Podcasts

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has launched a new podcast series, with the first episode focusing on the topic of "gender budgeting". The first episode of Shared Goals features special guest Aoife Mallon, research and engagement associate at the University of Ulster, and was re

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) has paid tribute to its late executive director James Douglas in a special edition of its podcast. Human rights lawyer Pat de Brún, a close friend of Mr Douglas who works with Amnesty International, reflects on his life and work in the half-hour-long epi

Eversheds Sutherland has launched a new podcast with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Responsible Business Matters, hosted by banking and finance partner Darragh Blake, is now available via Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

A new series of podcasts produced by the Courts Service look at the operation of the courts over the last century. Featuring major figures and cases from the past 100 years, the podcasts celebrate the centenary of when the Courts of Justice Act was passed in 1924.

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has published a new podcast featuring Ian Fry, the UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change. The episode, exploring the topic of climate change and human rights, is the second in the ri

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has launched a new podcast series, with the first episode exploring children's rights issues with Caroline Cunningham from the NSPCC. The Shared Goals series will will hear from leading experts, activists, and practitioners on a range of pressing

The Bar of Ireland's latest podcast tackles climate law, rights and accountability. Clíona Kimber SC and Dr Andrew Jackson of University College Dublin (UCD) talk on a model environmental law, Climate Case Ireland, biodiversity and their outlook on the future in an all-encompassing discussion

The latest podcast from The Bar of Ireland puts the focus on immigration, asylum and citizenship law ahead of a major conference later this week. Michael Conlon SC and Denise Brett SC discuss climate migration, displacement, international protection and Ukraine in the latest episode of the 'in Focus

A new podcast, The Fifth Court, has been launched, to cover Irish legal issues. Presented by Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL, editor of Decisis, the guest for the first episode is Mr Justice Gerard Hogan.

A new episode of The Bar of Northern Ireland’s Legal History Podcast Series is now available. Turlough Montague QC is joined by Sir Donnell Deeny and renowned local artist Colin Davidson as they provide an insight into how the design of the Bar Library evolved touching on the commissioning of

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan, features in the latest episode of the Legal History Project podcast series. In a candid conversation, Dame Siobhan shares her pathway into a career in law as well as hopes and priorities for her tenure.

A new podcast series launched by students from the Irish Centre for Human Rights in NUI Galway aims to promote awareness of human rights violations perpetrated against women and children in Ireland's institutions in the 20th century. The five-episode series titled "My Country is My Prison" has been

The latest episode of the Bar of Northern Ireland's Legal History Podcast series has put the spotlight on the experiences of newly-called barristers. Presenter Fionola Meredith is joined by Amy Kerr, Alana Harty and Nick Lennon — members of the Young Bar Association — for a candid discus

Launched in late 2020, Activist Lawyer has just reached a milestone of 6,000 downloads of its leading legal podcast. Hosted by immigration solicitor, Sarah Henry, and co-hosted with Jack McClelland, a paralegal at Newry-based Granite Immigration Law, Activist Lawyer has grown from its first episode

Belfast human rights lawyer Ciaran O'Hare discusses his work in the area of judicial review and public law in Northern Ireland in the latest instalment of the Activist Lawyer podcast. In the new episode, Mr O'Hare discusses some of his most important legal cases, from a challenge concerning the leng