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Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology was ranked first among departments/faculties/schools of law on the Island of Ireland by “new” download count (over the last year), with over 18,900 new downloads (and, ranked #48 of 500 internationally ranked law schools) on the Social Science Research Network's November 1, 2024 rankings,
Second ranked, University College Dublin, also has over 15,400 new downloads (and, ranked #56 of 500 internationally ranked law schools). And, third ranked, Queen’s University Belfast (NI) has over 11,400 new downloads (and, ranked #82 of 500 internationally ranked law schools).
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