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| Welcome to the Legal Aid Board website.The Board is responsible for the provision of legal aid and advice on matters of civil law to persons unable to fund such services from their own resources.The Legal Aid Board does not provide legal aid in criminal matters. |
Civil Legal AidThe Board’s services are provided by a variety of means including a network of thirty three full time law centres located throughout the country and a number of other part time law centres. | ||
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Refugee Legal Service | ||
| The Refugee Legal Service (RLS) provides confidential and independent legal services to persons applying for asylum in Ireland. Legal aid and advice is provided also in appropriate cases on immigration and deportation matters. The RLS has three offices in Dublin, Cork and Galway. | |
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Refugee Documentation Centre | ||
| The Refugee Documentation Centre (RDC) is an independent library and research service within the Legal Aid Board.Human Trafficking - Legal Advice and AidThe Legal Aid Board provides legal services on certain matters to persons identified by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) as “potential victims” of human trafficking under the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008. |