Dr Sinéad Ring

Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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Sexual Experience Evidence and the Rape Trial | PI | Irish Research Council (IRC) / New Foundations | This project will be submitted under strand 1a of the New Foundations Scheme | 16-DEC-22 | 15-SEP-23 | 11999 | |
Thematic Analysis of Universities' Procedures on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence involving Students and Staff. | Principal Investigator | Maynooth University / Non Commercial | 01-FEB-22 | 28-FEB-22 | 527 | ||
Comparative Examination of University and HEI Policies and Procedures on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence involving Students and Staff | Principal Investigator | Maynooth University / Non Commercial | 01-JAN-22 | 31-MAR-22 | 1318 | ||
Transitional Justice Processes as Archives of Collective Memory. The Case of Institutional Child Abuse. | Principal Investigator | Royal Irish Academy / RIA / Non Commercial | 01-NOV-21 | 31-MAR-22 | 2500 | ||
Transitional Justice and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. | Principal Investigator | / Non Commercial | 01-JAN-21 | 31-DEC-22 | 1000 | ||
The Prosecution of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Ireland. | Principal Investigator | Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences / IRCHSS / Government State Bodies | 48000 | ||||
Violence against Wo/men on Campus Project. University of Kent | Co-Investigator | / Government State Bodies | 01-JUN-17 | 31-MAY-17 | 50000 | ||
Is Redemption Possible Here? Law and Non-Recent Child Sexual Abuse. | Principal Investigator | / | 01-JAN-17 | 31-DEC-18 | 2500 | ||
Wilful Ignorance? Exploring the Irish State's Failure to Protect Children From Sexual Abuse 1950-1990 | Principal Investigator | / Non Commercial | 01-NOV-16 | 01-JUN-17 | 1767 | ||
Porter PhD. Prosecuting Domestic Violence in England and Wales | PhD supervisor | / Non Commercial | 01-SEP-14 | 30-JUL-18 | 50000 | ||
Law and Society Conference | Principal Investigator | National University of Ireland Galway / Non Commercial | 01-MAY-11 | 01-JUL-11 | 1000 | ||
Research Visit at Harvard Law School | Principal Investigator | / Non Commercial | 01-MAR-10 | 01-AUG-10 | 1500 | ||
PhD Project Year 1. Due Process and Historic Child Sexual Abuse | Principal Investigator | / Non Commercial | 01-OCT-07 | 30-SEP-08 | 24000 |
Books
Year | Publication | |
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2022 | Child Sexual Abuse Reported by Adult Survivors: Legal Responses in England and Wales, Ireland and Australia.
Ring S.;Gleeson K.;Stevenson K. (2022) Child Sexual Abuse Reported by Adult Survivors: Legal Responses in England and Wales, Ireland and Australia. [DOI] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
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2022 | 'Applications to halt the trial of charges of non-recent child sexual abuse. The People (D.P.P.) v. C.Ce [2019] I.E.S.C. 94'
Sinéad Ring (2022) 'Applications to halt the trial of charges of non-recent child sexual abuse. The People (D.P.P.) v. C.Ce [2019] I.E.S.C. 94'. Irish Supreme Court Review, 3 [Details] |
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2023 | 'Historical Gendered Institutional Violence: A Research Agenda for Criminologists'
Lynsey Black and Sinéad Ring (2023) 'Historical Gendered Institutional Violence: A Research Agenda for Criminologists'. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 39 (1):17-37 [DOI] [Details] |
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2021 | 'Confronting the past and changing the future? Public inquiries into institutional child abuse, Ireland and Australia'
Kate Gleeson; Sinéad Ring (2021) 'Confronting the past and changing the future? Public inquiries into institutional child abuse, Ireland and Australia'. Griffith Law Review, 29 (1):109-133 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2020 | 'State Legal Responses to Historical Institutional Abuse: Shame, Sovereignty, and Epistemic Injustice'
Mairead Enright; Sinéad Ring (2020) 'State Legal Responses to Historical Institutional Abuse: Shame, Sovereignty, and Epistemic Injustice'. Eire-Ireland; a journal of Irish studies, 55 (1 & 2):68-100 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2017 | 'Trauma and the construction of suffering in Irish historical child sexual abuse prosecutions'
Sinéad Ring (2017) 'Trauma and the construction of suffering in Irish historical child sexual abuse prosecutions'. International Journal For Crime, Justice And Social Democracy, 6 (3):88-103 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2017 | 'The Victim of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in the Irish Courts 1999–2006'
Sinéad Ring (2017) 'The Victim of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in the Irish Courts 1999–2006'. Social and Legal Studies, 26 (5):562-580 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | '“Sexual Offence Complainants and Credibility: Why Virginity Testing is Pointless. R v L [2015] EWCA Crim 741.”'
