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UCC School of Law's podcast showcasing the research of our students and staff. In keeping with the School's ambition to engage with wider society, the podcast details the work of organisations involved in advocacy, human rights, criminal justice, the environment, IT and business law.
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JMCE Research Project: Episode 8: The EU as promoter of Anti-Discrimination Rights in its Neighbourhood – Comparing Northern Ireland and Ukraine

UCC School of LawJan 26, 2024

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JMCE Research Project: Episode 8: The EU as promoter of Anti-Discrimination Rights in its Neighbourhood – Comparing Northern Ireland and Ukraine
Jan 26, 202410:38
JMCE Research Project: Episode 7: EU Integration and Citizens' Rights - A New Avenue to EU Legitimacy?

JMCE Research Project: Episode 7: EU Integration and Citizens' Rights - A New Avenue to EU Legitimacy?

In the seventh episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens Rights, our host, Romane Lieber speaks to Professor Dagmar Schiek and Dr Alezini Loxa about the recent panel discussion, 'EU Integration and Citizens' Rights - A New Avenue to EU Legitimacy?' which took place at the UACES 2023 Conference in Belfast, September 2023.

Nov 14, 202320:22
JMCE Research Project: Episode 6: ''Experiencing Sports Broadcasts without Borders'' with Dr Robert Butler
Sep 11, 202309:06
JMCE Research Project: Episode 5 'EU Citizens' Initiative - Unconditional Basic Income' with Dr Ulrich Schachtschneider and Dr Anastasia Karatzia
Aug 10, 202329:28
The Consumer Rights Act 2022 - An Interview with Dr. Fidelma White
Jul 13, 202333:53
JMCE Research Project: Episode Four 'Citizens' (free) movement rights in the EU's Neighbourhood

JMCE Research Project: Episode Four 'Citizens' (free) movement rights in the EU's Neighbourhood


In the forth episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens Rights, our host, Romane Lieber speaks to Dr Anthony Soares, Dr Oksana Holovka-Havrvsheva and Prof Dagmar Schiek about our upcoming seminar on how the EU's law and politics in its neighbourhood impact on citizens' lives in the neighbourhood and the EU itself.

This topic was discussed in more detail at our event which was held both online and at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in Dublin on Wednesday 5th July, from 3-5pm

Jun 29, 202323:05
JMCE Research Project: Episode Three 'The Covid-19 Crisis: Free Movement, Borders and testing of Union Citizenship' with Dr Stephen Coutts
Jun 06, 202330:02
JMCE Research Project: Episode Two 'Activating EU Rights Globally - Legal Mobalisation in Third Countries' with Dr Luigi Lonardo
May 04, 202321:14
JMCE Research Project: Episode One 'A Year in Review' - One year of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for EU Integration and Citizens' Rights
Apr 13, 202315:30
Professor Ursula Kilkelly and Pat Bergin discuss their new book on Oberstown Children Detention Campus - "Advancing Children’s Rights in Detention: A Model for International Reform"

Professor Ursula Kilkelly and Pat Bergin discuss their new book on Oberstown Children Detention Campus - "Advancing Children’s Rights in Detention: A Model for International Reform"

In this episode, Professor Ursula Kilkelly (UCC School of Law and Chairperson of the Board of Management at Oberstown Children Detention Campus) and Pat Bergin (Director of Oberstown Children Campus 2013-2020) discuss their new book, "Advancing Children’s Rights in Detention: A Model for International Reform", recently published by Bristol University Press. 

Using the case study of Oberstown Children Detention Campus, the book details how reform of children's detention facilities can take place through the application of a child-centred model of detention that fulfils the rights of the child under the five themes of provision, protection, participation, preparation and partnership.

In this conversation, the authors reflect on the major reforms made at Oberstown over the past eight years in transforming the facility and developing a rights-based, child-centred model of care for children detained by the courts.

Nov 18, 202140:08
Communicating EU Environmental Law: Insights on the Right of Access to Environmental Information

Communicating EU Environmental Law: Insights on the Right of Access to Environmental Information

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Fred Logue, Principal of FP Logue Solicitors.

