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- 29 September 2015
Frequently asked questions on social housing and related social welfare law
1. I cannot afford to buy my own home – what are my options? Local authorities provide social housing support to those who meet certain eligibility conditions and who are also in need of housing. 2. What is social housing support? Social housing support is the overall name for when a local authority makes […]
- 24 September 2015
MLRC E-zine, Issue 3, 2015
You can read the eZine here.
- 15 September 2015
MLRC warmly welcomes Aisling Murray, TCD law student, as intern with MLRC
MLRC is delighted to welcome Aisling Murray, who will be working with us this September as part of the TCD Clinical Legal Education Programme. Aisling is a Scholar of Trinity College, Dublin, Managing Editor of the Trinity College Law Review and Legal Research Officer for Trinity FLAC. She has a keen interest in human rights […]
- 10 September 2015
MLRC warmly welcomes Fergal McConnon, TCD law student, as intern with MLRC
MLRC is delighted to welcome Fergal McConnon to the MLRC team. Fergal is a final year law student at Trinity College Dublin. He has a keen interest in constitutional, human rights and public interest law. He is the current chairperson of Trinity FLAC, TCD’s branch of the Free Legal Advice Centres Ltd. We are delighted […]
- 25 August 2015
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 recurrence of this gravely unacceptable crisis You can read the article here.
- 25 August 2015
Why the right to housing should be enshrined in the Constitution- Article by MLRC in the Irish Times, Tuesday 25 August
There is no right to housing in Irish law. The crisis in homelessness has shown up the glaring lack of legal protection for those who are homeless or facing homelessness. The right to housing in our Constitution would help those who are facing homelessness now and would be a fundamental safeguard against the recurrence of […]
- 18 August 2015
MLRC welcomes Clara Dorman
MLRC is delighted to welcome Clara Dorman, as intern with MLRC for the month of August 2015. Clara is going into her final year at the University of Warwick. During her time at Warwick Clara completed an Erasmus year in Finland studying international public law. Clara’s interests are in constitutional and administrative law, family law, […]
- 14 August 2015
MLRC E-zine summer 2015 now available to read
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