MLRC client given access to social housing list after many years of battling
Having battled with the council for many years to access the housing list, one of our clients last week was delighted and relieved to finally be approved
MLRC supporting homeless families facing healthcare crisis in times of Covid-19
In the last few days, MLRC has supported two vulnerable families to move from overcrowded and highly unsuitable B&B accommodation, into self-contained houses where they can properly
MLRC sustained strong advocacy for homeless and at-risk through 2018
Mercy Law Resource Centre continued to advocate strongly for legal and policy changes on the Right to Housing in 2018, including the proposal of legal reforms to
A glance at MLRC casework over the past ten years
On Monday 16th of September at our 2018 Annual Report Launch, MLRC will mark ten years in operation. There is no doubt that the demand for our
MLRC opens new outreach clinic for members of the Traveller community
This month MLRC is opening a new legal outreach clinic, in partnership with Exchange House Ireland National Traveller Service, specifically to provide legal advice and representation to
IHREC v Daft Media Limited (Daft.ie)
On the 6th August 2019 the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) delivered its decision following a complaint brought against Daft Media Limited (Daft.ie) by the Irish Human Rights
Marking 10 years of Mercy Law- Launch of 2018 Annual Report
Mercy Law Resource Centre cordially invites you to the launch of Mercy Law Resource Centre 2018 Annual Report To be launched by Hon. Mr. Justice Frank Clarke,
MLRC is delighted to welcome Sinead McGarrigle as our new solicitor and colleague
Mercy Law Resource Centre is delighted to welcome solicitor Sinead McGarrigle to our team. Sinead will join Managing Solicitor Rebecca Keatinge, Solicitor Paul Dornan and Volunteer Solicitor
Vulnerable client overcomes barriers to accessing the housing list with MLRC intervention
We recently acted for a client who was a long way down the road to recovery from addiction but was met with what seemed to her to
MLRC is delighted to welcome Aoife Gillespie as our new volunteer solicitor and colleague
Mercy Law Resource Centre is delighted to welcome Aoife to our team of solicitors. Aoife will be working with Mercy Law as a volunteer solicitor. Aoife’s work
Mercy Law Resource Centre presents Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
On Wednesday 12th June Mercy Law Resource Centre presented to members of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government on child and family homelessness.
MLRC is delighted to welcome Paul Dornan as our new solicitor and colleague
Mercy Law Resource Centre is delighted to welcome Paul to our team of solicitors this week. Paul is a solicitor with extensive experience in family and child
Mercy Law Resource Centre, Training Workshops in Social Welfare Law
Professor Gerry Whyte, Associate Professor, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, and Director on the MLRC Board of Directors, will deliver a comprehensive series of six training workshops
Mercy Law are currently recruiting a Volunteer Befriender Co-ordinator
Mercy Law Resource Centre is currently remodelling our volunteer befriender programme and are now looking to recruit a Volunteer Befriender Co-ordinator. Our volunteer befriender programme offers an
MLRC partnering with new organisations to have greater reach and impact
We are delighted to have linked in with several new organisations in recent months and to be able to extend our reach to vulnerable individuals, who are
MLRC is now recruiting a Solicitor to join the MLRC team
Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) is an independent law centre and charity which provides free legal advice and representation to people who are homeless or at risk
Our Casework in 2018 – A Year in Review
We had an exceptionally busy year in 2018 and during the year we saw an increase on the number of individuals in distressing situations contacting us for
“Examination of Local Authority Housing Lists”, Report by the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Our Christmas reading included this recently published report by the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, that examines the operation of social housing waiting lists and makes