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Saoirse Enright @saoirseenright.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I’m struck by how the scramble for an All-Ireland ticket mirrors my academic research. It feels very much like the myth of meritocracy, largely about who you know. Systems that seem fair often hide deeply embedded gatekeeping. Am I onto something, or just in need of a break? Up the Kingdom! 💚💛

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Laura Cahillane @laurcah.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Very excited after the first meeting of the Irish Judicial Studies Network this morning. We have just set up an account here: @IrishJSN.bsky.social - follow for news and events!

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Saoirse Enright @saoirseenright.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Registration is now open for the upcoming conference 'Law &… Reflections on Law and Interdisciplinarity with Early Career Researchers from Ireland and the UK' 📅 June 12 2025 📍 NUI Building, Merrion Square, Dublin 💡 Full programme ➡️ registration link 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/e2Q5yJ4x.

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Seán Rainford @seanrainford.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

In this piece for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social I look at the idea of 'unconstitutional constitutional amendments' (and its problems) through the prism of recent rule changes to Gaelic football – do sports and constitutions have a core essence which are *unchangeable*? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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What GAA rule changes can tell us about constitutions

The experience of Gaelic football's rule changes, whether one agrees with them or not, gives a powerful lesson to the world of constitutions

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Call for Papers: The Irish Political Constitution. Symposium date: Friday 28th November 2025, NUI Merrion Square. Deadline for Abstracts: 30 May 2025 We have an agreement in principle to publish a special issue of the Irish Jurist containing papers presented at the symposium

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Laura Cahillane @laurcah.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

From Super Junior Ministers to the role of an Ceann Comhairle the political constitution is a hot topic atm. If you research in this area, consider putting in an abstract for our conference on this in Dublin on 28th November, a special ed of the Irish Jurist will follow. Abstracts due 30th May.

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Donal Coffey @donalcoffey.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Am co-organising a symposium on the Irish Political Constitution with @alangreene.bsky.social and @laurcah.bsky.social Call for papers is currently live. If you have any interesting ideas on the topic, or know anyone who does, please do submit an abstract.

CALL FOR PAPERS
THE IRISH POLITICAL CONSTITUTION
FRIDAY 28TH NOVEMBER
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MERRION SQUARE, DUBLIN
Constitutions are designed to allocate and limit state power. However, no single document can seek
to comprehensively convey the array of means through which a state gives effect to these functions.
While the text of Bunreacht na hÉireann and judicial pronouncements regarding its interpretation
form the elemental basis of Irish constitutionalism, political forces and actors also play a pivotal role
in shaping Ireland’s constitutional culture. From questions as to the constitutionality of junior
ministers and the role of the Ceann Comhairle and allocation of Dáil speaking time, to referendum
campaigns and debates concerning the appropriate function of the presidency, the form and function
of the Irish political constitution is more salient than ever.
The aim of this symposium is to bring together a multi-disciplinary group of scholars to discuss the
contours of the Irish political constitution. To what extent does Ireland rely on political as distinct from
legal constraints to allocate and limit state power? How does the lived political reality differ from that
implied by Bunreacht na hÉireann? And how do these political and legal controls shape and interact
with each other to produce a uniquely Irish form of parliamentary democracy?
Proposed topics include but are not limited to:
• Historical and comparative perspectives on the Irish political constitution;
• Political conventions, including conventions surrounding the presidency;
• Judicial understandings of the political constitution;
• Parliamentary privilege, Oireachtas committees, and judicial oversight;
• The political constitution and the separation of powers;
• The composition of the executive;
• The constitutional role of political parties;
• The role of the Ceann Comhairle, the ordering of Dáil business, and political conventions;
• The interse…

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Great talks on power imbalances yesterday at UCD #PostdocsSpotlight by @saoirseenright.bsky.social, @cballantine.bsky.social and Mohammad Altaf Hossain @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social Here all gathered for the discussion panel, moderated by @josietaylor.bsky.social #UCDResearchCulture

Three panelists and a moderator near a screen that says "Postdocs Spotlight seminar Series: Power Imbalances", in front of an audience

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Laura Cahillane @laurcah.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

FAO any scholars interested in judicial studies - I am hoping to establish an Irish Judicial Studies Network to develop this area of legal studies in Ireland and to create opportunities for research collaboration. If interested - or if you know anyone who might be interested - please let me know!

