Directory of National Voluntary Organisations - Citizens Information ...

helps donors to engage in more effective philanthropic activity by getting
funds to the most deserving and effective causes. President Mary McAleese
is the Patron, and the Board is made up of representatives from the public,
private, and community and voluntary sectors. To date, with the support of
donors, the Foundation has made grants of over €4 million to hundreds of
organisations throughout Ireland.
Publications: Quarterly newsletters; Philanthropy Matters and Philanthropy
Matters Advisor Update; annual reports.
Free Legal Advice Centres – FLAC
13 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin 1
Tel: (01) 874 5690 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00am
to 5.00pm on Friday Fax: (01) 874 5320
Email: info@flac.ie Web: www.flac.ie
Independent human rights organisation dedicated to the realisation of equal
access to justice for all. It campaigns through advocacy, strategic litigation
and authoritative analysis for the eradication of social and economic
exclusion. FLAC operates a network of part-time legal advice clinics
throughout the country in conjunction with Citizens Information Centres
and a telephone information and referral service. FLAC makes submissions
to government around the core areas of its work: civil legal aid, access to
justice, public interest law, social welfare law, civil debt and consumer credit.
Publications: Information leaflets on areas of law; research reports; annual
reports; FLAC News quarterly.
Friends of the Earth
9 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 639 4652
Email: info@foe.ie Web: www.foe.ie
Campaigns, informs and lobbies on a wide range of environmental issues.
Promotes sustainable development. Key campaigns are on climate change,
energy transport, air quality and waste management.
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