 2021
– Local authority housing rules discriminate against minorities – report – Irish Times 04 March 2021
– Members appointed to inaugural board of Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority – 24 February 2021
– Mercy Law Resource Centre and Pavee Point speaking on the new Programme for Government – Lucan Live, 22 June 2020
– A message of hope and encouragement from Rebecca Keatinge, Mercy Law Resource Centre – RTE, With You in Spirit
– Are Social Tenants of Approved Housing Bodies Less Secure Than Council Tenants – Dublin Inquirer, 14 April 2020
– Housing crisis now ‘acute health crisis’ for homeless people, law centre warns – Irish Legal News, 20 March 2020
– ‘It’s not good enough in 21st century Ireland’ – Organisations vow to lobby for referendum on ‘right to housing’ – Irish Independent, 22 January 2020
– Sophia Housing, Mercy Law take a holistic approach to homelessness in Ireland – Global Sisters Report, 29 October 2020
– Some Question DRHE’s Most Recent Rough Sleeper Counts and Say Homelessness Is on the Rise Again – Dublin Inquirer, 26 August 2020
– ‘Family Hubs’: Lives on Hold – Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, 4 November 2020
– ‘Mercy Law Resource Centre assisted 489 homeless families in 2019 – Catholic Ireland, 22 September 2022
– Homeless children poorly nourished and falling asleep in school, report says, Irish Independent, 11th December 2019
– Mothers with newborns going from hospital to homeless services, Irish Times, 11th December 2019
– Homeless families are in ‘desperate crisis’ and ‘close to breakdown’, says report, Irish Examiner, 11th December 2019
– Families should no longer be provided with one-night emergency accommodation, committee will recommend, thejournal.ie, 14th November 2019
– ALG to rotate trainees to pro bono work, Law Society of Ireland Gazette, 23rd October 2019
– Chief Justice calls for civil legal aid to be widened to cover housing issues, Independent, 17th September 2019
– 1,400 homeless in rural Ireland as charity calls for quick, effective action, Irish Examiner, 17th September 2019
– ‘Moral argument’ for civil legal aid boost– Clarke, Law Society Gazette, 16th September 2019
– Mercy Law Resource Centre appoints Louis O’Carroll as legal intern, Irish Legal News, 3rd September 2019
– RTE Drivetime Interview with MLRC client, 12 June 2019
– Training for lawyers on social welfare law, Law Society of Ireland Gazette, 27 May 2019
– Mercy Law Resouce Centre appoints solicitor Sinead McGarrigle to legal team, Irish Legal News, 8th July 2019
– Aoife Gillespie joins Mercy Law Resource Centre as volunteer solicitor, Irish Legal News, 13th June 2019
– Housing crisis to continue to get worse until 2023, Oireachtas told, The Irish Times, Wednesday 12th June 2019
– For Weeks, One Woman Struggled to Be Recognised as Homeless, Dublin Inquirer, 27th March 2019
– Mercy Law training day on homelessness and the law, Law Society of Ireland Gazette, 19th March 2019
– Vast amounts’ of land available to tackle housing crisis, conference told, RTE News, 30th January 2019
– RTE Radio One, Drive Time interview with MLRC Managing Solicitor Rebecca Keatinge, 12th June 2019
– Reboot Republic #HousingFirst podcast interview with Rebecca Keatinge, 21st February 2019
– Presentation by Rebecca Keatinge (Mercy Law Resource Centre) Raise the Roof, 30th January 2019
– The Plight of Some Homeless People, Today with Sean O’Rourke, 3rd January 2019
– Call for clarity on homeless family housing entitlements, Irish Times, 2nd January 2019
– Homeless? South Dublin Council Might Ask for an Affidavit as Proof, Dublin Inquirer, 25th July 2018
– Lack of legal right to housing sees families cut adrift, The Irish Examiner, 6th September 2018