The Centre for Law and the Environment and the UCC School of Law acknowledge the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs Communicating Europe Initiative 2021.

Nov 02, 202116:35
Communicating EU Environmental Law: Some Insights from Practice

Communicating EU Environmental Law: Some Insights from Practice

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Joe Noonan, Noonan Linehan Carroll Coffey.

The Centre for Law and the Environment and the UCC School of Law acknowledge the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs Communicating Europe Initiative 2021.

Oct 21, 202119:51
Communicating EU Environmental Law: Some Insights from the European Parliament

Communicating EU Environmental Law: Some Insights from the European Parliament

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Grace O’Sullivan, Green Party MEP for Ireland South. 

The Centre for Law and the Environment and the UCC School of Law acknowledge the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs Communicating Europe Initiative 2021. 

Oct 14, 202119:50
Impact Series: Spotlight on UCC School of Law PhD students
Sep 16, 202139:44
Impact Series: An interview with Professor Conor O'Mahony - Special Rapporteur on Child Protection

Impact Series: An interview with Professor Conor O'Mahony - Special Rapporteur on Child Protection

This Impact Series features interviews with UCC School of Law faculty members, focusing on the resounding impact of their work across a broad range of areas in the public policy sphere.

Today's episode is an interview with Professor Conor O'Mahony, Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. The Special Rapporteur is appointed by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to take an independent, objective and expert view of the child protection system in Ireland and related issues, contributing to the development and review and development of child protection policy and legislation.

Interviewed by Joan Cronin, of the Dept of Applied Social Studies at UCC - and graduate of the LLM in Children's Rights and Family Law - Professor O’Mahony discusses his role, including the application process in becoming Special Rapporteur, the scope of the role, its interaction with government and civil society and the day-to-day realities of juggling a public service position with academic work.

This episode was recorded remotely and we apologise for a few audio glitches in the recording.

Sep 02, 202155:27
Impact Series: An Interview with Professor Mary Donnelly - discussions on health and capacity law, consent issues and research ethics

Impact Series: An Interview with Professor Mary Donnelly - discussions on health and capacity law, consent issues and research ethics

This Impact Series features interviews with UCC School of Law faculty members, focusing on the resounding impact of their work across a broad range of areas in the public policy sphere.

Today's episode is an interview with Professor Mary Donnelly, joint-chair of HSE National Consent Policy Advisory group, joint-chair of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act commencement group, member of the Mental Health Commission Legislation Committee and member of the National Research Ethics Committees. 

Interviewed by School of Law PhD candidate and Law Lecturer at Munster Technological University, Ann Lynch, this episode covers a range of fascinating issues surrounding health and capacity law, assisted decision-making, consent and research ethics.

Aug 12, 202131:57
Impact Series: An Interview with Professor Irene Lynch Fannon - Chair of the Insolvency Sub-Committee of the Company Law Review Group

Impact Series: An Interview with Professor Irene Lynch Fannon - Chair of the Insolvency Sub-Committee of the Company Law Review Group

This new Impact Series features interviews with UCC School of Law faculty members, focusing on the resounding impact of their work across a broad range of areas in the public policy sphere.

Today's episode is an interview with Professor Irene Lynch Fannon - conducted by School of Law PhD candidate Michael Boland - about her fascinating and timely work as Chair of the Insolvency Sub-Committee of the Company Law Review Group, a government body which advises the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the review and development of company law in Ireland. 

Jul 28, 202158:23
Enforcing EU Environmental Law: An ENGO Perspective

Enforcing EU Environmental Law: An ENGO Perspective

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Attracta Uí Bhroin, Environmental Law Officer, Irish Environmental Network and Vice-President, European Environmental Bureau. Attracta Uí Bhroin participated in this podcast in a personal capacity.
Feb 01, 202115:56
Enforcing EU Environmental Law: Some Insights from Luxembourg

Enforcing EU Environmental Law: Some Insights from Luxembourg

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Judge Anthony M Collins, Judge of the General Court of the European Union. Judge Collins participated in this podcast in a personal capacity.
Jan 25, 202128:34
Enforcing EU Environmental Law: A Litigator's Perspective

