Solicitor Rosemarie Hayden has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) for 2024/25. Ms Hayden, who works for the Irish Red Cross, succeeds Aoife McNicholl, who has led the association for the past three years and continues as an ordinary committee member.
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The Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) is to host its 2024 AGM on 18 July followed by a summer soiree. The AGM will be held at 6pm in the main lecture theatre at the Law Society of Ireland's Education Building, with the option for members to join remotely.
The Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) has said it is "disappointed" with the outcome of the referendums on family and care in its first statement since the results came in. The association's standing committee had endorsed a Yes-Yes vote in the referendums, while expressing regret that the pro
The Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) will host a free online panel discussion on the upcoming family and care referendums next week. The event, taking place on Tuesday 27 February, 7pm, will feature Dr Laura Cahillane, associate professor in law at the University of Limerick; Dr Catherine Day,
The Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) has backed a Yes-Yes vote in the upcoming constitutional referendums on family and care. However, a statement from the association's standing committee echoes criticism from a number of legal organisations about the wording proposed by government.
Ireland's biggest law firms made little to no progress on closing the gender pay gap in the first year since mandatory reporting began, according to analysis by Irish Legal News. Matheson, A&L Goodbody, Arthur Cox, McCann FitzGerald, Mason Hayes & Curran and William Fry are among businesses
Women at Ireland's largest law firms are earning up to 61 per cent less than their male colleagues, figures released under Ireland's gender pay gap reporting law suggest.
Barrister and historian Ruth Cannon BL will speak on the history of women in the Four Courts on Wednesday at the first in-person event hosted by the Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) since 2019. The event in the Law Society's lecture theatre, running from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, will form part of the
Former president Mary Robinson will discuss the situation in Afghanistan this evening at a panel discussion hosted by the Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA). Mrs Robinson, currently adjunct professor of climate justice at Trinity College Dublin, will discuss issues relating to law and women in
In recognition of their leadership in a time of great strife and challenge, the Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) has announced that Michelle O’Boyle, outgoing president of the Law Society of Ireland and Maura McNally SC, chair of the Bar Council of Ireland as IWLA Women Lawyers of t
Government plans to seal records from the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes for 30 years are not "necessary and proportionate", the Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) has said. The government recently set out its legislative plans for the "safeguarding" of the commission's r
Women solicitors have been urged to apply for recognition as senior counsel after just two women were named among the first 17 solicitors to receive the honour. Solicitors Áine Hynes and Helen Noble are set to become the first women solicitors with the right to use the title after their appli
American lawyer Anusia Gillespie will discuss how military decision frameworks can be of use to lawyers at an Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) webinar this evening. Ms Gillespie, director of innovation at Eversheds Sutherland in the USA, co-wrote an article on the subject with her brother-in-
The Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) has welcomed Sarah Power, a former US ambassador to the UN, as an honorary member. The association's committee invited Ms Power to become an honorary member in recognition of "her incredible career to date and continued commitment to the pursuit of justice
The controversial reference to women's "life within the home" in the Irish constitution will be explored at an event hosted by the Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) next month. The Government has committed to holding a future referendum on Article 41.2 of the Constitution.