Join us on 25 November at the RIA for the second Discourse Series event, ‘Cyber resilience, trust and digital security’. This discussion will examine how trust, security and resilience are built and tested in our interconnected digital world. Book now: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

Eight in 10 people in Ireland experienced a justice problem in the last two years, according to a first-of-its-kind legal need survey.

TDs back Bill to appoint 21 additional judges www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...

Almost at ‘full house’ for our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference ‘Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice’ on Friday 14th & Saturday 15th November in @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Conference schedule accessible here with link to registration portal: www.universityofgalway.ie/business-pub...

‘Inhumane and degrading’ conditions contributed to 50% increase in prison deaths. Chief Inspector of Prisons calls for action ‘at highest political level’ to address crisis www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

NYT: Make No Mistake Trump Is an Albatross archive.ph/2025.11.05-2...

Money talks, bullshit walks We shouldn't let the money talk us into autocracy, a 🧵 www.linkedin.com/pulse/money-...

Higher education has been destroyed in Gaza. Academics call for sanctions as Israel’s actions against education in Gaza draw condemnation #endthegenocide www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Emily Duffy: Any party that wants to win the next election must avoid the far-right trap - The Irish Examiner www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Higher education has been destroyed in Gaza Academics call for sanctions as Israel’s actions against education in Gaza draw condemnation www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Looking forward to chairing this @tricondublin.bsky.social seminar tomorrow on direct democracy in Hungary with visiting speaker Prof Zoltán Pozsár-Szentmiklósy with commentators @benedettalobina.bsky.social & Prof Beatrice Monciunskaite.

Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration - Fintan O’Toole www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Is Ivan Yates a gate yet? #Yatesgate

We're really honoured that the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies at @uniofgalway.bsky.social is hosting a symposium to mark our 50th anniversary. 'Druid at 50: People, Place & Performance' will take place this Friday, 7 November, on the university campus.

Looking forward to speaking at this event on Thursday - registration below👇

Laoch ar lár…

I kept count for a while of EU cases against Ireland in this field. Judgments were coming out from the Court of Justice at a rate of one every seven months at the peak. That peak lasted years.

Una Mullally: Simon Harris is walking a risky tightrope on immigration – The Irish Times www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Mick Clifford: Simon Harris should weigh his words about immigration more carefully. In the social media age we must speak carefully on topics about which a flood of misinformation is already being used to stir up outrage - The Irish Examiner www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

#Movember the 1st _________________ It’s my 1st #Movember! Prostate cancer is the 2nd most common cancer in men worldwide. Please donate to my #Movember efforts to change this statistic and support men's health. Support my fundraiser: movember.com/m/15464392?m...

Gardaí have confirmed that a fire at a building accommodating people applying for International Protection in Drogheda was started deliberately

At the sacred centre of Ireland, thousands gather as Manchán Magan’s ashes are scattered www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

If the right really wants free speech in universities, why is it so obsessed with discrediting students? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Some great costumes in Maigh Cuilinn tonight but the top prize goes to the lad who dressed as a box and brought his buddy to pick the sweets because boxes don’t have arms. #Halloween  #OícheShamhna

At the supplies running dangerously low stage of anxiety now #Halloween #OícheShamhna

They didn’t even know the plural of Hippopotamus but I gave them some cheap sweets anyway #Halloween #OícheShamhna

Uachtarán tofa, Catherine Connolly, ag labhairt le Gormfhlaith Ní Thuairisg ar @rternag.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/politic...

For the purpose of rigorous quality assurance the sampling stage of Halloween Night before the arrival of the Trick-or-Treaters is actually the most important part of the process…I find! This year, by way of innovation, I’m also offering crisps…

“For Ni Aolain, the response needs to ‘hold two things at the same time: we need to remember what was great about the radical peace that was achieved here in Northern Ireland – and we need to recall that a better peace is possible”. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/10/16/r...

TG4's Misneach had an episode about the McGees which is still available on the player: tg4.ie/en/player/ca... Gives some small idea of Mary McGee's strength of character. RIP.

Community Law & Mediation is recruiting a lawyer with a focus on children and young people’s rights. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to champion access to justice for children and young people in Ireland. Learn more and apply here: tinyurl.com/22ba6xwt

A fine example of the Far Right providing a comfort blanket for the Centre-Right as it tilts further Right for purely tactical reasons, of course: This election wasn’t a lurch to the left, but a victory for Keep The Other Lot Out politics – The Irish Times www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Death announced of Mary ‘May’ McGee who won historic Irish Supreme Court contraception case www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Prof Colin Harvey, QUB: United Ireland debate is increasingly loud – preparation cannot be deferred forever. Guarantees are required, and a firm idea of what will be voted on. Enough is known to commence deliberations on timing… www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

It was great to have one of our recent grads, Calum MacLaren, back in @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social today for a guest seminar on climate litigation delivered to our LLM students taking Advocacy, Activism & Public Interest Law. Calum is currently a Research Ireland Scholar at the Law School in UCD.

ICCL submits formal complaint to EU over appointment of third Data Commissioner www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Hate speech by politicians ‘escalating tensions’ in Ireland, ECRI report finds. Ireland needs to introduce new legislative measures punishing hate speech ‘as a matter of priority’, European group advises www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

Huge interest in our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice in @uniofgalway.bsky.social on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th November. Click here for access to schedule and registration portal: universityofgalway.ie/business-publi…

Human rights activist Michael Farrell: ‘We were in a period of progress, but now we seem to be galloping backwards’ www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Gliondar! #Áras25

Turns out voting for Catherine Connolly is a rural pursuit.

There must be a variant of the Mayo curse on Fine Gael and the Irish presidency #Áras25

Fine Gael needs to have a hard think about how counterproductive negative campaigning tactics turned out to be for their candidate, but also on the degree to which such tactics were more generally alienating for voters #Áras25

A united left strategy - whether in the form of a single candidate or a transfer pact - in the Galway-West by-election is the best way to build on the hugely impressive victory for Catherine Connolly in #Áras25. Easier said than done, but golden opportunity for progressives…

Absolutely delighted for our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social alumna, Catherine Connolly, on her likely election as President of Ireland! Gach rath ort, Catherine! #Áras25 (Photo by Aengus McMahon, taken at our conference on Replacing the Offences Against the State Acts in 2024)

Lovely to be at the launch of a new collection of poems, Mimesis, by Michael Quinn in Charlie Byrne’s tonight - beautiful book with magnificent artwork by Joe Boske and others including Michael’s niece, Niamh Quinn

Brisk enough in Maigh Cuilinn polling station around 3pm. Older voters out in strength. #Áras25

The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324

Conor Crummey: Diluting the Occupied Territories Bill would be a political choice more than a legal one www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...

Unregulated placements for children in care ‘should end’, says judge. Last year 15 companies shared €56m in payments from Tusla to run ‘special emergency arrangements’ www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...