News
- 1 July 2013
MLRC has signed up to the One Percent Difference Campaign, 1/7/13
Mercy Law Resource Centre has already signed up to the One Percent Difference Campaign, joining some 530 other charities! The One Percent Difference Campaign was launched in Dublin last month with the view to increasing philanthropic interest in Ireland. Along with individuals, businesses are also encouraged to get involved in the campaign. The One Percent […]
- 24 June 2013
MLRC E-zine Volume 2, 2013
You can read the eZine here.
- 24 June 2013
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 Court decision of Zatreanu & Ors v Dublin City Council. In this case, MLRC on behalf of its client, Mr Zatreanu, had sought judicial review of Dublin City Council’s decision not to grant Mr Zatreanu’s application […]
- 7 June 2013
MLRC welcomes the increase of the Rent Supplement limit, 7/6/13
MLRC welcomes the increase in the new limit of Rent Supplement set by the Department of Social Protection. This increase will assist thousands of people living in certain urban areas nationwide, with limits increasing by up to €75 per month for a family with two children. The limit for people living in rural areas is […]
- 4 June 2013
MLRC acknowledges €12,000 Grant from SSGT, 04/6/13
MLRC is delighted to accept and acknowledges the kind donation of €12,000 from St. Stephen’s Green Trust. This is the third year we have received this funding and we are thrilled that St. Stephen’s Green Trust considered us again as a worthy cause to fund our valuable work with the homeless and those at risk […]
- 30 May 2013
New figures on Rough Sleepers concerning, 30/5/13
Mercy Law Resource Centre is concerned with new figures from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive showing a deepening problem of homelessness in the Capital. As reported, at least 94 people were living on the streets of Dublin last month, a rise of 21 people. Along with other homeless agencies, Mercy Law Resource Centre also warns […]
- 22 May 2013
Housing needs of separated parents, 22/5/13
Our client is the father of a three-year old girl and two boys aged six and eight. He is living apart from the children’s mother. The parents have joint custody and guardianship of the children and both are actively involved in parenting. The children live primarily with their mother but also spend two or three […]
- 20 May 2013
MLRC extends best wishes to Rose Wall, 20/5/13
Mercy Law Resource Centre wishes Rose Wall, who was our Solicitor in Charge, all the very best as she starts her new position as CEO of the Northside Community Law Centre today – what is the MLRC’s loss is the NCLC’s gain! Rose has been with MLRC since 2010 and has been a major contributor […]
- 9 May 2013
MLRC supports Threshold’s call for a statutory code of conduct to support buy-to-let tenants, 9/5/13
Mercy Law Resource Centre supports Threshold’s call for a statutory code of conduct regarding the treatment of tenants in buy-to-let properties, which are at risk of being repossessed. As many tenants in buy-to-let properties are on the waiting list for local authority housing, the Government does have a responsibility to safeguard such tenants. Legislation is […]