Donncha O’Connell
@donnchalaw.bsky.social
Law academic living in the west of Ireland. Interested in law, politics, history, theatre, music, books, art, people and dogs…not in that order.
Plan to raise cost of judicial reviews could lead to people representing themselves in court. Law professor, Áine Ryall of UCC, warns move could leave courts even more congested…
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Plan to raise cost of judicial reviews could lead to people representing themselves in court
Law professor warns move could leave courts even more congested
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November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Plan to raise cost of judicial reviews could lead to people representing themselves in court. Law professor, Áine Ryall of UCC, warns move could leave courts even more congested…
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Great workshop on the Irish Political Constitution today, co-organised with @laurcah.bsky.social and @alangreene.bsky.social Some great papers, planning on a special issue of the Irish Jurist in 2026. Thanks to @maynoothlaw.bsky.social and the NUI for their support.
November 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Great workshop on the Irish Political Constitution today, co-organised with @laurcah.bsky.social and @alangreene.bsky.social Some great papers, planning on a special issue of the Irish Jurist in 2026. Thanks to @maynoothlaw.bsky.social and the NUI for their support.
Wonderful inaugural lecture by Professor John Canavan tonight in @uniofgalway.bsky.social tonight ending with lovely tributes to his late father and the late Professor Chris Curtin. Great plans outlined for the UNESCO Chair building on the excellent work of Prof Pat Dolan…
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Wonderful inaugural lecture by Professor John Canavan tonight in @uniofgalway.bsky.social tonight ending with lovely tributes to his late father and the late Professor Chris Curtin. Great plans outlined for the UNESCO Chair building on the excellent work of Prof Pat Dolan…
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Benedict Cumberbatch tells Irish audience that actors must lead climate activism
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Benedict Cumberbatch tells Irish audience that actors must lead climate activism
Climate action movement needs a Will and Grace show to penetrate resistant mindsets
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November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Benedict Cumberbatch tells Irish audience that actors must lead climate activism
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www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Céimeanna oinigh dochtúireachta bronnta ar cheathrar cainteoirí Gaeilge. Bhain conspóid le bronnadh na gcéimeanna oinigh agus iad diúltaithe ag triúr eile mar gheall ar an mbaint leanúnach atá ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe le hinstitiúid in Iosrael.
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Céimeanna oinigh dochtúireachta bronnta ar cheathrar cainteoirí Gaeilge
Bhain conspóid le bronnadh na gcéimeanna oinigh agus iad diúltaithe ag triúr eile mar gheall ar an mbaint leanúnach atá ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe le hinstitiúid in Iosrael
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November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Céimeanna oinigh dochtúireachta bronnta ar cheathrar cainteoirí Gaeilge. Bhain conspóid le bronnadh na gcéimeanna oinigh agus iad diúltaithe ag triúr eile mar gheall ar an mbaint leanúnach atá ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe le hinstitiúid in Iosrael.
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In a syndemic world of increasing fascism, necropolitics, climate devastation & higher education crisis, this blog post asks: what on earth are law schools for? What should they be for? What world are we teaching for? The one we have or the one we need to survive?
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What Are Law Schools For? Teaching through the heart of an identity crisis
Local legal knowledges and global critical junctures
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November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In a syndemic world of increasing fascism, necropolitics, climate devastation & higher education crisis, this blog post asks: what on earth are law schools for? What should they be for? What world are we teaching for? The one we have or the one we need to survive?
folukeafrica.com/what-are-law...
folukeafrica.com/what-are-law...
John Gibbons: A big freeze could turn the Irish into climate refugees
We should reflect on 'get-tough' proposals on immigration: If the Amoc currents that moderate Ireland’s climate fail, temperatures will plunge, making grass-based agriculture impossible
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
We should reflect on 'get-tough' proposals on immigration: If the Amoc currents that moderate Ireland’s climate fail, temperatures will plunge, making grass-based agriculture impossible
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
John Gibbons: A big freeze could turn the Irish into climate refugees
We should reflect on 'get-tough' proposals on immigration: If the Amoc currents that moderate Ireland’s climate fail, temperatures will plunge, making grass-based agriculture impossible
www.irishexaminer.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
John Gibbons: A big freeze could turn the Irish into climate refugees
We should reflect on 'get-tough' proposals on immigration: If the Amoc currents that moderate Ireland’s climate fail, temperatures will plunge, making grass-based agriculture impossible
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
We should reflect on 'get-tough' proposals on immigration: If the Amoc currents that moderate Ireland’s climate fail, temperatures will plunge, making grass-based agriculture impossible
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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18 months ago University of Galway was honouring Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin of Al-Haq with a distinguished alumni award.
Now honorary doctorates are being refused because of ongoing links between the University and the complicit Technion Institute.
www.rte.ie/news/connach...
Now honorary doctorates are being refused because of ongoing links between the University and the complicit Technion Institute.
www.rte.ie/news/connach...
Third person refuses doctorate from University of Galway
A third person has turned down an honorary doctorate that was due to be conferred by the University of Galway, at a ceremony tomorrow.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
18 months ago University of Galway was honouring Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin of Al-Haq with a distinguished alumni award.
Now honorary doctorates are being refused because of ongoing links between the University and the complicit Technion Institute.
www.rte.ie/news/connach...
Now honorary doctorates are being refused because of ongoing links between the University and the complicit Technion Institute.
www.rte.ie/news/connach...
Third honoree turns down doctorate from University of Galway over links to Israeli tech institute. Professor Kerby Miller declined the honour, citing the university’s research partnership with Israel’s Technion Institute.
