Wonderful to see Maynooth University so well represented on this list especially The School of Law and Criminology's @edwardsdove.bsky.social

Wednesday 1 October - 4pm Book Launch - Neoliberalism, State-Corporate Power and Regulatory Failure All welcome

Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology has ranked first on the Social Science Research Network's September 2025 Rankings See: tinyurl.com/5hcjm6fe

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions hosted a national conference addressing anti-racism in the workplace and beyond where Dr Clíodhna Murphy delivered a presentation on "Access to Redress for Migrant Workers for Under-Payment of Wages". See: tinyurl.com/3hrm62v3

@profmdoherty.bsky.social spoke at the Final Conference of the 2-year EU Commission funded project, @DIGILARE Read more here: tinyurl.com/37p7t3mk

Warmest congratulations to Aaron Harte-Hughes who successfully passed his viva this week from all of us at The School of Law and Criminology. Enjoy the celebrations Aaron!

Congratulations to Dr Joe Garrihy & Dr Cormac Behan (along with collaborators in Belgium and the Netherlands) who have been awarded Erasmus+ Project Funding Read more here: tinyurl.com/3edjrbr5

Book Launch Dr. Rhiannon Bandiera's new book, Neoliberalism, State-Corporate Power, and Regulatory Failure 4:00 - 6:30 pm on 1 Oct, Mussi Seminar Room See: tinyurl.com/8ak4tfy7

We were delighted to host our welcome event today for our new law and criminology students. It was great to see so many new faces & welcome you all to Maynooth. A special note of thanks to @naoiseoc.bsky.social , TD for Kildare North and Maynooth alum who very kindly joined us today.

Assistant Prof at The School of Law and Crimiology, Dr Stewart Manley, has published piece on Völkerrechtsblog Read more here: tinyurl.com/5n6ze9m7

Global Law Firm, @dlapiper , in partnership with the Irish Refugee Council announced the 2024 “Know Your Rights” programme for refugees and asylum seekers living in Ireland. forms.office.com/e/1xkqkjreRP Apply by 11 September

Warmest congratulations to the class of 2025 who graduated last week. Go n-éirí an t-ádh libh go léir!

Huge congratulations to everyone graduating this week from all of us at the School of Law and Criminology! We wish you all every success for the future! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

This summer, The School of Law and Criminology proudly celebrated the achievements of several outstanding students who secured competitive and highly sought-after internship placements. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2v8682uw

In August, three School of Law and Criminology students attended the prestigious BRICS Legal Studies School 2025 in Brazil. Read more here: tinyurl.com/yukubfvr

Call for Proposals A book series 'New Advances in Crime and Social Harm' co-edited by Prof Claire Hamilton welcomes submissions Proposals from up-and-coming scholars seeking to extend the criminological gaze through a harms-based perspective are particularly welcome

We're immensely proud of LLM student Rafiat Agbona who has great advice for leaving cert students going from secondary school to university. www.rte.ie/news/educati...

APPLY NOW: CORD Justice Fellows, 2025/26 Open PhD students who have almost or recently completed their research to apply to join the first cohort of CORD Justice Fellows.

Applications for the Dentons Legal Insights Programme, are now open. Open to second-year Law and Criminology students registered with Maynooth University Access Programme (MAP), this programme offers participants a range of supports Apply by 1 Oct See: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/law/mentoring

Applications now open for the 2025-2026 Flynn O'Driscoll Scholarship in Law and Criminology. Apply by 12 noon, 29 August 2025 For full details please see maynoothuniversity.ie/law/scholars... GOOD LUCK!

The School of Law and Criminology is delighted to welcome Dr. R. V. Gundur who has joined Maynooth University as an Assistant Professor in Criminology. Welcome R.V.! See: tinyurl.com/mr2zuame @ravejudgerun.com

Dr. Yağmur Hortoğlu Grant has published a paper entitled “Arbitral fraud and the power of arbitrators in the Nigeria v P&ID case: all that glitters is not gold” in Arbitration International See: tinyurl.com/2cv5k8fb

The School of Law and Criminology at Maynooth University is proud to announce a new partnership with Flynn O'Driscoll LLP one of Ireland’s leading corporate law firms, through the creation of the Flynn O’Driscoll Scholarship in Law and Criminology. See: tinyurl.com/3n44ee9h

Professor Aisling McMahon has published an article entitled “Patents over ‘technologies’ related to how we treat, use, and modify the human body: An urgent need for greater bioethics scrutiny” in the Medical Law Review. Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc6wvzn2

Associate Prof at #maynoothlaw, Seth Barrett Tillman, was interviewed and quoted in an article by Adam Schwager for The Hill, entitled, ‘Does Texas Governor Greg Abbott have the power to vacate Texas House seats?’. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4m79c37d

Short op-ed by me explaining the importance of ambitious 2031-2040 carbon budgets and EU 2040 targets for intergenerational climate justice. These are critical moments to level with the public about the scale of the emission reduction challenge. @maynoothlaw.bsky.social @ejni.bsky.social

Applications are NOW OPEN for the Foran Family Scholarship in Law and Criminology Open to final year students within the School of Law and Criminology, Closing Date - 17 October 2025, 5pm For full details see: tinyurl.com/4vr2a2e6 GOOD LUCK!

