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- 24 September 2024
MLRC’s response to comments from An Taoiseach Simon Harris on homelessness and immigration
MLRC’s response to comments from An Taoiseach Simon Harris on homelessness and immigration Mercy Law Resource Centre (“MLRC”) has deep concerns over the representation of the issue of homelessness in Ireland by An Taoiseach Simon Harris. MLRC has provided legal advice, support, and representation to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness since 2009. During […]
- 12 September 2024
Excluded and Left Behind: The Lived Experience of Long-Term Family Homelessness on Minority Ethnic Families and the Effects on Their Children
Where: Wisdom Centre, 25 Cork Street, Dublin 8 When: Tuesday, 10 September 2024, Caoilfhionn Gallagher, K.C., IHREC Introduction Mercy Law Resource Centre Launch of Report TITLE: Excluded and Left Behind: The Lived Experience of Long-Term Family Homelessness on Minority Ethnic Families and the Effects on Their Children Where: Wisdom Centre, 25 Cork Street, Dublin 8 When: […]
- 15 August 2024
MLRC’s First Communications Intern, Arunima Bhattacharjee, shares insights from their time with MLRC
I consider myself to be lucky that I got an opportunity to work with MLRC as a Communications Intern for a period of 10 weeks. As someone with a former background in law who opted for a Political Communications degree with a view of exploring opportunities in the Communications sector, this was a perfect environment […]
- 12 August 2024
No, You Don’t Need to Be on the Social Housing Waiting List to Get Access to Emergency Accommodation
Mercy Law has seen a significant rise in the number of cases received related to local authorities refusing to provide emergency accommodation to persons experiencing homelessness. Local authorities have presented our clients with a myriad of reasons for these refusals, or, in many cases, no reason is being provided at all. Refusals to provide access […]
- 18 July 2024
Summer Intern Camille Goberyte reflects on her experience with MLRC
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to intern with Mercy Law Resource Centre in the months of June and July this summer. As a student of Law and Social Justice, I believe that the legal system is a powerful tool that can be used to shape perspectives and attitudes in our society, and […]
- 8 April 2024
A reflection from Áine McCreesh Arthur Cox Pro Bono Paralegal
I joined Mercy Law in October 2023 through a six-month Pro Bono Secondment Programme run by Arthur Cox LLP. The opportunity to work as a paralegal in Mercy Law before starting my traineeship really appealed to me. I believe the legal profession has an obligation to ensure society’s most vulnerable groups are not excluded from […]
- 26 March 2024
MLCR’s Final Hour Campaign 2023
- 26 March 2024
Pro Bono Week Ireland -20-25 November 2023
- 8 February 2024
Homelessness outside of Dublin: Rising Numbers, Insufficient Services and Training
It is well known that the number of homeless people in Ireland has risen dramatically in recent years. According to data from the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage, there were 13,318 individuals living in State funded emergency accommodation in Ireland in the third week of December 2023.[1] This is an increase of 86% […]