Universities

Dr Síofra O'Leary, who recently completed her term as president of the European Court of Human Rights, has been awarded the honorary degree of LLD by the University of Edinburgh. Dr O’Leary’s laureation address was given by Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne, who also co-sponsored her n

An Ulster University postgraduate student from Roscommon has been awarded the prestigious A&O Shearman award for the best overall performance in the field of librarianship and information management.

University of Galway School of Law has welcomed two new academic staff members.

The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Ireland has elected a new national board for 2024/25 following its 26th National Council meeting in Galway.

A new book examines the reality of police custody in Ireland for minorities, children, those using an interpreter and those with intellectual disabilities and includes recommendations for reform. Police Custody in Ireland, edited by Professor Yvonne Daly of Dublin City University's School of Law and

University of Galway’s School of Law was named Law School of the Year at the Dye and Durham Irish Law Awards 2024 – the second time it has won the prestigious accolade.

Maynooth University student Marwa Zamir has been named Law Student of the Year at the recent 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards.

The director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at Queen's University Belfast has been recognised in the King's birthday honours list. Professor Barbara Jemphrey has been named Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to education.

Dozens of past presidents of Queen's University Belfast Law Society reunited at a special event last week.

Benedict Taaffe has named by Matheson as the winner of the 2024 Tim Scanlon Corporate Law Bursary. Now in its third year, the annual bursary honours the memory of late Matheson partner Tim Scanlon.

Limerick student Brian Daly has been awarded the Holmes O'Malley Sexton UL Law Scholarship for the second time. Mr Daly, a high-achieving Law and Accounting student at the University of Limerick, received the same scholarship in 2021 during his first year. His continued commitment to his studies has

Trainee solicitors at the Law Society of Ireland are climbing Kilimanjaro in aid of Ballymun Community Law Centre. Matthew Mulrooney, Eoghan Davis, Sophie Walsh, Fearghal Ryan, Oliver Dunne, Daniel Donoghue, Dylan Byrne and Hamzza Khosa will climb Kilimanjaro this August in a bid to raise €10,0

Arthur Cox has named Jarlaith Brady and Thomas Walsh as the recipients of the 2024 Niamh Burke Memorial Bursary. Established in memory of late Arthur Cox partner Niamh Burke, the bursary fosters and supports study and research in the field of renewable energy through an annual award of €10,000

The University of Galway's Professor Roja Fazaeli has been appointed as deputy chairperson of international human rights organisation Front Line Defenders. Professor Fazaeli was appointed last summer as established professor of law and Islamic studies at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in Universi

Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology has announced the appointment of Dr Jiangyuan Fu as a lecturer and assistant professor in law. Dr Fu, who will join the university in July, is currently a faculty member and the assistant dean for international collaboration at Huazhong University of