We are delighted to welcome Dr Stewart Manley to #maynoothlaw. Stewart has joined us as a new Assistant Prof in Law. Welcome Stewart! Read more here: tinyurl.com/35u493e4 @smanley5.bsky.social

Associate Prof at The School of Law and Criminology, Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne was interviewed on Raidió na Gaeltachta about the Genocide in Gaza. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3fhhpb3j

The School of Law and Criminology is delighted to announce a new partnership with Pinsent Masons LLP to launch the Insight Exchange Programme Read more here: tinyurl.com/454mhzfz

The School of Law and Criminology is delighted to welcome Dr Christopher Schreck to Maynooth University. Christopher has been appointed as Assistant Prof in Criminology. Welcome Christopher! Read more here: tinyurl.com/yvv2u7pw

Applications are now open for the Pinsent Masons Insight Exchange Programme ! This unique pilot initiative will connect high-performing students with legal professionals from one of the world’s leading international law firms. Apply by 27 August.

Associate Prof at The School of Law and Criminology, Dr John Reynolds was invited to give expert evidence to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade See: tinyurl.com/3cvzzfwb @seanmacr.bsky.social

In June, Dr. Orla Kelleher and Dr Mary Dobbs launched their report, "Constitutionalising Environmental Rights – Practical Insights Into the Irish Context" in the Royal Irish Academy. See tinyurl.com/4n6n885e

The School of Law and Criminology is proud to showcase some incredible research that our colleagues have been working on over the last few months. See here: tinyurl.com/3epxwsf7

Prof Aisling McMahon invited to speak at European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology (ESHRE) Pre-Congress Course in Paris Read more here: tinyurl.com/9hepdcpk

Attention Alumni! We kindly invite you to participate in a brief survey to help us better understand the impact of your education & how we can continue to support our alumni community. Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey here: tinyurl.com/5tweb57j Thank you 😀

A particularly nice feature this time of year is the rose bush around the doorway...

Six 20th century Irish murder cases provide counter-intuitive examples of how criminal juries view women charged with murder, writes Dr Lynsey Black, criminologist in the @maynoothlaw.bsky.social and a @researchireland.ie awardee. #WomenWhoKill #poison www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

Applications are now open for the 2025–2026 @ALGoodbody Scholarship and Bursaries in Law This scholarship offers an incredible opportunity for Year 2 BCL & LLB #maynoothlaw students Closing date: 8 October See: tinyurl.com/4vr2a2e6

Applications are open for the 2025–2026 Matheson Law LLP Scholarship in Law This scholarship offers an incredible opportunity for Year 2 #maynoothlaw students Closing date: 8 October See: tinyurl.com/4vr2a2e6

We were delighted to welcome a Chinese Delegation from Zhongnan University School of Economics and Law (ZUEL) to Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology in June Read more here: tinyurl.com/8u8hct8j

Interested in a postgrad in law or criminology? Applications are now open for our 2025 Postgraduate Scholarship For the academic year 25-26, FIVE scholarships will be awarded to students Apply by 11 July 2025 For full details see: tinyurl.com/4vr2a2e6

REMINDER! We are hiring a University Tutor in law or criminology (permanent role) Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Thursday 10 July, 2025 For full details see: tinyurl.com/4bt557u3

Why a decarceration strategy, a coordinated plan to reduce imprisonment and increase the use of community-based responses to crime, could work for Ireland. https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spotlight-research/why-decarceration-strategy-could-work-ireland

I'm going to be talking about Constitutional Law and Empire in Legal Education in inter-War Britain at the History of Universities seminar on Wednesday. It's online, so if you feel like dropping in, the link is here: www.histgeog-uni.net/history-of-u...

Really enjoyed being a part of an Early-Career Researcher Panel at #MaynoothCrimCon PhD Training Day, organised by Dr Ian Marder. I reflected on lessons I have gained from researching & working w/ women & men in prison which will inform my upcoming fieldwork in Ireland's Female Prisons.

John Morrison @maynoothlaw.bsky.social responding to keynote, we need to talk about concepts like nationalism in criminology #MaynoothCrimCon

Interested in a postgrad in Law or Criminology? If you missed our online information session, you can view the recording here: Maynooth University Master's Webinar | Law & Criminology youtu.be/5_uSAEkXZ4c?... via @YouTube

Applications now open for the 2025-2026 Flynn O'Driscoll LLP Scholarship in Law and Criminology This award aims to provide financial support & professional development opportunities to a Year 3/4 student Apply by 12 noon, 29 August For full details see: maynoothuniversity.ie/law/scholarships