Sinéad Ring (2015) '“Sexual Offence Complainants and Credibility: Why Virginity Testing is Pointless. R v L [2015] EWCA Crim 741.”'. Journal of Criminal Law, 79 (6):385-388 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | 'Abortion Law in Ireland: A Model for Change'
Enright, M., Conway, V., De Londras, F. , Fletcher, R., McGuinness, S., Ui Chonnachtaigh, S., McDonnell, N. Murray, C., Ring, S., Donnelly, M. (2015) 'Abortion Law in Ireland: A Model for Change'. Feminists at Law, 5 (1):1-32 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | 'General Scheme of Access to Abortion Bill”'
Enright, M. ; Conway, V.; De Londras, F.; Fletcher, R.; McGuinness, S.; Ui Chonnachtaigh, S.; McDonnell, N.; Murray, C.; Ring, S. and Donnelly, M. (2015) 'General Scheme of Access to Abortion Bill”'. Feminists at Law, 5 (1):18-50 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2014 | 'Analysing 'Fairness in Context' in Historic Child Sexual Abuse Prohibition Applications'
Ring, Sinéad (2014) 'Analysing 'Fairness in Context' in Historic Child Sexual Abuse Prohibition Applications'. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 23 (4):132-141 [full-text] [Details] |
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2012 | 'Due Process and the Admission of Expert Evidence on Recovered Memory in Historic Child Sexual Abuse Cases: Lessons from America'
Ring, Sinéad (2012) 'Due Process and the Admission of Expert Evidence on Recovered Memory in Historic Child Sexual Abuse Cases: Lessons from America'. International Journal of Evidence and Proof, 16 (1):66-92 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | 'Beyond the Reach of Justice? Complainant Delay in Historic Child Sexual Abuse Cases and the Right to a Fair Trial.”'
Ring, Sinéad (2009) 'Beyond the Reach of Justice? Complainant Delay in Historic Child Sexual Abuse Cases and the Right to a Fair Trial.”'. Judicial Studies Institute Journal, 2 :162-203 [full-text] [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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2022 | 'State Legal Responses to Historical Institutional Abuse: Shame, Sovereignty and Epistemic Injustice'
Máiréad Enright and Sinéad Ring (2022) 'State Legal Responses to Historical Institutional Abuse: Shame, Sovereignty and Epistemic Injustice' In: JM Smith, K. O'Donnell and M. O'Rourke (eds). Redress: Ireland and Justice in Transition. Dublin: UCD Press. [Details] |
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2019 | 'State shame, sovereignty, and legal responses to historical institutional abuse'
Ring S.;Enright M. (2019) 'State shame, sovereignty, and legal responses to historical institutional abuse' In: Philosophical Perspectives on Contemporary Ireland. [Details] |
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2018 | '‘Our most precious possession of all.’ The Survivor of Historical Child Sexual Abuse as the Ideal Victim?”'
