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Maynooth University Business and Law graduate is new Mayor of Kildare
The new Cathaoirleach of Kildare County Council is Cllr. Naoise Ó Cearúil, a graduate of the BBL (Bachelor of Business and Law) (2011) at Maynooth. Naoise graduated in 2011, having served as former President of the student Law Society and President of MU Cuallacht na Gaeilge. He also holds a Diploma in Irish from NUI Maynooth. A native of Maynooth, Naoise has been a councillor for Maynooth Municipal District in Kildare County Council since 2014. His term of office as mayor began June 25 and lasts for a year. We congratulate Naoise and wish him every success in his new role.
Date: Friday, 23 July 2021
Year 3 LLB student at Maynooth University wins Family Law Prize
This year’s winner of the Walls and Toomey Solicitors Family Law Prize is Ms Jana Khalil, a Maynooth University student who has just completed year 3 of the LLB Bachelor of Laws. Now in its sixth year, the prize is awarded to the student with the highest annual mark in the Family Law module offered by the Department of Law at Maynooth University.
Date: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
Call for presenters: Online conference on the UNWCC 19 November 2021
Maynooth University Law Department and the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy in SOAS are holding a joint online joint conference on the United Nations War Crimes Commission (UNWCC), which will take place on 19 November 2021. The conference organisers invite presentations from scholars in all disciplines, including but not limited to: law, history, international relations and political science
Date: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
MU students crowned champions of Irish Times Debate competition 2021
Maynooth University congratulates BCL students, Rí Anumudu and Chikemka Abuchi-Ogbonda for their success in the 61st Irish Times Debate team competition.
Date: Monday, 19 July 2021
Dr Ciara Bracken-Roche presenting her work on Drone Technologies at the International Political Science Association's Annual Conference
On 15 July Dr. Ciara Bracken-Roche will be presenting her work on drone technologies at the International Political Science Association's Annual Conference. The panel is entitled ‘Governing Technologies in the 21st Century, Competing Actors, Discourses and Practices’, and includes a set of papers which explore multiple and interlinked governance challenges in booming technological sectors.
Date: Thursday, 15 July 2021
Dr. Ian Marder gives evidence to parliamentary inquiry in the UK, co-delivers Department of Justice/RJS4C stakeholder consultation in Ireland
The goals of the APPG on Restorative Justice are threefold: to examine the use of restorative justice principles within the UK justice system and beyond; to raise the profile of restorative justice principles within Parliament; and to provide opportunities for policy discussion and consultation.
Date: Tuesday, 13 July 2021
Article by Dr Cian Ó Concubhair discusses the new Garda Powers Bill
Dr Cian Ó Concubhair has written an article for TheJournal.ie entitled ‘New Garda Powers Bill fails to protect the rights of journalists.
Date: Monday, 12 July 2021
David Mangan publishes discussion of Uber decisions in France, the UK, and Canada
Dr. David Mangan has published “Delivering on the Binary Divide” in the European Labour Law Journal. The article considers the decisions of the French, British, and Canadian courts regarding Uber’s business model as it relates to employment.
Date: Friday, 09 July 2021
UK and Ireland Patent Scholars’ Network Inaugural Virtual PhD Research Symposium 24th June 2021
The UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network, recently hosted a Virtual PhD Research Symposium organised by Network co-founders: Dr Naomi Hawkins (Exeter University), Dr Aisling McMahon (Maynooth University) and Dr Karen Walsh (Exeter University).
Date: Thursday, 08 July 2021
PhD Candidate Anil Ozturk has written a chapter for the book “Sustainability in the Maritime Domain: Towards Ocean Governance and Beyond”
In the chapter, Ozturk presents an analysis of lessons learned from robotics and AI in a liability context.
Date: Wednesday, 07 July 2021