Enforcing EU Environmental Law: A Litigator's Perspective

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Leo Flynn, Legal Advisor in the Legal Service of the European Commission. Leo Flynn participated in this podcast in a personal capacity.
Jan 18, 202124:41
Dr Bjørn-Oliver Magsig in Conversation with Captain Brian Fitzgerald of the Irish Naval Service

Dr Bjørn-Oliver Magsig in Conversation with Captain Brian Fitzgerald of the Irish Naval Service

Captain Brian Fitzgerald, Operations Branch Commander of the Irish Naval Service, describes some of the complex jurisdictional, political, and legal challenges faced by the Naval Service while rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean during Operation Sophia.
Looking toward the future, he also sketches out some of the complicated scenarios the Naval Service might have to address following Brexit.
Sep 25, 201926:39
Dr Áine Ryall Speaks to Dr Fred Logue About Accessing Environmental Information

Dr Áine Ryall Speaks to Dr Fred Logue About Accessing Environmental Information

Speaking after a recent Centre for Law and the Environment's seminar exploring recent developments in European Union Environmental Law, Dr Fred Logue describes how he worked with Friends of the Irish Environment and Right to Know to access environmental information from public authorities through litigation.
Jul 17, 201923:22
Professor Ursula Kilkelly in Conversation With Robert Schwartz, Co-founder of Juvenile Law Center

Professor Ursula Kilkelly in Conversation With Robert Schwartz, Co-founder of Juvenile Law Center

Robert Schwartz, Phyllis W. Beck Chair in Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law, talks Professor Ursula Kilkelly through the history of Juvenile Law Center, describing how the center evolved from representing individual children and young people to become a national advocacy organisation fighting to better the lives of thousands.
Apr 09, 201930:47
Interview with Professor Rhona Smith, the UN Human Rights Committee Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia

Interview with Professor Rhona Smith, the UN Human Rights Committee Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia

Ahead of delivering the 11th Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights Distinguished Lecture at UCC, Professor Rhona Smith sat down with Dr Dug Cubie to discuss her role and the human rights situation in Cambodia.
Dec 20, 201807:45
Corporate Sustainability: Gender as an Agent for Change?

Corporate Sustainability: Gender as an Agent for Change?

Emanating from their contributions in a recently published collection of essays titled, Creating Corporate Sustainability Gender as an Agent for Change, Professor Irene Lynch Fannon (co-editor of the volume) and Dr Catherine O'Sullivan talk to Michael Boland about the role of women and gender equality, corporate power, and sustainability.
Dec 20, 201837:44
Interview with Dr Mary Tumelty

Interview with Dr Mary Tumelty

Dr Mary Tumelty discusses some of the findings of the Scally Report and the need for genuine apologies in cases of medical negligence
Oct 05, 201808:21
Jane Mulcahy Speaks with delegates at the Justice Conference

Jane Mulcahy Speaks with delegates at the Justice Conference

Jane attended the Justice Conference in Dublin during early September, where she spoke with Oonagh McPhillips, Deputy Secretary General in the Department of Justice and Equality, Inge Philips-Bryan, Partner, Deloitte Netherlands, Michael Donnellan, Director General of the Irish Prison Service, Tom Gash, Author and Managing Director, Leapwise, Caroline Counihan, Legal Director, Rape Crises Network Ireland, and Pat Leahy, Assistant Commissioner, An Garda Síochána.
Oct 05, 201830:00
Jane speaks with Deirdre Kelleher about the rights of cohabitants in Ireland

Jane speaks with Deirdre Kelleher about the rights of cohabitants in Ireland

Deirdre Kelleher, a recent graduate of the LLM in Child and Family Law, describes the rights of cohabitants in Ireland under the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010.
Jul 19, 201809:12
Interview with Australian Detention Inspector and Churchill Fellow, Steven Caruana

Interview with Australian Detention Inspector and Churchill Fellow, Steven Caruana

Steven Caruana tells Jane why he believes OPCAT ratification and detention inspection with a preventive focus is an opportunity worth seizing for Ireland.
Jun 21, 201809:17
Rachel O'Sullivan from Parents for Choice discusses the graphic imagery used by the No campaign during the referendum on the 8th amendment.