– Judiciary ‘deferential’ to councils on issue of housing, Irish Independent, Irish Independent, 6th September 2018
– Gap in law’ hinders emergency accommodation for families, legal centre says, The Irish Times, 5th September 2018
– No, a Third of Homeless Families in Dublin Aren’t Here Illegally, Dublin Inquirer, 14th November 2018
– Soul Waves Radio, Right to Housing with Sinead Kerin, 29th March 2018
– RTE Radio One, Today with Sean O’Rourke: The Plight of Some Homeless People interview with Rebecca Keatinge
– Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, Right to Housing: Discussion, 12th May 2018
– High Court throws out case of homeless mother who was sleeping in a tent outside council building, The Journal, 14th August 2017
– Homelessness law centre provided support to nearly 1,100 last year, 28th September 2017
– State must look at homelessness from human rights approach, Irish Examiner, 17th December 2017
– A&L Goodbody’s Impact with Focus Ireland and Mercy Law Resource Centre, 2017
– Disabled homeless man hospitalised after living in a tent for two months outside council offices brings legal action, Irish Independent, 14th July 2016
– Maeve Regan, Why the right to housing should be enshrined in the Irish Constitution, The Irish Times, 25th August 2015
– NGOs protest at lack of basic housing, healthcare and education rights, Irish Times Article, 8th December 2014
– Supreme Court Judgement – Council restricted in right to evict tenants, Irish Times Article, Monday 19th March 2012
Newsletters (E-Zine)
– July 29th – MLRC July E-zine 2021
– February 7th – MLRC January E-zine 2020
– MLRC intensifies its service provision during Covid-19
– September 21st – Minister for Housing launches MLRC Annual Report 2019
– May 24th – MLRC Training/Befriending Advertisement
– March 8th – MLRC E-zine March 2019 Training on homelessness & housing law “
– April 11th – April 2019 E-zine
– November 8th – MLRC E-zine October 2018
– October 11th – Mercy Law Resource Centre Open Housing Law Training
– September 7th – Third Right to Housing Report Launch Thank You!
– August 23rd – Third Right to Housing Report Launch
– May 23rd – Let’s keep in touch!
– April 10th, 2018 – Right to Housing Launch Thank You & Report
– September 15th – MLRC E-zine September 2017
– June 12th – MLRC E-zine June 2017
Citations of MLRC work in Other Publications
Dublin Simon Community, Making the Case for a Right to Housing in Ireland, June 2018
Focus Ireland, Housing Rights & Homelessness: lessons from a pro bono partnership, April 2019
Irish Refugee Council, Annual Report, 2014
Le Chéile, The Wheel, Vol II, Issue 2, Summer 2012 Focus Ireland’s article “Nowhere to Call Home”
Socio-Economic Review April 2012 by Social Justice Ireland “Shaping Ireland’s Future” Securing, Economic Development, Social Equity and Sustainability
FLAC News|Vol. 22, No. 1 – | January – March 2012 Work permit success for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals; Legal aid waiting times continue to spiral
Press Releases
2021
Press Release: Minority Groups and Housing Services: Barriers to Access
2020
Press Release: MLRC Annual Report launched by Minister Darragh O’Brien, 21.9.2020
2019
Press Release: MLRC launches report on “Lived Experiences of Family Homelessness”
Press Release for MLRC Annual Report, 2018
2018
2017
Press Release for the Annual Report Launch, 25 September 2017
Press Release Minister must protect Vulnerable Families Monday 25 September 2017
Press Release on Census 2016 Results: Profile 5 – Homeless Persons in Ireland, 10 August 2017
2016
MLRC in the News
2020
Mercy Law Resource Centre provides free legal advice to 500 homeless families – Irish Times, 21 September 2020
A message of hope and encouragement from Rebecca Keatinge, Mercy Law Resource Centre – RTE, With You in Spirit.