Sinéad Ring (2018) '‘Our most precious possession of all.’ The Survivor of Historical Child Sexual Abuse as the Ideal Victim?”' In: Marian Duggan (eds). Revisiting the Ideal Victim Concept. Developments in Critical Victimology. Bristol: Bristol University Press. [Details] |
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2018 | 'On ‘delay’ and ‘duration’. Law’s Temporal Orders in Historical Child Sexual Abuse Cases'
Sinéad Ring (2018) 'On ‘delay’ and ‘duration’. Law’s Temporal Orders in Historical Child Sexual Abuse Cases' In: Sian Beynon-Jones and Emily Grabham (eds). Law and Time. London: Routledge. [DOI] [Details] |
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2017 | 'DPP v C. A Feminist Judgment on Consent in Rape Law'
Eilionóir Flynn and Sinéad Ring (2017) 'DPP v C. A Feminist Judgment on Consent in Rape Law' In: Enright, M, McCandless, J and O’Donoghue, A (eds). Northern/Irish Feminist Judgments. Judges' Troubles and the Gendered Politics of Identity. London: Bloomsbury. [Details] |
Other Journals
Year | Publication | |
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2014 | 'The Pernicious Nature of Rape Myths and how they continue to Affect Rape Prosecutions'
Sinéad Ring (2014) 'The Pernicious Nature of Rape Myths and how they continue to Affect Rape Prosecutions' Feminists at Law, 4 (1) . [DOI] [Details] |
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2009 | 'Justice Denied? An Analysis of the Difficulties facing Applicants for Prohibition in Delayed Prosecutions for Child Sexual Abuse'
Sinéad Ring (2009) 'Justice Denied? An Analysis of the Difficulties facing Applicants for Prohibition in Delayed Prosecutions for Child Sexual Abuse' First Law Criminal Law Online, . [Details] |
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2006 | 'Collateral Challenges to a Declaration of Unconstitutionality: A v Governor of Arbour Hill Prison [2006] IESC 45”'
Sinéad Ring (2006) 'Collateral Challenges to a Declaration of Unconstitutionality: A v Governor of Arbour Hill Prison [2006] IESC 45”' Irish Student Law Review (Journal of the Honourable Society of King's Inns), 14 :245-254. [full-text] [Details] |
Published Reports
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Irish Universities Association Guidance for Universities. How to Respond to Alleged Staff or Student or University Related Sexual Misconduct.
Tony McMahon and Sinéad Ring (2020) Irish Universities Association Guidance for Universities. How to Respond to Alleged Staff or Student or University Related Sexual Misconduct. Irish Universities Association, Dublin. [full-text] [Details] |
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2019 | Safe Respectful, Supportive and Positive. Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Irish Higher Education Institutions.
A. Looney, T. Browne, S. Cahill, L. Crowley, D. McLean, A. Power, P. MacNeela, S. Ring, C. Saidléar, (2019) Safe Respectful, Supportive and Positive. Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Irish Higher Education Institutions. Government of Ireland, www.gov.ie. [full-text] [Details] |
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2019 | Prosecuting Sexual Offences.
His Honour P. Rook (Chair); A. Rafferty; I. Bing; A. Rothwell; C. Yates; C. Rose; D. Calvert-Smith, D.; G. Akerman; J. Faure Walker; L. Tapper; L. Orrett; M. Lamb; N. Barnard; N. Lankey; P. Carter; V. Baird; S. Ring; T. Dempster, T.; V. Dow; T. Desai, T. (Rapporteur) (2019) Prosecuting Sexual Offences. JUSTICE, https://justice.org.uk/our-work/criminal-justice-system/prosecuting-sexual-offences/. [full-text] [Details] |
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2006 | Prosecution Appeals and Pre-Trial Hearings (LRC 81-2006).
Sinéad Ring (2006) Prosecution Appeals and Pre-Trial Hearings (LRC 81-2006). Law Reform Commission, Dublin. [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2004 | A Fiscal Prosecutor and a Revenue Court (LRC 2004).
Glen Gibbons and Sinead Ring (2004) A Fiscal Prosecutor and a Revenue Court (LRC 2004). Law Reform Commission, Dublin. [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
Conference Publications
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2009 | Allegations of Sex Offending and the Rights of the Accused
Sinéad Ring (2009) Allegations of Sex Offending and the Rights of the Accused Perspectives on Sex Offending: the Victim and the Offender , pp.35-37 [Details] |
Conference Contributions
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2018 | Event at Mansion House Dublin.
Sinéad Ring (2018) Event at Mansion House Dublin. [Chaired Session], Dublin Honours Magdalenes, Mansion House [Details] |
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2023 | International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Sinéad Ring (2023) International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. [Invited Lecture], Taking Survivors Seriously: What Practitioners can Learn from the Law's Engagement with Adults Reporting Childhood Sexual Abuse, Online international webinar [Details] |
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2021 | Presentation to Irish Prison Service.
Sinéad Ring (2021) Presentation to Irish Prison Service. [Invited Lecture], Current Developments in the law and policy on sexual violence, Smithfield [Details] |
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2021 | Invited keynote for event on the National Consent Framework organised by NUIG Vice President for Equality Diversity and Inclusion Prof Ann Scott.
