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CORD Partnership publishes article and working paper on embedding open research in Irish criminal justice
In December 2024, the Criminal justice Open Research Dialogue (CORD) Partnership published two documents outlining the work undertaken by the group to embed a culture of open research in criminal justice in Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 02 January 2025
Merry Christmas from the School of Law and Criminology
The staff at the School of Law and Criminology would like to wish all of our students and friends of the School a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The very best of luck to all of those preparing for exams in January.
Date: Friday, 20 December 2024
Merry Christmas from the School of Law and Criminology
The staff at the School of Law and Criminology would like to wish all of our students and friends of the School a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Date: Thursday, 19 December 2024
EU-wide discussion of employment dismissal laws
For its Early Career Seminars on Comparative Labour Law (ECOLL), the Labour Law Community (LLC) invited David Mangan to speak about dismissal from employment in common law countries.
Date: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
The School of Law and Criminology Welcomes Ms. Hilkka Becker as Adjunct Professor in Law
Ms. Becker currently serves as Chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, a quasi-judicial body with a pivotal role in the Irish international protection system. Her extensive legal background and contributions to the field of migration and asylum law make her a highly esteemed addition to the School.
Date: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Professor McMahon invited to speak on panel at Royal Irish Academy’s Life and Health Sciences Committee event on the ‘Future Forum of Bioethics in Ireland’
This event brought together a range of stakeholders to consider the current bioethical issues we face nationally/internationally, whether Ireland would benefit from having a national bioethics body and what would this body look like?
Date: Monday, 16 December 2024
Dr Cormac Behan and Dr Matt Maycock publish a paper in the British Journal of Criminology.
The article considered the extent to which prisoner-led organisations have adapted to their unique set of circumstances by examining some historical and contemporary examples of labour organising in prison.
Date: Friday, 13 December 2024
University of Galway hosts talk by Maynooth PhD scholar Bana Abu Zuluf
The talk examined the evolving borders and frontiers of Israel as a settler colonial state and their impact on Palestinian Bedouin communities. Focusing on Um al Hiran, Susiya, and Khan al Ahmar, the presentation investigates how shifting borders—including settlements, zoning plans, and military zones—annihilate land and deny Palestinian existence.
Date: Thursday, 12 December 2024
Annual Irish Association of Law Teachers Conference hosted by School of Law and Criminology.
On 15th and 16th November, the School of Law and Criminology hosted the annual Irish Association of Law Teachers Conference, coordinated by its President for 2023/2024, Dr. Mary Dobbs.
Date: Wednesday, 11 December 2024
School of Law and Criminology 2024 Christmas Bake Off takes place
This beloved annual event, which originated from the PhD community, has flourished over the years, raising over €1,000 annually for the past number of years for the Children’s Health Ireland Foundation.
Date: Wednesday, 11 December 2024