Are Social Tenants of Approved Housing Bodies Less Secure Than Council Tenants – Dublin Inquirer, 14 April 2020
Housing crisis now ‘acute health crisis’ for homeless people, law centre warns – Irish Legal News, 20 March 2020
‘It’s not good enough in 21st century Ireland’ – organisations vow to lobby for referendum on ‘right to housing’ – Irish Independent, 22 January 2020
2019
Homeless children poorly nourished and falling asleep in school, report says, Irish Independent, 11th December 2019
Mothers with newborns going from hospital to homeless services, Irish Times, 11th December 2019
Homeless families are in ‘desperate crisis’ and ‘close to breakdown’, says report, Irish Examiner, 11th December 2019
Families should no longer be provided with one-night emergency accommodation, committee will recommend, thejournal.ie, 14th November 2019
ALG to rotate trainees to pro bono work, Law Society of Ireland Gazette, 23rd October 2019
Chief Justice calls for civil legal aid to be widened to cover housing issues, Independent, 17th September 2019
1,400 homeless in rural Ireland as charity calls for quick, effective action, Irish Examiner, 17th September 2019
‘Moral argument’ for civil legal aid boost– Clarke, Law Society Gazette, 16th September 2019
Mercy Law Resource Centre appoints Louis O’Carroll as legal intern, Irish Legal News, 3rd September 2019
RTE Drivetime Interview with MLRC client, 12 June 2019
Training for lawyers on social welfare law, Law Society of Ireland Gazette, 27 May 2019
Mercy Law Resouce Centre appoints solicitor Sinead McGarrigle to legal team, Irish Legal News, 8th July 2019
Aoife Gillespie joins Mercy Law Resource Centre as volunteer solicitor, Irish Legal News, 13th June 2019
Housing crisis to continue to get worse until 2023, Oireachtas told, The Irish Times, Wednesday 12th June 2019
For Weeks, One Woman Struggled to Be Recognised as Homeless, Dublin Inquirer, 27th March 2019
Mercy Law training day on homelessness and the law, Law Society of Ireland Gazette, 19th March 2019
Vast amounts’ of land available to tackle housing crisis, conference told, RTE News, 30th January 2019
RTE Radio One, Drive Time interview with MLRC Managing Solicitor Rebecca Keatinge, 12th June 2019
Reboot Republic #HousingFirst podcast interview with Rebecca Keatinge, 21st February 2019
Presentation by Rebecca Keatinge (Mercy Law Resource Centre) Raise the Roof, 30th January 2019
The Plight of Some Homeless People, Today with Sean O’Rourke, 3rd January 2019
Call for clarity on homeless family housing entitlements, Irish Times, 2nd January 2019
2018
Homeless? South Dublin Council Might Ask for an Affidavit as Proof, Dublin Inquirer, 25th July 2018
Lack of legal right to housing sees families cut adrift, The Irish Examiner, 6th September 2018
Judiciary ‘deferential’ to councils on issue of housing, Irish Independent, Irish Independent, 6th September 2018
Gap in law’ hinders emergency accommodation for families, legal centre says, The Irish Times, 5th September 2018
No, a Third of Homeless Families in Dublin Aren’t Here Illegally, Dublin Inquirer, 14th November 2018
Soul Waves Radio, Right to Housing with Sinead Kerin, 29th March 2018
RTE Radio One, Today with Sean O’Rourke: The Plight of Some Homeless People interview with Rebecca Keatinge
Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, Right to Housing: Discussion, 12th May 2018
2017
Housing is a right, and Ireland must recognise this in law, Irish Examiner, 13th July 2017
High Court throws out case of homeless mother who was sleeping in a tent outside council building, The Journal, 14th August 2017
Homelessness law centre provided support to nearly 1,100 last year, 28th September 2017
State must look at homelessness from human rights approach, Irish Examiner, 17th December 2017
A&L Goodbody’s Impact with Focus Ireland and Mercy Law Resource Centre, 2017.
2016
Homeless family sue council over allocation of housing, The Journal, 7th April 2016
Disabled homeless man hospitalised after living in a tent for two months outside council offices brings legal action, Irish Independent, 14th July 2016
2015
Maeve Regan, Why the right to housing should be enshrined in the Irish Constitution, The Irish Times, 25th August 2015
2014
NGOs protest at lack of basic housing, healthcare and education rights, Irish Times Article, 8th December 2014
2012
Supreme Court Judgement – Council restricted in right to evict tenants, Irish Times Article, Monday 19th March 2012