News
- 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% […]
- 14 November 2023
Pro Bono Week Ireland – 20-25 November 2023
As an organisation that hugely values the strong pro bono partnerships we have, MLRC is delighted to support our friends at PILA (The Public Interest Law Alliance) as they come together with several of the largest law firms in Ireland to create a varied programme of events to celebrate Pro Bono Week Ireland 2023. Pro […]
- 24 October 2023
MLRC’s Final Hour Campaign 2023
Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) will launch its second Final Hour Campaign on 24 October 2023. The campaign asks law firms across Ireland to consider donating the last billable hour of the year – either as a single contribution on behalf of a law firm, or a call-to-action for individual lawyers in the firm – […]
- 14 August 2023
Conference on Social Housing, Domestic Violence and the Public Sector Duty
Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) is hosting a Conference on Social Housing, Domestic Violence and the Public Sector Duty on 5 September 2023 from 9.30am – 1pm in the Wisdom Centre, 25 Cork Street, Dublin D08 YD91. This multi-disciplinary conference will see academic and legal experts as well as civil society voices discuss the barriers to accessing social […]