Founded by final year law students and editors in chief, Regina Chow and Darragh McDonald, the Review is the first student-led review at the university since 2021. 

A subcommittee of the DCU Law Society the Review’s inaugural volume is sponsored by McCann FitzGerald. Ms Chow was formerly 14th session chairperson of the DCU Law Society and worked with current 15th session chairperson Abigail Kelly to bring the Review about. 

The Editorial Board consists of 22 students from a diverse variety of backgrounds, from undergraduate students to LLM and PhD candidates: Karoline Rippich, Ronan Kyle, Damilare Adeoye, Batool Aly, Leandra Toska, Boluwaito Samusi, Zara Stafford, Lorcan Devine, Mia Pesic, Dan Dunne, Jenna Al-Jayusi, Molly O’Brien, Shari Irfan, Amber Cannon, Lillian Rowley Quinn, and Cerys Byrne. 

There is a further, four member, executive board of Abigale Keating, Lucy Goodman, Ben Petherbridge, and Abigail Kelly who work alongside the editors in chief. 

Ms Chow, co-editor-in-chief said: “We are really grateful to have an amazing team for our first year as a law review. The entire board is incredibly empowered and motivated to work together to create a spectacular inaugural volume. A lot of hard work over the summer has been put in to bring about this project and I am so looking forward to seeing how it grows.”

Ms Kelly added: “The launch of our first ever legal publication is a huge milestone for DCU Law Society. With the hard work and dedication of this group, the DCU Law Review will undoubtedly be a huge success. We hope this publication will inspire meaningful discussion and academic curiosity, as it marks the beginning of a new tradition within the society.” 

The Volume I topic is ‘Law, Society and the Disjuncture Between’. Submissions are open to every law student, academic, and professional in Ireland and around the world.  The deadline for submissions is 31 of January 2027. 

Mr McDonald said: “We selected such a broad topic to allow students the freedom to write about any subject they desire. Simply put, the author must look at the gap between our society and the law that governs us. We look forward to reading submissions that reflect the author’s enthusiasm and general interest.”