Sinéad Ring (2021) Invited keynote for event on the National Consent Framework organised by NUIG Vice President for Equality Diversity and Inclusion Prof Ann Scott. [Keynote Address], Reflections on Irish Universities' Implemention of the Consent Framework, NUI Galway [Details] |
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2020 | International Women's Day Spotlight on Gender, Feminist and Sexuality Research at Maynooth University.
Sinéad Ring (2020) International Women's Day Spotlight on Gender, Feminist and Sexuality Research at Maynooth University. [Invited Oral Presentation], Legal Responses to Historical Child Sexual Abuse, Maynooth University [Details] |
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2019 | Stealthing and the Criminal Law.
Sinéad Ring (2019) Stealthing and the Criminal Law. [Public presentations], Public Lecture to Celebrate 20 Anniversary of Brussels School of International Studies, Brussels School of International Studies [Details] |
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2018 | NUI Galway Research Seminar Series.
Máiréad Enright and Sinéad Ring (2018) NUI Galway Research Seminar Series. [Invited Lecture], Exploring the notion of shame in legal and political responses to historical gender based violence.”, NUI Galway [Details] |
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2016 | University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Law Seminar Series.
Sinead Ring (2016) University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Law Seminar Series. [Invited Lecture], State Complicity in Historic Child Sexual Abuse in Ireland, Sydney Australia [Details] |
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2015 | School of Law and Government, Dublin City University,.
Sinead Ring (2015) School of Law and Government, Dublin City University,. [Invited Lecture], Researching Child Sexual Abuse in the Archives”, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland, 11 November, 2015. chives”, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Irelan, Dublin City University [Details] |
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2015 | Melbourne Law School Research Series.
Sinéad Ring (2015) Melbourne Law School Research Series. [Invited Lecture], Is Redemption Possible Here? Developing an Ethics of Memory for Historical Childhood Sexual Abuse in ireland, Melbourne, Australia [Details] |
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2023 | Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Sinéad Ring (2023) Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. [Plenary Lecture], Conference on Redress for Child Abuse, London [Details] |
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2013 | Trauma in Historical Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions.
Sinéad Ring (2013) Trauma in Historical Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions. [Oral Presentation], North South Criminology Conference, University College Cork [Details] |
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2018 | Historical Child Sexual Abuse and Trauma and the Nation's Duty to Remember.
Sinéad Ring (2018) Historical Child Sexual Abuse and Trauma and the Nation's Duty to Remember. [Oral Presentation], The 20th Century as the Children's Century, University of Warwick [Details] |
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2018 | Universities Efforts to end Sexual Violence against Students.
Sinéad Ring (2018) Universities Efforts to end Sexual Violence against Students. [Oral Presentation], Understanding New Rape Cultures, University College Dublin [Details] |
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2015 | Trauma as a Legal Category.
Sinéad Ring (2015) Trauma as a Legal Category. [Keynote Address], Expert Evidence under the Microscope, University of Southampton [Details] |
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2019 | Launch of UCC Bystander Intervention programme.
Sinéad Ring (2019) Launch of UCC Bystander Intervention programme. [Public presentations], Launch of UCC Bystander Intervention Programme, University College Cork [Details] |
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2022 | Lecture to Critical Victimology MA.
Sinéad Ring (2022) Lecture to Critical Victimology MA. [Invited Lecture], Christie's Ideal Victim and The Survivor of Non-Recent Child Sexual Abuse, University of Limerick , 29-NOV-22 - 29-NOV-22 [Details] |
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2020 | University of Birmingham Gender Research Group.
Sinéad Ring (2020) University of Birmingham Gender Research Group. [Invited Lecture], Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in Irish Universities, Virtual [Details] |
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2020 | Panel Discussion - Consent at Maynooth University. Virtual Panel with Students.
Sinéad Ring (2020) Panel Discussion - Consent at Maynooth University. Virtual Panel with Students. [Invited Oral Presentation], Effective Procedures for Reporting and Investigating Reports of Sexual Misconduct against Students, Virtual [Details] |
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2020 | Maynooth University International Women's Day Event. Meet the Silence Breaker Laura Madden.
Sinéad Ring (2020) Maynooth University International Women's Day Event. Meet the Silence Breaker Laura Madden. [Public presentations], Discussant, Maynooth University , 05-MAR-20 [Details] |
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2019 | Irish Association of Law Teachers Conference.
