Paul Bradfield delivered a guest lecture titled “Challenges in Prosecuting International Crimes: A Case Study from Uganda” on the 11th February, to LL.M. /M.A. Human Rights in Criminal Justice students, and staff in the School of Law and Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies. Paul delivered a very interesting and informative lecture on the… Continue reading Challenges in Prosecuting International Crimes: A Case Study from Uganda
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A&L Goodbody Moot Court Competition 2019
The School of Law’s Internal Moot Court Competition, sponsored by A&L Goodbody solicitors, took place on 6th-7th February 2019. The preliminary rounds were judged by Sinead Eaton, Hope Davidson, Dr Margaret Fitzgerald O'Reilly, Eoin Quill, Professor Paul McCutcheon, and Dr Norah Burns. All judges commented on the high standard of mooting displayed by students throughout… Continue reading A&L Goodbody Moot Court Competition 2019
LISTEN: Prof. Eoin Devereux on RTÉ 2 FM
Head of the Department of Sociology at UL, Prof. Eoin Devereux, spoke to Dave Fanning yesterday on RTÉ'S 2FM, talking about HEART & SOUL: Critical Essays on Joy Division, edited by Dr Martin J Power, Prof. Eoin Devereux and Dr Aileen Dillane. The book was launched last month in Dolans, Limerick. Direct link (Eoin's interview… Continue reading LISTEN: Prof. Eoin Devereux on RTÉ 2 FM
Traveller accommodation roundtable at UL School of Law
The School of Law at the University of Limerick hosted an extremely interesting roundtable discussion considering the experiences of and difficulties in accessing Traveller accommodation. The event which was co-organised by Community Law and Mediation saw Siobhan O’Donoghue, Solicitor with CLM (Northside), present her research on the Traveller Loan Scheme to approximately 20 attendees. The… Continue reading Traveller accommodation roundtable at UL School of Law
Housing Law and Policy students graduate from UL
The School of Law was delighted to present a number of students who had completed its online Housing Law and Policy module with their Certificates of Completion on Wednesday 30th January. The online module, which is co-delivered by the School of Law at the University of Limerick and Community Law & Mediation, examines the provision… Continue reading Housing Law and Policy students graduate from UL
IWAMD Community Engagement programme with the National Rehabilitation Hospital
The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance’s Community Engagement programme with the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) The NRH provides a comprehensive range of specialist rehabilitation services to patients from throughout Ireland who, as a result of an accident, illness or injury have acquired a physical or cognitive disability and require specialist rehabilitation. The music therapy service… Continue reading IWAMD Community Engagement programme with the National Rehabilitation Hospital
The IRA and the First Dail
Dr Ruán O'Donnell (Department of History) gave a paper on ‘The IRA and the First Dail’ in the National Museum, Collins Barracks, Dublin on 17th January. This formed part of the official launch of the new special exhibition on the First Dail by the National Museum of Ireland. Dr O'Donnell's talk was part of an… Continue reading The IRA and the First Dail
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: Echoes from the Well
Mel Mercier is Professor and Chair of Performing Arts at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick. Mel wrote a lovely piece in tribute to Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin for the Irish Echo: "Admired and beloved of his students, colleagues, fellow musicians, friends and audiences alike, his ultimate vision was both humanitarian… Continue reading Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: Echoes from the Well
AHSS graduations, January 2019
UL, this week, celebrates the graduation of 1,715 students in total across its four faculties as it holds its annual Winter Conferring Ceremonies. Included in this are 12 Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences students who were yesterday conferred with PhD awards. Among the graduates this week is Dr Sindy Joyce, Mincéir (Traveller); human… Continue reading AHSS graduations, January 2019
Read our Winter 2018 newsletter
The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Limerick Winter 2018 newsletter features news and events from our faculty and students from Autumn semester 2018-19. Read the newsletter at this link: December 2018 newsletter Read our previous newsletters
Lower levels of confidence in Gardaí among Ireland’s trans community, report finds
Trans people are far less likely to express high levels of trust in An Garda Síochána when compared to the general public, a new report has found. Just eight per cent of trans people interviewed rated trust in police as ‘very high’. This compares to 43 per cent of the majority population from a similar… Continue reading Lower levels of confidence in Gardaí among Ireland’s trans community, report finds
UL lecturer part of international team to receive Humanities in Europe Research Area (HERA) funding for research into European Music Festivals
Congratulations to Dr Aileen Dillane (Irish World Academy of Music and Dance), who is part of an international team of five researchers (Ireland, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland, UK) to have been awarded just under 1.2 million euro for their research proposal responding to the 2017 Humanities in Europe Research Area (HERA) call: "Public Spaces: Culture and Integration… Continue reading UL lecturer part of international team to receive Humanities in Europe Research Area (HERA) funding for research into European Music Festivals
