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Library of The Honorable Society of King's Inns @kilibrary.bsky.social · 19d

September’s literary link with King’s Inns is Tom Kettle (1880-1916), writer and poet who died at Ginchy during the Battle of the Somme in on 9 September 1916. He enrolled as a student in @kingsinns.bsky.social in 1903 and was called to the Bar in Easter Term 1906.

extract from barrister memorial of Thomas Michael Kettle

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Sep 12

Our Advanced Diploma courses offer practical, in-depth training in specialist areas of Irish and EU law.

Learn more & apply now ➡️ www.kingsinns.ie/courses/adva...

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Sep 1

#JobOpportunity Archivist (part-time) at The Honorable Society of King's Inns

Read more and apply by Friday 12 September 2025 👉 www.kingsinns.ie/news-events/...

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#WeAreHiring #KingsInns #Archivist #Archives #KILibrary

Job Opportunity: Archivist (part-time) at The Honorable Society of King's Inns

The Archivist will manage the day-to-day running of the archives. Submit a cover letter setting out how you meet the requirements along with your CV to [email protected] by 5pm on Friday 12 September 20...

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Sep 1

#JobOpportunity Archivist (part-time) at The Honorable Society of King's Inns

Read more and apply by Friday 12 September 2025 👉 www.kingsinns.ie/news-events/...

@kilibrary.bsky.social

#WeAreHiring #KingsInns #Archivist #Archives #KILibrary

Job Opportunity: Archivist (part-time) at The Honorable Society of King's Inns

The Archivist will manage the day-to-day running of the archives. Submit a cover letter setting out how you meet the requirements along with your CV to [email protected] by 5pm on Friday 12 September 20...

www.kingsinns.ie

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Sep 1

💻 Our Advanced Diploma in Corporate, White-Collar and Regulatory Crime returns this September.

Learn more about the course and apply by 7 September 2025 👉 www.kingsinns.ie/courses/prof...

#kingsinns #studylaw #professionaldevelopment #businesslaw #whitecollar #corporatelaw

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Aug 25

Applications for the Advanced Diploma in Law and Education close on Sunday, 31 August!

Learn more and apply now 👉 www.kingsinns.ie/courses/prof...

#EducationLaw #ProfessionalDevelopment #KingsInns #AdvancedDiploma

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Library of The Honorable Society of King's Inns @kilibrary.bsky.social · Aug 18

Our literary link for August is (William) Denis Johnston (1901-1984), playwright and author who died on 8 August 1984, was called to the Irish Bar in 1925 #barrister.

extract from barrister memorial of Denis Johnston

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Library of The Honorable Society of King's Inns @kilibrary.bsky.social · Aug 18

Author of plays including ‘The old lady says ‘No!’’ and works from the @kingsinns.bsky.social collection ‘In search of Swift’ and ‘Nine Rivers from Jordan’. #literature

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Jul 29

📚 Applications for the Diploma in Legal Studies at King’s Inns close on Thursday, 31 July.

Apply here 👉 www.kingsinns.ie/courses/dipl...

#StudyLaw #LegalStudies #KingsInns #MatureStudent #OnlineLearning #CareerChange #Law

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Library of The Honorable Society of King's Inns @kilibrary.bsky.social · Jul 23

Our literary link for July is the poet, playwright and author Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878-1957), father of barrister Oliver Duane Odysseus (Noll) Gogarty (1907-1999) who was born on #OTD 23 July 1907, admitted to King’s Inns in and called to the Irish Bar in June 1931.

#King’sInns #Literature

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Jul 18

Ready to kickstart your legal career? Become a Diploma in Legal Studies student at King’s Inns!

This two-year, part-time course is open to non-law graduates and mature students.

Apply by 31 July here 👉 www.kingsinns.ie/courses/dipl...

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Diploma in Legal Studies student at Kings Inns campus.

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Library of The Honorable Society of King's Inns @kilibrary.bsky.social · Jun 24

Our literary link for June is writer Elizabeth Bowen (b. 7 June 1899 in #Cork), daughter of barrister Henry Charles Cole Bowen (1862–1930). Elizabeth wrote short stories and novels, as well as introductions, broadcasts and articles. She wrote on a range of topics, fiction and non-fiction #literature

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Library of The Honorable Society of King's Inns @kilibrary.bsky.social · May 26

Pádraig Pearse (1879-1916), one of the leaders of the #EasterRising, #barrister and #writer, died in May, making him a suitable choice for this month’s literary figure. He studied languages and law, and after studying ‪@kingsinns.bsky.social‬ was called to the Bar in Trinity Term 1901.