Sinéad Ring (2019) Irish Association of Law Teachers Conference. [Oral Presentation], Child Abuse Inquiries- Law, Justice, Records and the Creation of Public History, Limerick , 22-NOV-19 - 24-NOV-19 [Details] |
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2018 | Irish Conference of Historians. Sex Sexuality and Reproduction. Historical Perspectives.
Sinead Ring (2018) Irish Conference of Historians. Sex Sexuality and Reproduction. Historical Perspectives. [Oral Presentation], Resisting the Harms of ‘Innocence’ through Memories: an alternative histo- ry of child sexual abuse in Ireland, University College Cork , 26-APR-18 - 28-APR-18 [Details] |
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2018 | Dublin City University International Workshop on Law of Evidence and Criminal Procedure.
Sinéad Ring (2018) Dublin City University International Workshop on Law of Evidence and Criminal Procedure. [Oral Presentation], #MeToo and the Rape Shield in Evidence Law, Dublin City University [Details] |
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2018 | Boston College International Conference on Transitional Justice, Truth-telling, and the Legacy of Institutional Abus.
Máiread Enright and Sinéad Ring (2018) Boston College International Conference on Transitional Justice, Truth-telling, and the Legacy of Institutional Abus. [Plenary Lecture], “Shame, Sovereignty and Irish Legal Responses to Historical State Violence”, Boston, USA [Details] |
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2017 | Northumbria University: Archival Accountability Gap- Is Is There a Democratic Deficit in Archives?.
Sinead Ring (2017) Northumbria University: Archival Accountability Gap- Is Is There a Democratic Deficit in Archives?. [Invited Lecture], “Historical Child Sexual Abuse Inquiries and the Nation's Duty to Remember: Reflections from Ireland. Conference: Is there a Democratic Deficit in Archives?, Northumbria University , 24-JAN-17 - 26-JAN-17 [full-text] [Details] |
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2016 | Abortion: the unfinished revolution.
Sinéad Ring and Clíona Saidléar (2016) Abortion: the unfinished revolution. [Oral Presentation], Rape survivors access to abortion, Belfast [Details] |
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2016 | Institute for Advanced Legal Studies Workshop. Valuing Expertise: Legal, Normative and Social Dimensions.
Sinéad Ring and Gethin Rees (2016) Institute for Advanced Legal Studies Workshop. Valuing Expertise: Legal, Normative and Social Dimensions. [Invited Lecture], The Co-Production and Destabilisation of Rape Trauma Syndrome, Institute for Advanced Legal Studies , 20-SEP-16 - 20-SEP-16 [Details] |
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2016 | University of Ulster: Abortion and Reproductive Justice - the Unfinished Revolution II.
Sinéad Ring and Clíona Saidléar (2016) University of Ulster: Abortion and Reproductive Justice - the Unfinished Revolution II. [Oral Presentation], “Access to Abortion and the Needs of Survivors of Sexual Violence in Ireland”, University of Ulster , 02-JUN-16 - 02-JUN-16 [Details] |
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2015 | Institute for Criminal Justice Research, University of Southampton. Expert Evidence under the Microscope.
Sinéad Ring (2015) Institute for Criminal Justice Research, University of Southampton. Expert Evidence under the Microscope. [Invited Lecture], The Juridification of Trauma in Delayed Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions, Institute for Criminal Justice Research, University of Southampton , 22-NOV-14 [Details] |
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2015 | University of Limerick Conference on the EU Victims' Directive.
Sinead Ring (2015) University of Limerick Conference on the EU Victims' Directive. [Oral Presentation], The EU Victims' Directive and Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse, University of Limerick , 11-SEP-17 [Details] |
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2011 | Law and Society Association Conference.
Sinead Ring (2011) Law and Society Association Conference. [Oral Presentation], Expert Evidence on Recovered Memory in Historic Child Sexual Abuse Cases, San Francisco [Details] |
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2010 | Harvard Law School Graduate Workshop.
Sinead Ring (2010) Harvard Law School Graduate Workshop. [Oral Presentation], Repressed Memory Syndrome and the Role of Experts in Historic Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions, Boston , 09-APR-10 [Details] |
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2010 | Irish Association of Law Teachers Conference.
Sinead Ring (2010) Irish Association of Law Teachers Conference. [Oral Presentation], Constitutional Due Process and Reliability Determinations Regarding Expert Testimony on Recovered Memories of Child Sexual Abuse, Limerick [Details] |
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2009 | Sibéal Gender and Women's Studies Network, UCD.
