Universities

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been appointed as an adjunct full professor in UCD Sutherland School of Law with effect from September 2023. Ms Gallagher is a prominent human rights lawyer from Ireland who practises as a barrister with Doughty Street Chambers in London. She is a specialist in human rig

University of Limerick students Benjamin Blackman, Hailey McLeod, Japnit Bhata, Harry Gribben and Kathleen Coll have won the Kate Fleming Memorial Mediation Competition. The competition, hosted by UL Law School, involves law and medical students working together in multi-disciplinary teams to settle

Matheson has partnered with University College Dublin (UCD) to launch a new Matheson Diversity in Law Newman Fellowship which aims to promote greater diversity within the legal profession. The fellowship will contribute to building research-based evidence in the field of access to legal education fo

Trainee solicitors Steven Scanlan, Andrea Whelton, Niamh Ferry and Sarah Courtney have emerged as winners of the 2023 Michael Peart Challenge Cup. Mr Scanlan, of RDJ, and Ms Whelton, Ms Ferry and Ms Courtney, all of Arthur Cox, represented the Law Society of Ireland at the competition in Belfast.

Trainee solicitors Mariah Donnelly and Doreen McCarthy have triumphed in the Brown Mosten International Client Consultation Competition. Ms Donnelly, of Michael Kelleher Solicitors, and Ms McCarthy, of A&L Goodbody, represented the Law Society at the competition in Maastricht University in the N

Law student Jack Canning has been named as winner of the inaugural Matheson Scholarship in Law Plus, awarded by Matheson in association with the University of Limerick (UL). Delivered as part of UL's 50ForFifty initiative — a celebration of UL's first 50 years — the annual scholarsh

Dr Evelyn Collins CBE, former chief executive of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, has been appointed as an honorary professor in Queen's University Belfast School of Law. Her expertise in equality law in Northern Ireland and across Europe aligns with the School's focus on human rights,

Tributes have been paid to Dr Albert Keating, a leading expert in Irish probate law, who has passed away at the age of 71 following a short illness. Dr Keating was born and raised in Cork City, educated at UCC and King’s Inns and was called to the Bar at the age of 21. Having practised for a f

Arthur Cox has announced the renewal of its legal scholarship programme in conjunction with University College Cork. The aim of the Arthur Cox UCC Law Scholarships is to support law students at University College Cork who face economic and societal barriers to participating fully in their studies. T

A two-day workshop on anti-LGTBQ hate crime is to take place at University College Dublin later this month as legislators consider plans for new hate crime legislation. The event, part of a project called 'Enabling Civil Society and Academia Collaboration in the Area of Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crime', will

Matheson, in association with Trinity College Dublin (TCD), has announced second year TCD law student, Brendan Giurgila, as the winner of the 2022 Cara Scholarship. Delivered as part of Matheson’s impactful business programme, and named in honour of late partner Cara O'Hagan, the annual schola

Financial services law expert Professor Alexandros Seretakis has been elected to the Fellowship of Trinity College Dublin. Provost Dr Linda Doyle yesterday announced the election of new Fellows and Scholars to the university, including two honorary Fellows, seven professorial Fellows, 37 new Fellows

Dr Mariana Velasco-Rivera of Maynooth School of Law and Criminology has been elected to the Council of the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S). ICON-S is the world's largest and leading learned society for all areas of public law, and membership on the Council is a position of high distinct

Research into the memory recall of heavy drinkers who witness harrowing incidents has revealed insights for police investigative approaches to complex and emotionally charged cases. The study from Glasgow Caledonian University, the University of Glasgow and Abertay University found that carrying out

Ireland and other EU countries must overhaul their approach to making technology law to achieve cybersecurity while safeguarding the fundamental rights to privacy and data protection, according to the author of a new book. Trinity College Dublin this week hosted a launch event for Cybersecurity, Pri