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Political Prisoners and Ireland-Palestine Connections

The workshop is the first of a series of events marking the new partnership between the RCIJ and Institute of Law.

Friday, 06 December 2024

Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology ranks first on the Social Science Research Network’s December 1, 2024 rankings

Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology was ranked first among departments/faculties/schools of law on the Island of Ireland by total download count, with over 122,847 total downloads (and, is ranked #55 of 500 internationally ranked law schools) on the Social Science Research Network’s December 1, 2024 rankings.

Friday, 06 December 2024

Dr. Ian Marder visits, presents at research centres in England and Scotland

The visits were funded by the National Open Research Forum which funds an ongoing project to embed a culture of interdisciplinary open research in Ireland.

Friday, 06 December 2024

Dr Cormac Behan publishes essay in in Working Notes, a journal of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.

In November 2024, Dr Cormac Behan published a new essay ‘From Philanthropy to Solidarity: Diverse Expressions of Prisoner Advocacy and Support’ in Working Notes, a journal of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.

Thursday, 05 December 2024

Dr. Rhiannon Bandiera presents at UNSW Law & Justice as part of the Visiting Scholar Program

The presentation drew on case studies and an analysis of the Australian Parliamentary Hansard over a 14-year period to critically question whether state and corporate action on modern slavery in Australia is ‘benevolent’.

Thursday, 05 December 2024

Dr Amina Adanan has publishes report entitled, ‘Access to Justice: Legal Pathways to Justice for the Rights of People in Prison’.

This research was funded by the Irish Research Council and Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is the civic society project partner for this research.

Tuesday, 03 December 2024

Prof McMahon hosts IRC funded workshop with Breakthrough Cancer Research on the hospital exemption pathway for the development of ATMPs for patients with ‘unmet need’

This project is run in collaboration with Dr Frances Drummond and Breakthrough Cancer Research and funded by the Irish Research Council New Foundations scheme.

Monday, 02 December 2024

Cian Ó Concubhair

Dr Cian Ó Concubhair speaks to the Irish Independent on General Election 2024

On 28th November , Dr Cian Ó Concubhair, Assistant Professor in the School of Law and Criminology spoke with Maeve McTaggart from Irish Independent about how the different political parties have treated drug policy in their General Election 2024 manifestos.

Friday, 29 November 2024

Enacting Lesson Study with Post Primary DEIS Schools

Enacting Lesson Study with Post Primary DEIS Schools

Dr Diarmaid Hyland, Assistant Lecturer (with specialism in Professional Practice) in the Education Department at Maynooth University delivered the keynote address during Kilkenny Carlow Education and Training Board’s (KCETB) annual Teach Meet conference.

Friday, 29 November 2024

Professor Delia Ferri participates in the III Annual Conference of the Jean Monnet Chair

The conference was opened by the President (Rector Magnífico) of the University of Murcia, Prof. José Luján Alcaraz, and by the Head of the School of Law, Prof. Francisca Ferrando García.

Friday, 29 November 2024

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