Voluntary Work in the LGBTQI+ Space | VAS Podcast Series

27 March 2025

In this episode James Rooney BL and Cillian Bracken BL join Gemma McLoughlin-Burke BL and Dearbhla Shirt to speak to about their voluntary work and more specifically their role in running the LGBTQI+ legal clinic with FLAC.

James and Cillian cover legal issues regularly faced by the LGBTQI+ community – including parenthood of children and gender-affirming healthcare and legal documentation – and the other pro bono legal work they participate in.

The Bar of Ireland · Voluntary Work in the LGBTQI+ space | VAS Podcast Series

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