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An Coimisiún Toghcháin has called for a major push to increase voter registration for the new 6-seat Seanad Higher Education constituency after finding that just 71,850 people are currently registered to vote from a potential eligible electorate estimated at between 800,000 and one mi

Professor Kathryn McNeilly of QUB School of Law has been elected as a fellow to the Academy of Social Sciences Professor McNeilly’s research intersects the areas of public international law, international human rights law and international legal theory, with recent research leading development

University College Cork is welcoming six new academic colleagues to the School of Law this semester.

On its return from summer recess, the Committee for Justice of the Northern Ireland Assembly will continue its scrutiny of the Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc.) Bill. This is the first substantive sentencing-focused bill since the devolution of justice powers in 2010. There is much to welcome

UCD graduate Michael O’Flaherty, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, has been honoured with an honorary Doctorate of Laws from University College Dublin in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights. Mr O’Flaherty has d

The Dublin University Law Journal (DULJ) has published a special issue marking the Law Reform Commission's 50th anniversary.

UCD has announced that it will host a milestone reunion celebration for BCL graduates of years ending in 6 on Friday 20 November. UCD will welcome back graduates to celebrate the BCL classes of 1986, 1996, 2006, the BBLS classes of 1996, 2006 and their affiliated alumni.

Research from Queen’s University Belfast is shining a light on the role of AI and bots in the music industry, warning that consumers and musicians are being shortchanged because of technology that’s out of control. Dr Katherine Pittalis used her PhD to examine the fast-changing technolog

Whether you simply love all animals or have a more analytical curiosity about legal protections for animal welfare – Dr Maureen O'Sullivan has the course for you! Ireland’s first animal law module is proving a hit at the University of Galway, with student numbers more than doubling. Dr

Professor Oonagh Breen of UCD Sutherland School of Law has been appointed to the Royal Irish Academy’s Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy Committee for the 2026 to 2030 term.

Trinity Women in Law is seeking mentors to join its 2026 mentorship programme.

Dr Diarmuid Griffin, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Galway School of Law, has been appointed to the Royal Irish Academy’s Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy Committee. Committee members are selected based on their discipline expertise and public

A&O Shearman and Ulster University are marking 10 years of a scholarship initiative that has helped to deliver more than £1 million in free legal advice to people facing social and financial barriers. The A&O Shearman Access to Justice Scholarship, funded by the A&O Shearman Founda

Professor Cherie Armour; Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan and Dr Katie McGaughey More than 80 per cent of crime victims in Northern Ireland are not confident they will receive justice, Queen’s University researchers say.

The Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, University of Galway, was honoured to welcome Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin for a public lecture entitled “US Sanctions against the International Criminal Court: an attack on human rights and accountability for Palestine&rdq