Universities

Professor Niamh Moloney, an expert in financial markets law, has been appointed to the board of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland. The new competitive research and innovation funding agency amalgamates and builds on the activities and functions of the Irish Research Council (IRC) and S

Law student Olivia Feron is attending the One Young World 2024 Summit in Montreal, Canada this September as a returning One Young World Global Ambassador. Ms Feron, a third year student at Queen's University Belfast School of Law and co-chair of the Women in Law Society, is heading to Montreal after

A team of trainee solicitors have successfully climbed Kilimanjaro in a bid to raise funds for Ballymun Community Law Centre.

A postgraduate student at Queen's University Belfast School of Law has participated in the prestigious 12th Law Schools Global League (LSGL) Summer School in Colombia.

Dr Síofra O'Leary, who recently completed her term as president of the European Court of Human Rights, has been awarded the honorary degree of LLD by the University of Edinburgh. Dr O’Leary’s laureation address was given by Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne, who also co-sponsored her n

An Ulster University postgraduate student from Roscommon has been awarded the prestigious A&O Shearman award for the best overall performance in the field of librarianship and information management.

University of Galway School of Law has welcomed two new academic staff members.

The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Ireland has elected a new national board for 2024/25 following its 26th National Council meeting in Galway.

A new book examines the reality of police custody in Ireland for minorities, children, those using an interpreter and those with intellectual disabilities and includes recommendations for reform. Police Custody in Ireland, edited by Professor Yvonne Daly of Dublin City University's School of Law and

University of Galway’s School of Law was named Law School of the Year at the Dye and Durham Irish Law Awards 2024 – the second time it has won the prestigious accolade.

Maynooth University student Marwa Zamir has been named Law Student of the Year at the recent 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards.

The director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at Queen's University Belfast has been recognised in the King's birthday honours list. Professor Barbara Jemphrey has been named Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to education.

Dozens of past presidents of Queen's University Belfast Law Society reunited at a special event last week.

Benedict Taaffe has named by Matheson as the winner of the 2024 Tim Scanlon Corporate Law Bursary. Now in its third year, the annual bursary honours the memory of late Matheson partner Tim Scanlon.

Limerick student Brian Daly has been awarded the Holmes O'Malley Sexton UL Law Scholarship for the second time. Mr Daly, a high-achieving Law and Accounting student at the University of Limerick, received the same scholarship in 2021 during his first year. His continued commitment to his studies has