I had a great time reading and reviewing this book. Thanks to @stingingfly.bsky.social for running it on their website.

I have an important deadline this week, which means I am locked in, focused, and un-distractible. In totally unrelated news, I lacto-fermented some mushrooms, marinaded them in maple syrup and covered them in chocolate then repaired a washing machine motor.

Almost *5000* children. Reminder that 25% of TDs are landlords with a direct monetary interest in not enacting the policies that would fix this.

Some lovely fiction news. Very grateful to have been shortlisted for the Mairtín Crawford Award <3

Over 200 lawyers, academic and practising, signed the following letter to the UK Govt and parliamentary committees (Westminster and devolved) expressing our concerns over the FWS decision, its implications for trans rights in the UK, and the EHRC approach to it: www.parliament.scot/-/media/file...

Very excited to have a story appearing on the The Prompt, a wonderful new @rteradio1.bsky.social series presented by @zoecomyns.bsky.social. Doubly thrilled that the story was chosen by the great @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social. My story will be broadcast on the final episode in the series, on 13 July

For any west of Ireland-based folks, my friend and omni-talent Treasa O'Brien's new exhibition opens tonight in the Galway Arts Centre. It runs until the end of June and looks absolutely wonderful.

DO WE NOT HAVE OUR OWN CRUMMEYS WE COULD BE GIVING LITERARY AWARDS TO INSTEAD OF CANADIAN ONES

Just over a week to the deadline, so I'll bump this up for anyone who was interested but got lost in the marking melee...

New Blog Post: The UK Supreme Court Judgment Has Brought Much Needed Confusion: Why For Women Scotland Did Not Change UK Discrimination Law - by George Letsas uklabourlawblog.com/2025/05/07/t...

Suggestions welcome for this extremely important list I'm putting together

Me, @colinmurray.bsky.social , @anuragdeb.bsky.social & @sylviademars.me on the FWS judgment and the limits of its reach in Northern Ireland administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/l...

Happy International Workers' Day! If you can, join a union.

I'd also recommend this piece to any legal academics who want to treat the UKSC decision as a discrete piece of statutory interpretation. It's impossible to separate that decision from the broader context of the horrifying political and media climate in which trans people have to live.

Do join us today in TCD Law School today at 4pm for the final Irish Jurisprudence Society event of the academic year: a symposium on @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social's book, 'The Collaborative Constitution'

Insightful stuff as always from Tanzil

The Hollywood Reporter quoting Mo Chara from Kneecap as just "Chara" as though that's his surname name is cracking me up.

Gig for Gaza this evening in @maynoothuniversity.ie Featuring Abdullah al Bayyari, Leen Marrouf, Aziz Abushark, Bana Abu Zuluf, Ryan Molloy, Fergal Scahill & special guests. Tickets here eventbrite.ie/e/gig-for-ga... or on the door. Fundraiser for the Sameer Project linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

Publication day! 'The Principle of Legality: A Moral Theory' is now out in the world. Perfect for your undergraduate public law reading lists and children's birthday presents. Feeling immensely grateful to friends and colleagues for the years of support during the writing of this. <3

This anniversary makes me feel old and sad. Fortunately, that's precisely the best headspace to be in when listening to this masterpiece.

"I am deeply concerned about spiralling violence in the Middle East. The scale of death, destruction and unimaginable human suffering in Gaza is truly horrific and completely unacceptable." - Micheál Martin on 25 Sep 2024

A decent run.

Sums up the day. #LowrysLackeys #FakeOpposition #HowIrelandWorks

Irish government leaders seem to see accountability to the legislature as a baffling thing for anyone to demand of government. Both the speaking rights row and the efforts to shelve the Occupied Territories Bill by misleading about the constitutional concerns with the Bill are symptoms of this.

It's a pity Professor Vermeule hadn't thought up common good constitutionalism when he was defending Bush-era torture policies. There were plenty of vacuous arguments for absolute executive power back then, but this one would really have come in handy.

Festival of Palestinian Culture in @maynoothuniversity.ie 7-10 April. Culminates with 'Gig for Gaza' on Thursday 10th raising funds for The Sameer Project. linktr.ee/thesameerpro... Organised by AfP Maynooth + Maynooth BDS @afp-ire.bsky.social Details here: sites.google.com/view/maynoot...

The Taoiseach or any Irish government representative going anywhere near these psychopaths to celebrate our national day should be an unbelievable source of shame for them and rage for the rest of us.

Both the IT and RTE have reported that the Government is considering introducing a 'reference rental' system to replace RPZs, which was a Housing Commission recommendation. I'd love to know what their inside sources say because the Government has said little publicly to suggest this.

Concept of Law and It's Completely Different but Also Still Concept of Law

In an ideal world, we would protect young people from accessing dangerous or harmful material, but increasingly, that isn't possible. That's why in our Advanced Issues in Legal Philosophy class, @lawstuff.bsky.social and I let students encounter legal positivism in a controlled, safe environment.

Wrote this opinion piece with two colleagues in response to the concerted effort by Government, supported by conservative commentators and media, to undermine Irish neutrality. Original title was 'Co-ordinated attack on our neutrality is anti-democratic'. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

BIMM lecturers are going to be out on strike again tomorrow. Consider popping down and showing some solidarity if you are anywhere near the Liberties, especially if you are a member of @ifut.bsky.social.

Sometimes it can be hard to balance my day job with my other role as Chief Taste Assurance Officer at my wife Sophie's micro-bakery, but I do my best. These ludicrously good things coming to a Dublin café soon 👀 www.instagram.com/offcutsbakery/

This is a very clear and succinct explanation of the issues around giving Opposition speaking time to a government-supporting technical group, and the reasons why the Opposition objected (and should continue to object) so strongly to it.

The White House official 'fact sheets' page is a useful literary guide for writing free-indirect narrative for a character who is insane.

*Opens newspaper of record to engage in edifying reading of the day's events.

"alpaca at private south Dublin school's farm"

Fully agree. Ireland's constitutional system makes it difficult enough for the legislature to act as any kind of check on the government without giving opposition speaking time to de facto members of the government. A deserved embarrassment for the incoming government and Ceann Comhairle. #Dáil34

The police can't opt out of protecting the right to protest, as highlighted in the letter. The weekend's pointed mistreatment of peaceful protestors requires urgent investigation by the Home Secretary and Mayor of London.

I don't want to jinx it but this is the longest we have gone without a member of the current US administration doing a Nazi salute on TV.

‘Central principle underpinning the future of Gaza must be the respect and fulfilment of all fundamental human rights for its civilian Palestinian population’ alongside self determination and pursuit of legal accountability and justice for those responsible for the most serious international crimes

Wouldn't it be easier to teach astronauts to fetch rather than send a dog into space?

I have suspected for many years that Keir Starmer was an AI-powered automaton so this recent pivot comes as no surprise.

Very excited to see that 'The Principle of Legality: A Moral Theory' is now available for pre-order. If you were an early shareholder in Microsoft or have recently come into a large inheritance, I can think of no better investment. If not, you might encourage your university library to get a copy.

Proofs 😊

Approaching 5 years of using the same sourdough starter. Readers may decide for themselves whether that is a nice milestone for a hobby I enjoy or a horrifying reminder that our perception of time broke forever when the pandemic started.