Sinead Ring (2009) Sibéal Gender and Women's Studies Network, UCD. [Oral Presentation], Feminist Constructions of Credibility; Is a Complainant Always a Victim?, UCD [Details] |
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2009 | Society of Legal Scholars Conference.
Sinead Ring (2009) Society of Legal Scholars Conference. [Oral Presentation], When is a Victim a Feminist's Victim?, Keele [Details] |
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2009 | Socio Legal Studies Association.
Sinead Ring (2009) Socio Legal Studies Association. [Oral Presentation], The Incorporation of Victims' Experiences in Historic Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions, Leicester [Details] |
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2008 | North-South Criminology Conference.
Sinead Ring (2008) North-South Criminology Conference. [Oral Presentation], Recalibrating the Scales of Justice, DIT [Details] |
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2008 | Criminal Justice in Crisis, University of Aberdeen.
Sinead Ring (2008) Criminal Justice in Crisis, University of Aberdeen. [Oral Presentation], Balance, Delay and Due Process: How Balancing talk Affects Due Process in Delayed Prosecutions for Child Sexual Abuse, Aberdeen [Details] |
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2006 | European Society of Criminology Annual Conference.
Sinead Ring (2006) European Society of Criminology Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], Justice in Transition: Where to now for judicial sentencing discretion?, Tuebingen [Details] |
Book Review
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2010 | General Principles of Law in the Decisions of International Criminal Courts and Tribunals by Raimondo, Fabian.”.
Ring, Sinéad (2010) General Principles of Law in the Decisions of International Criminal Courts and Tribunals by Raimondo, Fabian.”. Netherlands: Book Review [Details] |
Editorial
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2013 | A Response to the LSE Event “Is Rape Different?”.
Sarah Keenan and Sinéad Ring (2013) A Response to the LSE Event “Is Rape Different?”. Editorial [DOI] [Details] |
Consultancy
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2022 | Extraction of Victims' Digital Data in Sexual Offences Investigations.
Sinéad Ring (2022) Extraction of Victims' Digital Data in Sexual Offences Investigations. Consultancy [Details] |
Policy Contribution
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2019 | Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on the Retention of Records Bill 2019.
Eileen Molloy and Sinéad Ring (2019) Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on the Retention of Records Bill 2019. Policy Contribution [Details] |
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2020 | In-person presentation to Minister for Higher and Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris T.D. Developing Appropriate Policies and Procedures to Respond to Sexual Misconduct in Higher Education Institutions.
Sinéad Ring (2020) In-person presentation to Minister for Higher and Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris T.D. Developing Appropriate Policies and Procedures to Respond to Sexual Misconduct in Higher Education Institutions. Policy Contribution [Details] |
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2019 | Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills on the Retention of Records Bill 2019.
Máiread Enright; Maeve O'Rourke and Sinéad Ring (2019) Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills on the Retention of Records Bill 2019. Policy Contribution [Details] |
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2019 | Legal Opinion. Opinion on the application of the Irish Constitution and EU General Data Protection Regulation to the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 and the Government’s ‘Options for Consideration’ dated 5th November 2019.
C. O' Mahony, F Logue, M O'Rourke, J. Gallen, E. Daly, M. Enright, S. Ring, R. McMahon, L. Cahillane (2019) Legal Opinion. Opinion on the application of the Irish Constitution and EU General Data Protection Regulation to the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 and the Government’s ‘Options for Consideration’ dated 5th November 2019. Policy Contribution [full-text] [Details] |
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2019 | Submission to Department of Justice's Review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017.
Vicky Conway and Sinéad Ring (2019) Submission to Department of Justice's Review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017. Policy Contribution [Details] |
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2016 | Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly of Ireland Regarding a Proposed Model Law on Abortion.
Enright, M. ; Conway, V.; De Londras, F.; Fletcher, R.; McGuinness, S.; Ui Chonnachtaigh, S.; McDonnell, N.; Murray, C.; Ring, S. and Donnelly, M. (2016) Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly of Ireland Regarding a Proposed Model Law on Abortion. Policy Contribution [DOI] [Details] |
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2013 | Proposed Reforms of Legal Aid in the UK. Response to Consultation by Kent Law School.
