NEED LEGAL INFORMATION? If you're worried about a legal issue or just need some information, give our phoneline a call at 01-874 5690 (from mobile) or lo-call 1890 350 250 (landlines). We provide basic legal information for free, Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 5:30 (5 on Fridays). We'd be glad to help! https://www.flac.ie/help/

Attention Law Students! One week left until the deadline for Fellowship 2018! Applications are now being accepted for FLAC - the Free Legal Advice Centres 2018 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship in Public Interest Law! Run in conjunction with the University of Washington, one lucky law student will spend their summer with a public interest law justice centre at the forefront of human rights and social change in Seattle, Washington gaining hands-on experience of targeted public interest litigation, policy development and campaigns. The deadline is Friday 12 January 2018: https://www.flac.ie/news/2017/12/05/attention-law-students-fellowship-2018-now-open/

READ: FLAC Volunteer Ben Clarke was interviewed by Cliodhna Russell at TheJournal.ie over the Christmas holidays about his experience volunteering with FLAC He told TheJournal.ie, “Most of us at some point will be faced with an issue in which it is necessary to understand the extent of our rights or obligations, to expect people to navigate those challenges without access to the most basic information is like asking them to do so blindfolded with one arm tied behind their back." Read the full article at: http://www.thejournal.ie/domestic-violence-financial-demands-3743601-Dec2017/

NEED LEGAL HELP? If you're worried about a legal issue or just need some information, give us a call at 01-874 5690 (from mobile) or lo-call 1890 350 250 (landlines). We provide basic legal information for free, Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 5:30 (5 on Fridays). We'd be glad to help! https://www.flac.ie/help/

Great news this morning! The Minister for Justice is abolishing the financial contribution requirement for civil legal aid for people affected by domestic violence. Commenting on the announcement FLAC CEO, Eilis Barry said, "FLAC welcomes Minister Flanagan’s decision. It is really important that this change has come in advance of the enactment of the new Domestic Violence legislation. This decision should allow more people to avail of the new protections afforded in the Domestic Violence Bill 2017.” Read FLAC's statement at; https://www.flac.ie/news/2017/12/28/flac-welcomes-the-decision-of-the-minister-for-jus/

NEED LEGAL HELP? If you're worried about a legal issue or just need some information, give us a call at 01-874 5690 (from mobile) or lo-call 1890 350 250 (landlines). We provide basic legal information for free, Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 5:30 (5 on Fridays). We'd be glad to help! https://www.flac.ie/help/

In today's Irish Examiner, FLAC's Senior Policy Analyst Paul Joyce comment's on the latest mortgage arrears figures. "The reduction in mortgage arrears is “painfully slow”, almost 10 years after the financial crash, the Free Legal Advice Centres (Flac) has warned. The group’s policy head, Paul Joyce, was commenting on the latest Central Bank figures which showed a small fall of 1,217 to almost 72,490 in borrowers who face some sort of arrears in paying their mortgages at the end of September from the previous quarter." Read the full article at https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/fears-at-painfully-slow-pace-of-falling-mortgage-arrears-464530.html

Applications are now being accepted for FLAC - the Free Legal Advice Centres 2018 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship in Public Interest Law! Run in conjunction with the University of Washington, one lucky law student will spend their summer with a public interest law justice centre at the forefront of human rights and social change in Seattle, Washington gaining hands-on experience of targeted public interest litigation, policy development and campaigns. The deadline is Friday 12 January 2018: https://www.flac.ie/news/2017/12/05/attention-law-students-fellowship-2018-now-open/

27.11.17. Dublin. FLAC 11th Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture event (Lecture given this year by Ms Emily O'Reilly, European Ombudsman). ©Photo by Derek Speirs(additional caption information available from FLAC)