Concern over law causing separated parents to lose widow’s pension
People Before Profit’s Ruth Coppinger uses her own story to highlight legislative issue
Flac Free Legal Advice Centres
Kneecap would not face prosecution under new Irish anti-terrorism laws, Minister insists
Band member Mo Chara has been prosecuted for allegedly displaying Hizbullah flag at London concert
Dr Lydia Foy: ‘I never got an apology actually. It would be nice to get one’
The trans activist who fought the State for years for the right to change her gender on her birth cert would prefer to ‘talk about me as a person rather than all the baloney with the courts’
Department of Education ordered to pay €5,000 to blind student denied access to summer tuition
Cormac Flynn’s barrister said Minister for Education decided to close schools during Covid-19 pandemic ‘without ensuring that the educational needs of the complainant were provided for’
Roma women are facing discrimination from retailers, Flac says in 2023 annual report
Traditional attire worn by Roma women is associated with prejudice in retail settings, says legal advice support group
Failed referendums can be the starting point for real reform
Overwhelming No-No vote in the referendums does not mean social change has stalled
Referendum profiles: The No campaign’s key players and moments
Spoils of victory have been picked up by those individuals and groups who urged the public to mark X in their No columns
Referendums: ‘If others are as confused as I am, the voter turnout might be quite low’
Many readers wish to see the goals of the referendums accomplished but express concern over ‘vague’ and ‘woolly’ language
Roderic O’Gorman admits there may be need for future constitutional change for those with disabilities
The Minister said that the proposed amendment was focused on carers, not people with disabilities
Sinn Féin promises to re-run referendums on care and family if they fail, should it be returned to government
Minister for Equality says proposal places obligation on State to strive to support care
Legal body criticises ‘sexist’ amendment on carers
Free Legal Advice Centres backs family amendment but does not support care amendment in March 8th referendums
Supreme Court rules law refusing widower’s pension to unmarried father of three unconstitutional
Legislation expected to provide for prospective payments for other bereaved unmarried parents
Supreme Court to hear constitutional challenge by widower and children over exclusion from pension scheme
John O’Meara is taking the case against the Minister for Social Protection over the non-availability of the pension to bereaved partners and their families where the parents were unmarried.
Head-to-head: Should ‘women in the home’ referendum be delayed? Ivana Bacik and Eilis Barry share their views
The long-awaited gender equality referendum is unlikely to go ahead this year. Two experts debate the issue
Free Legal Advice Centres chief warns it cannot meet ‘huge’ demand for legal services
Former chief justice says NGOs may be part of the solution to legal aid gaps but adequate funding necessary
Free legal advice service warns it cannot deal with a torrent of eviction queries
FLAC’s chief executive said Leo Varadkar’s advice to contact the service could prompt ‘false hope’
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