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Taighde Éireann New Foundations Awards
Taighde Eireann - Research Ireland (formerly IRC and SFI) has just announced the New Foundations 2024 Awards. Maynooth University has received seven awards this year, of which five are for awardees based in the School of Law & Criminology.
Date: Thursday, 08 May 2025
Professor Delia Ferri and Eva Krolla publish edited volume ‘Actors and Roles in EU Disability Law’
Under the remit of the European Research Council (ERC) funded project ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through European Union Law: Exploring New Paths – DANCING’, Professor Delia Ferri and Eva Krolla publish edited volume ‘Actors and Roles in EU Disability Law’ in the Modern Studies in European Law series by Hart Publishing.
Date: Friday, 09 May 2025
MU researchers awarded Research Ireland funding to address societal challenges
Seven MU researchers working on projects ranging from the challenges of mental and physical health, human rights and citizenship. education and media have received awards under Research Ireland's ‘New Foundations’ programme.
Date: Thursday, 08 May 2025
Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne appears on Nuacht TG4 and Nuacht RTÉ to discuss the International Court of Justice's proceedings concerning Gaza
On Wednesday 30 April, the School of Law and Criminology's Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne appeared on Nuacht TG4 and Nuacht RTÉ.
Date: Wednesday, 07 May 2025
Dr. Donal Coffey gave an invited talk at the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies as part of the International Symposium on Law in Early Modern European Colonies.
Dr. Coffey spoke on the topic of Legacies and Continuities of Early Modern Colonial Law looking at comparisons between different empires, which will be part of a forthcoming Oxford University Handbook.
Date: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
Dr. Ian Marder publishes article on victimological education
Published in the open access journal Criminological Encounters, the article forms part of a special issue on the global criminology of war.
Date: Friday, 02 May 2025
Maria Cleary, David Doyle and Joe Garrihy publishes in European Journal of Criminology – ‘You no have to treat me with your hate’: The needs and experiences of female foreign national prisoners in an Irish prison
Maria Cleary, PhD Candidate, Dr David Doyle, Senior Lecturer and Dr Joe Garrihy, Associate Professor all in the Maynooth University, School of Law and Criminology, have recently published an article in European Journal of Criminology, entitled, “‘You no have to treat me with your hate’: The needs and experiences of female foreign national prisoners in an Irish prison”
Date: Thursday, 01 May 2025
The School of Law and Criminology is delighted to announce the Tracey Solicitors LLP Scholarship at Maynooth University
The Tracey Solicitors LLP Scholarship in Law and Criminology will commence from October 2025 and provide important funding and career development and mentorship to a final year student to help them complete their studies in law and progress towards a career in the legal profession.
Date: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Dr Sinéad Ring was an invited contributor to Liveline
Dr Sinéad Ring was an invited contributor to Liveline on the 23rd April. The entire programme was dedicated to remembering Mr Michael O’Brien who passed away this week.
Date: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Dr Conor Crummey publishes book - The Principle of Legality: A Moral Theory
Through the lens of a non-positivist theory of general jurisprudence, The Principle of Legality demonstrates that judges, when invoking the principle of legality, are engaging in a complex process of moral reasoning. This innovative approach provides clear, satisfying answers to some of the most pressing and controversial questions in contemporary public law scholarship.
Date: Tuesday, 29 April 2025