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Third honoree turns down doctorate from University of Galway over links to Israeli tech institute
Professor Miller declined the honour, citing the university’s research partnership with Israel’s Technion Institute.
www.thejournal.ie
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Third honoree turns down doctorate from University of Galway over links to Israeli tech institute. Professor Kerby Miller declined the honour, citing the university’s research partnership with Israel’s Technion Institute.
www.thejournal.ie/university-o...
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Bhí beocht agus fiántas i bpictiúir Gertrude Degenhardt nach raibh feicthe roimhe sin
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Bhí beocht agus fiántas i bpictiúir Gertrude Degenhardt nach raibh feicthe roimhe sin
Tá cuimhne mhaith ar Ghertrude Degenhardt sa Spidéal i gConamara mar chaitheadh sí féin is a fear tréimhsí chuile bhliain ag cur fúthu i dteach ceann tuí
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November 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Bhí beocht agus fiántas i bpictiúir Gertrude Degenhardt nach raibh feicthe roimhe sin
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Third person turns down doctorate from University of Galway over links to Israel
www.rte.ie/news/connach...
www.rte.ie/news/connach...
Third person refuses doctorate from University of Galway
A third person has turned down an honorary doctorate that was due to be conferred by the University of Galway, at a ceremony tomorrow.
www.rte.ie
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Third person turns down doctorate from University of Galway over links to Israel
www.rte.ie/news/connach...
www.rte.ie/news/connach...
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Well, now, look what arrived in the post...
Delighted to share that my new book on psychology and the culture wars has now been published.
Writing it was a long, at times depressing, but ultimately satisfying journey for me. I hope you like it
Deets here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Delighted to share that my new book on psychology and the culture wars has now been published.
Writing it was a long, at times depressing, but ultimately satisfying journey for me. I hope you like it
Deets here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Well, now, look what arrived in the post...
Delighted to share that my new book on psychology and the culture wars has now been published.
Writing it was a long, at times depressing, but ultimately satisfying journey for me. I hope you like it
Deets here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Delighted to share that my new book on psychology and the culture wars has now been published.
Writing it was a long, at times depressing, but ultimately satisfying journey for me. I hope you like it
Deets here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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The joint submission of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Digital Rights Ireland on the proposed National Cyber Security Bill is now up on the ICCL website:
National Cyber Security Bill raises mass surveillance and internet death penalty concerns as proposed powers exceed EU directive (NIS2)
Digital Rights Ireland and ICCL will address the Oireachtas Justice Committee to raise concerns about the National Cyber Security Bill 2024.
www.iccl.ie
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The joint submission of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Digital Rights Ireland on the proposed National Cyber Security Bill is now up on the ICCL website:
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Lorcan Sirr: Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer
Lorcan Sirr: Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer
We have seen before how cutting ‘red tape’ leads to disaster, especially in planning and housing
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November 26, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Lorcan Sirr: Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer
Kathy Sheridan: Where is the kindness when we talk about trans people?
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Kathy Sheridan: Where is the kindness when we talk about trans people?
Number of trans people in Irish society is tiny – and each one is a human being
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November 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Kathy Sheridan: Where is the kindness when we talk about trans people?
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What a touching tribute to David Hanly, RIP…
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
What a touching tribute to David Hanly, RIP…
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Irish government plans to follow the UK in making it harder for refugees to secure permanent settlement are “deeply alarming”, the Irish Refugee Council has said.
Irish asylum plans ‘will undermine refugee integration’
Irish government plans to follow the UK in making it harder for refugees to secure permanent settlement are “deeply alarming”, the Irish Refugee Council has said.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Irish government plans to follow the UK in making it harder for refugees to secure permanent settlement are “deeply alarming”, the Irish Refugee Council has said.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Excellent piece by my colleague, Professor Ciara Smyth:
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
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The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
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Opinion: The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about
‘Politics of affect’ stokes anxieties about immigration, allowing Government to then respond
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November 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Excellent piece by my colleague, Professor Ciara Smyth:
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Sad news from Galway:
Tributes to ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ peace activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy who has died aged 91
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Tributes to ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ peace activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy who has died aged 91
www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...
Tributes to ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ peace activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy who has died aged 91
Tributes have been paid in Galway to artist, Aosdána member and peace activist Margaretta D’Arcy, who died on Sunday at the age of 91.
www.independent.ie
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Sad news from Galway:
Tributes to ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ peace activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy who has died aged 91
www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...
Tributes to ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ peace activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy who has died aged 91
www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...
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This is an insane abuse of power. The United States acting against a European judge to protect their genocidal protégé in the Middle East, and Europe is doing nothing anout it.
www.thenational.scot/news/2563997...
www.thenational.scot/news/2563997...
ICC judge says sanctions from Donald Trump 'affect every aspect of my life'
AN international judge who was sanctioned by Donald Trump for approving arrest warrants for Israeli leaders has described how the punishment affects…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This is an insane abuse of power. The United States acting against a European judge to protect their genocidal protégé in the Middle East, and Europe is doing nothing anout it.
www.thenational.scot/news/2563997...
www.thenational.scot/news/2563997...
Excellent piece by Andrew Jackson, UCD Law School:
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
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On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
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On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Excellent piece by Andrew Jackson, UCD Law School:
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
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Plans to train judges in AI and digitalisation have been set out by the European Commission.
EU launches five-year justice strategy on AI and digitalisation
Plans to train judges in AI and digitalisation have been set out by the European Commission.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Plans to train judges in AI and digitalisation have been set out by the European Commission.