Legal intervention by MLRC enables homeless family to access suitable emergency accommodation and housing supports
Earlier this year, MLRC successfully assisted a family in securing suitable emergency accommodation after they spent almost a year in one night only emergency accommodation with young
Pro bono housing law project with A&L Goodbody wins award
We were delighted to see our pro bono partners A&L Goodbody win an award last week for Excellence in Community Volunteering at this year’s Chambers Ireland Sustainable
MLRC launch report on “Lived Experiences of Family Homelessness”
On 11 December 2019 Deputy Noel Rock, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Housing, launched our report entitled “Report on Lived Experiences of Homeless Families”. We were
MLRC presents to Oireachtas Committee on access to justice
Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) presented to members of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Wednesday 11 December 2019. MLRC welcomed the focus of the
MLRC overcomes obstacle to housing transfer on behalf of vulnerable client
MLRC recently secured a successful outcome for a client whose offer of accommodation was under threat. Our client was the victim of severe anti-social behaviour at her
MLRC Reflects on 10 Years of Service
On world homeless day, MLRC takes the opportunity to reflect on 10 years of service and to sincerely thank our supporters and funders who have enabled our
Transparency and good governance central to MLRC’s way of working
In 2018 Mercy Law Resource Centre, a charity fully compliant with Revenue and the Charities Regulator obligations, began to further enhance its governance provisions in alignment with
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