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Prof Michael Doherty has been appointed by the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment (DETE) as Chairperson of the new Employment Law Review Group (ELRG)
The ELRG’s function will be to monitor, review, and advise on all aspects of employment and redundancy law, with a specific focus on promoting good workplace relations in the State, simplifying the operation of employment and redundancy law in the State, and ensuring that the State’s suite of employment rights and redundancy legislation remains relevant and fit for purpose and is updated to reflect international developments.
Date: Monday, 13 January 2025
Opening meeting of new research EU Erasmus + SEED project for Capacity Building in Higher Education for Sustainable Community-based Enterprise Development led by Maynooth University
Maynooth University at the opening meeting of new research EU Erasmus + project for Capacity Building in Higher Education for Sustainable Community-based Enterprise Development with partners in Malawi, Zambia, Italy & Belgium
Date: Friday, 10 January 2025
Dr Brian Flanagan appears on RTE news to discuss the Ryanair case
Speaking on RTE news Dr Brian Flanagan said, "I think if it is successful you will have a lot of people in the industry being quite satisfied and you might also have potential passengers being satisfied that there is this avenue of recourse."
Date: Friday, 10 January 2025
Seth Barrett Tillman’s forthcoming article in the Irish Law Times discussed in Irish Legal News
Seth Barrett Tillman’s forthcoming article in the Irish Law Times was discussed in the legal practitioners’ blog and news portal: Irish Legal News. Tillman co-authored the article with a former Maynooth University law student: Daniel Epstein-O’Dowd.
Date: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
CORD Partnership launches Agenda for 2025-26 and Implementation Group
In January 2025, the Criminal justice Open Research Dialogue (CORD) Partnership published An Agenda for the CORD Partnership, 2025-2026. The 2025-26 Agenda was co-created with dozens of partners in 2024 to progress the CORD Partnership’s goals over the coming years.
Date: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
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