Helen Carr, Per Laleng, Rosemary Hunter, Sinead Ring, Elaine Sherratt, Richard Warren, Lucy Welsh , Sheona York (2013) Proposed Reforms of Legal Aid in the UK. Response to Consultation by Kent Law School. Kent: Policy Contribution [Details] |
Invited Lectures
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2022 | State Shame, Sovereignty and Legal Responses to Historical Institutional Abuse.
Sinéad Ring (2022) State Shame, Sovereignty and Legal Responses to Historical Institutional Abuse. Invited Lectures [Details] |
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2014 | Universidad de Castilla la Mancha. Feminist Activism and Scholarship in the UK in 2014.
Sinead Ring (2014) Universidad de Castilla la Mancha. Feminist Activism and Scholarship in the UK in 2014. Invited Lectures [Details] |
Invited Seminars
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2022 | Maynooth Sparks event: Legal Responses to historical Child Sexual Absue.
Sinéad Ring (2022) Maynooth Sparks event: Legal Responses to historical Child Sexual Absue. Invited Seminars [Details] |
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2015 | Historical Child Sexual Abuse and an Ethics of Memory.
Sinéad Ring (2015) Historical Child Sexual Abuse and an Ethics of Memory. Invited Seminars [Details] |
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2015 | Interrogating the Irish State's Wilful Ignorance on Child Sexual Abuse in the Past.
Sinead Ring (2015) Interrogating the Irish State's Wilful Ignorance on Child Sexual Abuse in the Past. Dublin: Invited Seminars [Details] |
Magazine Article
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2017 | Switzerland Court determined 'stealthing' is not rape.
Sinéad Ring, De Elizabeth (2017) Switzerland Court determined 'stealthing' is not rape. Magazine Article [Details] |
Magazine Article
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2020 | Dáil Passes controversial bill sealing Mother and Baby Homes records for 30 years.
Sinéad Ring and Lisa Connell (2020) Dáil Passes controversial bill sealing Mother and Baby Homes records for 30 years. Magazine Article [Details] |
Blog
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2015 | The Irish Marriage Referendum.
Sinéad Ring (2015) The Irish Marriage Referendum. Blog [Details] |
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2018 | Disclosure failures erode confidence in criminal justice.
Sinéad Ring (2018) Disclosure failures erode confidence in criminal justice. Blog [Details] |
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2018 | Disclosure failures erode confidence in criminal justice.
Sinéad Ring (2018) Disclosure failures erode confidence in criminal justice. Blog [Details] |
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2015 | Idealism, Nationalism and the Betrayal of Irish Children.
Sinead Ring (2015) Idealism, Nationalism and the Betrayal of Irish Children. Blog [full-text] [Details] |
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2013 | Proposed Reforms of Legal Aid in the UK.
Sinead Ring (2013) Proposed Reforms of Legal Aid in the UK. Blog [Details] |
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2010 | New Garda Sex Offences Unit to be Established.
Sinéad Ring (2010) New Garda Sex Offences Unit to be Established. Blog [Details] |
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2010 | Cardinal Brady and the Civil Action Taken by alleged victim of Brendan Smyth.
Sinéad Ring (2010) Cardinal Brady and the Civil Action Taken by alleged victim of Brendan Smyth. Blog [Details] |
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2010 | HSE Dublin North East Region and complaints of child abuse.
Sinéad Ring (2010) HSE Dublin North East Region and complaints of child abuse. Blog [Details] |
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2010 | Carlin v DPP: Prosecutorial Discretion and the Decision (not) to Prosecute.
Sinéad Ring (2010) Carlin v DPP: Prosecutorial Discretion and the Decision (not) to Prosecute. Blog [Details] |
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2009 | The Safety of Sex Workers.
Sinéad Ring (2009) The Safety of Sex Workers. Blog [Details] |
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2009 | Implementation of the Ryan Report and Children in Care.
Sinéad Ring (2009) Implementation of the Ryan Report and Children in Care. Blog [Details] |
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2009 | LRC Report on Criminal Defences.
Sinéad Ring (2009) LRC Report on Criminal Defences. Blog [Details] |
Newspaper Articles
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2022 | Consent Defence in Rape will be Changed.
Sinéad Ring, Cate McCurry (2022) Consent Defence in Rape will be Changed. Newspaper Articles [DOI] [Details] |
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2021 | We can't say it is too difficult. Could criminal investigations into Ireland's mother and baby homes happen?.
