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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
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
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
Dr Richard Fitzpatrick article on RTE Brainstorm
Our colleague Dr Richard Fitzpatrick has written a piece for RTE Brainstorm examining the career of an 18th century Tipperaryman in Spain and Colonial Peru. The brief piece on George (or ‘Jorge’) Ryan will provide readers with an idea of the factors that drew Irish people to Latin America during this period. A second article on Richard’s current IRC research focusing on the Irish in Tenerife will be published by Brainstorm in January.
Thursday, 28 November 2024
COP29 Baku-Emeritus Professor John Sweeney's blog
Emeritus Professor John Sweeney-Blog post from Baku, Azerbaijan
Thursday, 28 November 2024