Community Law & Mediation is celebrating its 50^th anniversary!  

Established by FLAC in 1975 as the Coolock Community Law Centre, it was modelled on the American neighbourhood law centre and its purpose initially was to serve as a blueprint for how a community model of civil legal aid could be rolled out.   

Over the past five decades, CLM has evolved from a neighbourhood law centre to a national service with physical locations in Coolock and Limerick and new areas of work in mediation, environmental justice and children’s law.  

Check out this video highlighting CLM’s 50-year journey, impact, and key milestones and our strategic vision for the future. 

We kicked off our 50^th anniversary celebrations on 26^th February with an event at City Hall. The event featured an expert panel of speakers including Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Social justice and human rights campaigner; Michael O’Flaherty, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; and climate justice lawyer Tessa Khan; and Rose Wall, outgoing CEO of Community Law & Mediation.

The timely and inspiring discussion on confronting the human rights challenges of today and harnessing the desire for fairness and justice within our communities was moderated by author and journalist Dearbhail McDonald.