Sinéad Ring, (2021) We can't say it is too difficult. Could criminal investigations into Ireland's mother and baby homes happen?. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
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2020 | reland’s mother and baby home survivors have spent decades fighting for the truth. They can finally see an end in sight.
Sinéad Ring, Kara Fox (2020) reland’s mother and baby home survivors have spent decades fighting for the truth. They can finally see an end in sight. Newspaper Articles [DOI] [Details] |
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2019 | Abused All Over Again.
Sinéad Ring, Lizzie Deane (2019) Abused All Over Again. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
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2017 | Ireland tolerated abuse of children says expert.
Sinéad Ring, Noel Baker (2017) Ireland tolerated abuse of children says expert. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
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2010 | Representations of Justice in Sexual Abuse Cases.
Sinead Ring (2010) Representations of Justice in Sexual Abuse Cases. London: Newspaper Articles [DOI] [Details] |
Radio Presentation
Year | Publication | |
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2016 | Sexual Consent and the Law.
Sinéad Ring (2016) Sexual Consent and the Law. Radio Presentation [Details] |
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2019 | Morning Ireland Interview: Committee to discuss proposed legislation on records of redress bodies.
Sinéad Ring (2019) Morning Ireland Interview: Committee to discuss proposed legislation on records of redress bodies. Dublin: Radio Presentation [Details] |
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2019 | Today with Seán O'Rourke: Retention of Records.
Sinead Ring (2019) Today with Seán O'Rourke: Retention of Records. Dublin: Radio Presentation [Details] |
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2018 | The Abortion Referendum in Ireland.
Sinéad Ring (2018) The Abortion Referendum in Ireland. Kent: Radio Presentation [Details] |
Video recording / TV
Year | Publication | |
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2011 | The Criminal Law (Defence of the Dwelling) Bill.
Sinéad Ring (2011) The Criminal Law (Defence of the Dwelling) Bill. Video recording / TV [Details] |
Working Paper
Year | Publication | |
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2011 | The Rule of Law and Historic Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions. NUI Galway Working Papers Series.
Sinead Ring (2011) The Rule of Law and Historic Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions. NUI Galway Working Papers Series. Working Paper [Details] |
Podcast
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Policed in Ireland The Sallins Train Robbery.
Vicky Conway, Osgur Breatnach, Sinéad Ring (2020) Policed in Ireland The Sallins Train Robbery. Dublin: Podcast [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2003 | College Scholar | University College Cork | |
2007 | Faculty of Law Doctoral Scholarship | University College Cork | |
2008 | Doctoral Scholarship | Irish Research Council for the Humanities and the Social Science |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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Socio Legal Studies Association | Member | / | |
Irish Penal Reform Trust | Member | / | |
Irish Council for Civil Liberties | Member | / | |
Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development | member | / |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee of the Judicial Council | Member | 2020 / 2025 | |
Feminists at Law Journal | Editorial Board Member | 2013 / | |
Higher Education Authority Expert Advisory Group on Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment | Member | 2021 / | |
Department of Law Research Committee | Member | 2019 / | |
Expert Committee on Consent Framework | Member | 2018 / 2019 |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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University College Cork | Part-Time Lecturer | / | |
University of Kent | 07-JAN-13 / 31-AUG-19 | ||
National University of Ireland Galway | Lecturer | 01-SEP-10 / 30-JUN-12 | |
Maynooth University | 01-SEP-19 / |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2013 | NUI Galway | PG Certificate in Teaching and Learning | Teaching and Learning at Third Level | |
2013 | University College Cork | PhD | Law | |
2004 | University College Cork | LLM (Criminal Justice) | Law and Criminal Justice | |
2003 | University College Cork | BCL (Law and German) | Law and German |
Languages
Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
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German | Functional | Functional | Functional |
Consultancy
Client | Description | |
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University College Cork |
Reviews
Journal | Role | |
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Feminists At Law | Member of the Editorial Board | |
Social And Legal Studies | Member of the Editorial Board |
Teaching Interests
External Collaborators
Name | Role / Description | Country | |
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Mairead Enright | Co-Author | UNITED KINGDOM | |
Professor Kim Stevenson | Co-author | UNITED KINGDOM | |
Dr Kate Gleeson | Co-Author | AUSTRALIA |