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Colleagues co-author an article entitled, Foreign national prisoners and language barriers in Irish prisons
Dr David Doyle, Dr Joe Garrihy and Maria Cleary at the School of Law and Criminology have recently published an article in the Current Issues in Criminal Justice Journal, entitled, ‘Foreign national prisoners and language barriers in Irish prisons’.
Date: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
The Future of EU Security and Defence – EU Conflict Analysis Course Workshop
As part of the Edward M Kennedy Institute’s EU Conflict Analysis course, held at Maynooth University from 9–13 June 2025, a public seminar titled “The Future for EU Common Security and Defence Policy” took place on 11 June. The event brought together academic and policy experts to explore how the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) is evolving in response to today’s geopolitical challenges.
Date: Monday, 16 June 2025
Are we prepared for future emergency evacuations? Prof Mark Maguire writes for RTE's Brainstorm
Analysis: Societal and demographic changes will have a major effect on how people experience and survive mass casualty and disaster events
Date: Monday, 16 June 2025
Dr Rhiannon Bandiera publishes book – Neoliberalism, State-Corporate Power and Regulatory Failure
Dr Rhiannon Bandiera, Assistant Professor in Criminology in the School of Law and Criminology, recently published a book as part of the ‘Routledge Studies in Crime and Society’ series entitled, Neoliberalism, State-Corporate Power and Regulatory Failure: The Harms of Prescription and Non-Prescription Medicine Regulation in Australia.
Date: Monday, 16 June 2025
Professor Mary Murphy attends launch of IPA Special Edition of Administration
Prof Mary Murphy, Maynooth Sociology, attended the launch of the Special Edition of Administration 73(2) 2025, Changing the Conversation on Climate Action, June 9 at the National University of Ireland
Date: Friday, 13 June 2025
Dr David Cowan recently published an article in the Law Society Gazette Ireland
The publication considers Artificial Intelligence (AI) and it use in the legal profession considering pros and cons throughout. The article is taken from Dr Cowan’s upcoming book Law and Technology (Bloomsbury Professional Ireland, 2025).
Date: Friday, 13 June 2025
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Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025
CEJ Report: Constitutionalising Environmental Rights - Practical Insights into the Irish Context
Dr Orla Kelleher and Dr Mary Dobbs of the School of Law and Criminology have published a MUSSI supported report, examining if, and how, Ireland should constitutionalise environmental rights.
Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025
MU Futures Institute launched at Digital Summit
Minister of State for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment has today launched the Futures Institute on Data and Digital Transformation at Maynooth University.
Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025
MU scientist leads new Atlantic climate project
Dr Gerard McCarthy of Maynooth University’s climate research unit ICARUS and the Department of Geography has been appointed as co-chair of a new initiative which aims to deliver an updated climate assessment of the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation system.
Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025