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · May 2

Well done to the participants in the McCarthy Impromptu Debate, which took place at King’s Inns last night!

Special congrats to winner Mary O’Rourke! 🥇

#McCarthyDebate #KingsInns #BarristerAtLaw #StudentDebate

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Apr 28

Ready to take your legislative skills to the next level? Our Advanced Diploma in Legislative Drafting commences in late May 2025! 🗓️

Apply now and advance your career➡️ www.kingsinns.ie/education/co...

#LegislativeDrafting #AdvancedDiploma #PartTime #KingsInns

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Apr 15

🧑‍🏫 👩‍🏫 The Advanced Diploma in Law and Education offers a thorough overview of current educational law, with a strong focus on both Irish and European contexts.

Want to learn more or apply? Visit our website 👉 www.kingsinns.ie/education/co...

#educationlaw #advanceddiplomas #kingsinns #irisheducation

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Apr 14

We were delighted to welcome so many prospective students to King’s Inns for our in-person Academic Open Day last Saturday.

If you couldn’t attend, you’ll find all the course details on our website ➡️ www.kingsinns.ie/education

#LegalStudies #BarristerAtLaw #FutureLawyers

The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Apr 12

King’s Inns Open Day is underway!

Our team is here until 3pm to answer all your questions about our courses.

Come say hello — we’d love to chat with you!

#KingsInns #OpenDay #BarristerAtLaw #Diploma

The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Apr 4

🎓⚖️ Yesterday evening we hosted a graduate event on "Legal Privilege: A Practical Guide for In–House Counsel" with Remy Farrell SC at King's Inns.

Stay tuned for future events, and we look forward to seeing you at the next one!

#LegalPrivilege #InHouseCounsel #KingsInns #LegalCommunity #Members

The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Mar 20

📚⚖️Want to see what a day in the life of a Diploma in Legal Studies at King's Inns is like? There's still time to book for the event happening this Saturday, 22 March!

Register now➡️ forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

#Diploma #LegalStudies #LawStudent #KingsInns #OnlineEvent

The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Mar 19

#JobOpportunity

King’s Inns invites applications for membership of Tutor Panel for the Advanced Diploma in Legislative Drafting.

Read the requirements & apply by 5pm on Monday, 24th March ➡️ www.kingsinns.ie/news-events/...

#KingsInns #TutorPanel #Tutors #WeAreHiring

King’s Inns invites applications for membership of Tutor Panel for the Advanced Diploma in Legislative Drafting

King’s Inns invites submissions from suitably qualified interested parties for inclusion on the tutor panel for the King’s Inns Advanced Diploma in Legislative Drafting.

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Mar 12

📚 Our second-to-last #KIBookClub meeting of this academic year will happen on 14 April 2025.

The book selected for discussion is On Trial for Murder: Courtroom Dramas that Gripped the World by Emily G. Thomson.

Register here ➡️ www.kingsinns.ie/news-events/...

#BookClub #KingsInns

King’s Inns Book Club
book cover a man in black and white picture surrounded by journalists

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Teresa Buczkowska @tbuczkowska.bsky.social · Mar 8

School day @kingsinns.bsky.social

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The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Mar 5

#JobOpportunity

King’s Inns invites applications for membership of Tutor Panel for the Advanced Diploma in Legislative Drafting.
Apply by 5 p.m on Monday 24th March 2025.

Read full specifications & learn how to apply 👉 www.kingsinns.ie/news-events/...

#Tutor #TutorPanel #KingsInns

King’s Inns invites applications for membership of Tutor Panel for the Advanced Diploma in Legislative Drafting

King’s Inns invites submissions from suitably qualified interested parties for inclusion on the tutor panel for the King’s Inns Advanced Diploma in Legislative Drafting.

www.kingsinns.ie

The Honorable Society of King’s Inns @kingsinns.bsky.social · Feb 18

📚✨ Join us for the next King's Inns Book Club meeting on 3 March!

We’ll be diving into ''From Hollywood to Hollywood: My Life as an International Libel Lawyer to the Rich and Famous'' by Paul Tweed.

Sign up now 👉 kingsinns.ie/news-events/...

#KIBookClub #PaulTweed

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