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Increased funding for free legal aid should be election issue, says Flac

Free legal advice group says system is stretched to capacity and needs urgent reform

New legislation to make it easier for teenagers to change gender

Review finds current requirements ‘too onerous’ for children aged 16 and 17

Flac warns about danger of vulture funds

New rules could guard against homelessness and poverty, says human rights body

Special rapporteur critical of ‘impoverished’ family law system

Geoffrey Shannon compares regime to ‘Rolls Royce’ system for commercial law

Restricted access to legal system unacceptable, Higgins says

‘Prohibitive cost’ of legal action biggest barrier to wider access, President says

Laws on hate crimes in cyber space should be a top priority – Rotenberg

US activist says Government must act to safeguard fundamental rights in digital space

Family lawyers support removing divorce from Constitution

Government wants to reduce four-year wait for divorce to two years in referendum

The Irish Times view on free legal aid: a vital public service

State should ensure that legal aid is available for families facing repossession of their family homes

Refusal of emergency accommodation for man with cancer among cases handled by Flac

Free legal aid centre says significant unmet need in relation to housing and homelessness

Call for ‘legal pathway’ to allow under-16s self-declare gender identity

Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) says courts should be required to take interests of child into account

Removal of legal fee in domestic violence cases welcomed

Fee of €150 ‘a significant challenge’ for people on low incomes and migrants, says FLAC

Budget 2018: Extra 800 gardaí will bring force strength to 14,000

Donohue says extra funds to develop ‘modern police force’ and drive Garda reform

Fears that social welfare policy making young adults homeless

Jobseeker’s Allowance for under-26s much lower than standard payment of €193 a week

Landlord ordered to pay more than €42,000 to three tenants

Commission finds three applicants in discrimination case were ‘model’ tenants

Flanagan ‘supports’ abolition of legal fee for domestic violence victims

Decision on whether to end contribution due by end of year, says Minister for Justice

Domestic violence survivors ‘should not pay for legal aid’

Free Legal Advice Centres says charge for service causing financial barrier for people

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