Rachel O'Sullivan from Parents for Choice discusses the graphic imagery used by the No campaign during the referendum on the 8th amendment.

In the lead up to the referendum on the 8th amendment, Jane spoke with Rachel O'Sullivan, writer, mother and activist, about child protection issues and how the graphic imagery/slogans on No campaign posters put her in an impossible position as a parent when trying to explain the complexities of abortion to her young children.
Jun 01, 201819:03
Interview with Dr Dug Cubie, Deputy Director, Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights (CCJHR)

Interview with Dr Dug Cubie, Deputy Director, Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights (CCJHR)

Dr Dug Cubie tells Jane how the Irish Research Council funded International Disaster Law Project aims to develop a collaborative research agenda between academics and practitioners in order to strengthen global networks working on international disaster law.
May 18, 201823:17
Interview with disability rights activist - Suzy Byrne

Interview with disability rights activist - Suzy Byrne

Jane takes the Law and Justice podcast off campus and speaks with Suzy Byrne about her life-long fascination with politics, activism, disability, blogging and her thoughts about Ireland's recent (though tardy) ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD).
May 09, 201828:11
Professor Fiona de Londras, discusses her and Mairead Enright's new book "Repealing the 8th - Reforming Irish Abortion Law" with Jane Mulcahy.

Professor Fiona de Londras, discusses her and Mairead Enright's new book "Repealing the 8th - Reforming Irish Abortion Law" with Jane Mulcahy.

Jane speaks with Professor Fiona de Londras, UCC School of Law graduate and Deputy Head of Birmingham Law School, about her and Mairead Enright's new book "Repealing the 8th - Reforming Irish Abortion Law".
May 01, 201810:09
Professor Owen McIntyre Speaks About International Water Security and Shared Water Resources

Professor Owen McIntyre Speaks About International Water Security and Shared Water Resources

Professor Owen McIntyre discusses transboundary water resources ahead of the Law and the Environment Conference at UCC.
Apr 24, 201812:23
Interview with Jonathan Jonathan Todres, Professor of Law at the Center for Law Health and Society in Georgia State University and visiting Fulbright scholar in the UCC Law school

Interview with Jonathan Jonathan Todres, Professor of Law at the Center for Law Health and Society in Georgia State University and visiting Fulbright scholar in the UCC Law school

In this episode, Professor Jonathan Todres discusses his work on children's literature, human rights, morality and the lessons that people big and small can learn from legendary writers like Dr Seuss.
Apr 17, 201811:45
Dr Darius Whelan shares his thoughts on electronic monitoring in the workplace.

Dr Darius Whelan shares his thoughts on electronic monitoring in the workplace.

Before presenting his paper at a recent seminar titled "Electronic Monitoring in Ireland: Shaping what we do and who we are", Dr Darius Whelan spoke with Jane Mulcahy about the monitoring of smartphones in the workplace and the use of CCTV by employers.
Apr 05, 201815:60
Interview with Dr Vicky Conway and Cathleen O'Toole, member and chair of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland respectively.

Interview with Dr Vicky Conway and Cathleen O'Toole, member and chair of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland respectively.

Jane Mulcahy speaks with Dr Vicky Conway and Cathleen O'Toole about the work of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and how it is engaging with communities throughout Ireland.
Mar 14, 201807:08
Law and Justice Episode 10 - February 28 2018

Law and Justice Episode 10 - February 28 2018

This week, Jane Mulcahy speaks with Dr Amanullah De Sondy from the Study of Religions Department at UCC about contemporary Islam, Dr Vicky Conway and Cathleen O'Toole, member and chair of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland respectively, discuss the Commission, and Dr Dug Cubie details international disaster law.
Feb 28, 201856:01
Interview with Michael Prendergast

Interview with Michael Prendergast

Michael Prendergast is a UCC School of Law graduate who is documenting the experiences of refugees fleeing the Syrian Conflict with the UN Refugee Agency
Feb 21, 201807:49
Law and Justice Episode 8 - February 8 2018

