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The School of Law and Criminology welcomes Dr Leanne O'Leary
Dr Leanne O'Leary joins Maynooth University as an Assistant Professor in Law.
Date: Thursday, 13 February 2025
Professor Delia Ferri and Dr Ann Leahy publish a book on ‘Dismantling Barriers and Advancing the Right of Persons with Disabilities to Participate in Cultural Life’
As part 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 Dr. Ann Leahy publish a book that brings together the main findings of Work Package 1.
Date: Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Prof Michael Doherty contributes to a new UNI Europa report on the state of play in the transposition of the EU’s Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages
The report includes four chapters, each authored by a regional expert, with updates on the ongoing discussions and actions to promote collective bargaining from their respective regions. Prof Doherty’s contribution considers nations with single-employer bargaining and moderate levels of coverage, including Croatia, Ireland, Czechia, Cyprus and Malta.
Date: Monday, 10 February 2025
School of Law and Criminology Research Newsletter – February 2025
The School of Law and Criminology is proud to showcase some incredible research that our colleagues have been working on over the first semester of the 24/25 Academic Year.
Date: Friday, 07 February 2025
Seminar Series date for your diary
You are invited to the upcoming Seminar in the Department of Economics on Friday 14th of February at 3pm.
Date: Friday, 07 February 2025
MU and Regional Assemblies launch National Census Atlas dashboard
Ireland’s three Regional Assemblies, in collaboration with MU's All-Island Research Observatory (AIRO), have launched the National Census Atlas, a ground-breaking tool that provides an unprecedented view of over 200 social, economic, and environmental indicators at the neighbourhood level across Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 06 February 2025
IRC-funded New Foundations research report 'Putting Critical Learning at the Heart of Ethical Global Development Communications'
Congratulations to Dr Eilish Dillon on the recent publication of her IRC-funded New Foundations research report 'Putting Critical Learning at the Heart of Ethical Global Development Communications'.
Date: Thursday, 06 February 2025
Tobias Lock publishes in ECHR Law Review – Implications of the Revised Draft EU Accession Agreement for the ECHR
Tobias Lock, Professor of Law in the School of Law and Criminology recently published an article in the ECHR Law Review entitled “Implications of the Revised Draft EU Accession Agreement for the ECHR”.
Date: Thursday, 06 February 2025
Dr Orla Kelleher publishes in Review of European Comparative and International Environmental Law (RECIEL)
On 20 January, Dr, Orla Kelleher assistant professor in the School of Law and Criminology with Clodagh Daly from CLM Centre for Environmental Justice published an article in RECIEL entitled, Litigating the Fit for 55 Package: Statutory and rights-based challenges to national energy and climate plans as a means of implementing and/or enhancing the ambition of the EU's Fit for 55 Package
Date: Wednesday, 05 February 2025
JustHousing: A New Research Project Exploring Climate Justice and Housing Inequality
JustHousing, is set to investigate the social justice implications of Ireland’s housing retrofitting policies.
Date: Tuesday, 04 February 2025