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There has been a lot of talk in the media about examinership over the last week as Ireland’s first female Examiner was appointed by a Circuit Court Judge in Co. Meath. While it has been around now for almost 20 years, it has not been availed of as much as it should. There was a [...]
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Our Managing Partner and Chairperson of the Legal Aid Board, Philip O’Leary pictured with Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan and Chief Executive of the Legal Aid Board, John McDaid. Friday marked the opening of the co-located Portlaoise Law Centre and Mediation Centre. For more information: https://lnkd.in/dRpp7zc.
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18 Jun '19
Team FitzGerald Legal & Advisory were delighted to take part in this year’s GT5K Cork. Philip O’Leary, David Swinburne, Rory Dunne & Daniel O’Leary pictured before and after, featuring Lizzie Lee.
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18 Jun '19
The number of solicitors working at the Legal Aid Board’s 30 offices countrywide stood at 150 in 2018, up 17% on 2013, when there were 128 legal officers. In answer to a Dáil question from Clare Daly TD, Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan gave the figures for solicitors working in Legal Aid Board centres in [...]
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The Nursing Home Support Scheme also known as the Fair Deal scheme provides financial support to people who need long term nursing home care. The Scheme is operated by the HSE whereby a person can apply for financial support to help pay for the costs of care in a Nursing Home through the Fair Deal [...]
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11 Jun '19
Yesterday’s Our Ocean Wealth Summit encapsulated the real danger of global warming and the inescapable relationship between our oceans and our climate‘s deterioration. From Alicia o Sullivan’s heartfelt admonishment of new plastic factories in Ireland and kelp farming in Bantry Bay, to John Kerry’s call to action for everyone not to rely on governments to [...]
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07 Jun '19
We usually hold an annual cake sale in the lobby of 6 Lapps Quay in aid of Down Syndrome Cork. This year we did something different and hosted afternoon tea in our boardroom. We are proud to report it was a great success and raised funds for a worthy cause, Down Syndrome Cork. A warm [...]
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Philip O’Leary, Managing Partner and Head of Commercial Law, Fitzgerald Legal and Advisory takes the Business & Finance 60-second interview. Q. What was your first job? My first job was at age 14 as a bar assistant in Na Piarsaigh Hurling and Football Club Q. What would you regard as your greatest achievement to date? Raising three [...]
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Our Managing Partner Philip O’Leary was delighted to be a guest speaker the FLAC Access to Justice Conference on Friday, 17 May 2019. Below Philip is pictured with Chief Justice Frank Clarke, Attorney General Séamus Woulfe and fellow guest speakers.
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The chairman of the Legal Aid Board says some people are being caught in “a poverty trap” where they cannot get financial assistance to go to court due to issues with eligibility criteria. Philip O’Leary said the regulations were “idiosyncratic and in need of updating”. Unlike criminal legal aid, where a qualifying person’s legal costs [...]