Law and Justice Episode 8 - February 8 2018

On our first podcast of 2018, Jane Mulcahy speaks with Anne Marie Crean about Reclaiming Self, an organisation which provides opportunity and support to those who have experienced systematic, institutional state abuse, the environment to openly discuss their past, develop self-reclamation and seek support in a non-intrusive, survivor-orientated atmosphere via various educational, emotional and social supports.
With thanks to the Referendum Commission, we also have Dr Conor O'Mahony's address at the Citizen's Assembly, where he spoke on the legal regulation of referendum campaigns.
Feb 08, 201851:16
Law and Justice Episode 7 - December 20, 2017

Law and Justice Episode 7 - December 20, 2017

On our final podcast of 2017, Jane Mulcahy speaks with Dr Louise Crowley about UCC's Bystander Intervention programme and Dr Sharon Lambert from the School of Applied Psychology discusses Adverse Childhood Experiences, their impacts & the need for trauma-informed practice to improve lives & outcomes.
Dec 20, 201753:22
Law and Justice Episode 6 - December 6, 2017

Law and Justice Episode 6 - December 6, 2017

On the 6th instalment of our podcast, Jane Mulcahy speaks with mental health experts; Dr. Harry Gijbels, Dr. Liam MacGabhann and Kirsten MacLean at the Critical Voices Network Ireland conference held at UCC between November 15/16.
Shay Buckley, Editor-in-Chief of the Cork Online Law Review, also dropped into studio to talk about one of Ireland's leading online law journals.
Dec 06, 201736:33
Law and Justice Episode 5 - 22 November 2017

Law and Justice Episode 5 - 22 November 2017

This week, Jane Mulcahy reports from the UCC Law Conference, where she spoke with Noeline Blackwell, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, and Tom O'Malley, member of the Irish Law Reform Commission and senior lecturer at NUIG, about consent and the Sexual Offences Act 2017 respectively.
Dr Lawrence Siry, talks us through his fascinating career as a public defender in New York, and Professor Owen McIntyre discusses the future of water.
Nov 22, 201746:16
Law and Justice Episode 4 - 7 November 2017

Law and Justice Episode 4 - 7 November 2017

On the fourth episode of the Law and Justice Podcast, Jane Mulcahy chats with speakers from the ICPA Conference "Innovation in Rehabilitation: Building Better Futures", including Professor Fergus McNeill, Fiona McGregor, Hilary Ineomo-Marcus, Andrew Couples, and Gary Stephens.

In addition, Dr Mark Cullinane from the Department of Applied Social Studies at UCC discusses the "Licensees in Private Rented Accommodation: the Forgotten Sub-Sector?" seminar.
Nov 07, 201743:56
Law and Justice Podcast Episode 3 - 17 October 2017

Law and Justice Podcast Episode 3 - 17 October 2017

On the third edition of the Law and Justice Podcast, Dr. Vittorio Bufacchi from UCC's Department of Philosophy speaks to Jane about the phenomenon of violence and Garrett Carr of Queens University Belfast talks about Brexit and it's implications for the Irish border.
Oct 19, 201754:11
Law and Justice Podcast Episode 2 - 03 October 2017

Law and Justice Podcast Episode 2 - 03 October 2017

On the second episode of the Law and Justice Podcast, Jane Mulcahy catches up with Fulbright Scholar, Kim Thomas, Professor Malcolm Evans discusses the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), Deirdre Kelleher talks about the rights of cohabitants in Ireland and chairperson of the ACJRD, Maura Butler, talks Brexit.
Oct 04, 201754:26
Law And Justice Podcast Episode 1 - 19 September 2017

Law And Justice Podcast Episode 1 - 19 September 2017

On the inaugural Law and Justice Podcast, Jane Mulcahy speaks with Fiona Donson about the Unseen, Unheard conference, Professor Jules Lobel and Dr Mary Rogan discuss solitary confinement, Ivan McCutcheon tells us about Cork Chamber's "Get to Grips with Data Protection" seminar, and Conor Dunne lifts the lid on UCC Law Society's plans for the coming semester.
Sep 22, 201753:21