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Donal Coffey @donalcoffey.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

New book arrived in hardbook - thanks to all the amazing authors. It is available open access here: www.lhlt.mpg.de/publications...

Front cover of "Legal Transfer and Legal Geography in the British Empire"

Table of contents of Part 1: Legal Transfer in the Common Law World from the Early Modern Period until the Present

Table of contents of Part Ii: Landscape Law and Spatial Justice in the former British Empire

The reproduction of James I abolishing the Brehon Law from the Irish Architectural Archive

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Saoirse Enright @saoirseenright.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Thrilled to see the latest edition of the DULJ arrive on my desk this morning. What an opportunity it was to comment alongside @laurcah.bsky.social on the work of Conor Casey and @orandoyle.bsky.social A pre-publication draft of our Afterword is available at: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Saoirse Enright @saoirseenright.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

The recommendation to research diversity in the Judiciary to inform a diversity strategy for appointments, coupled with efforts to enhance diversity in the solicitor and barrister professions, is essential for creating a fair and inclusive legal system that reflects the society it serves.

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Laura Cahillane @laurcah.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

We also recommend further research be carried out into diversity in the Judiciary to inform a diversity strategy for appointments as well as research on the impact issues such as salary, pension, retirement restrictions, etc have on recruitment of judges in Ireland. 4/6

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Laura Cahillane @laurcah.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Today my report with Carol Lynch on Judicial Selection Procedures, funded by IRC has been published by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties: www.iccl.ie/2024/report-... 1/6

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New report recommends reforms to selection and appointment of judges

ICCL has published a new report that makes recommendations for reforming the judicial appointments process…

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

2 yr Post-doc, Edinburgh-- Leverhulme-funded, ‘A History of Hurt Feelings and the Law, c.1750-present’. Collaboration betw Prof Chloë Kennedy (Edinburgh), Prof Katie Barclay (Macquarie) and Dr Alice Krzanich (Aberdeen). elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #skystorians 🗃️ #c18th #c19th

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

We are seeking a post-doctoral research fellow to work on a Leverhulme-funded interdisciplinary project titled ‘A History of Hurt Feelings and the Law’. The project is a collaboration between Prof Chl...

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UCD Gender Studies @ucdgender.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Applications are open for the Professional Cert in Social Justice,a 10 credit programme offered by UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice.The programme allows you to take one masters module,covering a variety of topics,in either 1st or 2nd semester. www.ucd.ie/socialpolicy...

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Professional Certificate in Social Justice - UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice

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Saoirse Enright @saoirseenright.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Terms like 'disadvantaged' reinforce stigma. Education that values merit based on privilege, rather than capability and effort, reflects the inequalities inherent in our society. People with power would do well to reflect on the broader impact of their decisions. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

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Feeder Schools: Record numbers of students from disadvantaged areas progress to third level

Class gap persists with greater numbers from affluent areas attending college

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 08/12/2024

Everything You Didn’t Really Want To Know, And Therefore Didn’t Really Care To Ask, About The Seanad Elections! (🧵)

A photo of the noticeboard outside Leinster House displaying the candidates nominated to contest this year’s Seanad election.

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Aoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Doing Feminist Legal Work have partnered up with the Law School at UL to have an event on Feminist Drafting: Legislation Activism & Reflection - more details in the link below #feminism #feministlegalstudies #DFLW dflw.ie/feminist-dra...

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Feminist Drafting: Legislation, Activism & Reflection? - Doing Feminist Legal Work

School of Law, University Limerick · January 17th, 2025

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Saoirse Enright @saoirseenright.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

This encounter highlights a key limitation of legal biography, as it underscores the challenges of obtaining relevant personal insights when direct engagement is not possible.

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Saoirse Enright @saoirseenright.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Back in the hen house. Today is off to a good start #THL

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Saoirse Enright @saoirseenright.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

The use of ‘exile’ is both powerful and evocative in this context. It prompts a reflection on a crucial aspect of Walsh J’s legacy that offers valuable lessons for the superior courts of today.

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Saoirse Enright @saoirseenright.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The sign of a tough day 🤷🏼‍♀️

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