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.
Extremely full house to welcome President Connolly @president.ie at the @druidtheatre.bsky.social 50th ‘wrap party’ to launch ‘Druid Theatre Fifty Years’ by @pflonergan.bsky.social of @uniofgalway.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Extremely full house to welcome President Connolly @president.ie at the @druidtheatre.bsky.social 50th ‘wrap party’ to launch ‘Druid Theatre Fifty Years’ by @pflonergan.bsky.social of @uniofgalway.bsky.social
These kinds of ‘briefings’ from Garda sources must be very reassuring to those frontline members of the Defence Forces involved in the drone incident to be investigated by AGS…
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
These kinds of ‘briefings’ from Garda sources must be very reassuring to those frontline members of the Defence Forces involved in the drone incident to be investigated by AGS…
Great extract from the weekly Mick Heaney Irish Times radio review…
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Great extract from the weekly Mick Heaney Irish Times radio review…
Really enjoyed this seminar earlier today by my @uniofgalway.bsky.social colleague, Professor Brian Hughes @bmhughes.bsky.social, to coincide with the publication of his latest book, ‘Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism’. As always, brilliant, humorous and no want of ambition in scope.
December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Really enjoyed this seminar earlier today by my @uniofgalway.bsky.social colleague, Professor Brian Hughes @bmhughes.bsky.social, to coincide with the publication of his latest book, ‘Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism’. As always, brilliant, humorous and no want of ambition in scope.
Delighted to receive this book today, a timely, authoritative and very useful guide to the legislation implementing the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland - should be a copy in every Garda station in Ireland and in offices of cognate services!
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Delighted to receive this book today, a timely, authoritative and very useful guide to the legislation implementing the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland - should be a copy in every Garda station in Ireland and in offices of cognate services!
Great to be at the launch of ‘Childhood & the Irish’ edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social and launched by @miriamocal.bsky.social in the @ria.ie - privileged to be one of the (many) contributors to this volume, a great Christmas gift if you’re doing up lists…
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Great to be at the launch of ‘Childhood & the Irish’ edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social and launched by @miriamocal.bsky.social in the @ria.ie - privileged to be one of the (many) contributors to this volume, a great Christmas gift if you’re doing up lists…
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…
What a touching tribute to David Hanly, RIP…
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
What a touching tribute to David Hanly, RIP…
Excellent letter in The Irish Times about proposed new restrictions on judicial review and access to justice…
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Excellent letter in The Irish Times about proposed new restrictions on judicial review and access to justice…
Day 2 of our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice focusing on practitioner and litigant perspectives chaired by Mr Justice Cian Ferriter of the High Court with two stellar panels of speakers
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Day 2 of our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice focusing on practitioner and litigant perspectives chaired by Mr Justice Cian Ferriter of the High Court with two stellar panels of speakers
And now for a marathon ‘Thematic Issues’ session to close off Day 1 of our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social
conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice chaired by Professor Roja Fazaeli of @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social. Back tomorrow with a stellar panel of legal practitioners…
conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice chaired by Professor Roja Fazaeli of @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social. Back tomorrow with a stellar panel of legal practitioners…
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
And now for a marathon ‘Thematic Issues’ session to close off Day 1 of our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social
conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice chaired by Professor Roja Fazaeli of @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social. Back tomorrow with a stellar panel of legal practitioners…
conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice chaired by Professor Roja Fazaeli of @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social. Back tomorrow with a stellar panel of legal practitioners…
Great to hear from Professor Helen Duffy of Leiden University with Professor Ciara Smyth of @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social and @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social for our session on strategic use of international mechanisms at our conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Great to hear from Professor Helen Duffy of Leiden University with Professor Ciara Smyth of @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social and @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social for our session on strategic use of international mechanisms at our conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice
Our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice off to a great start in the Michael D. Higgins Auditorium in @uniofgalway.bsky.social - great turnout of students, activists, academics and practitioners, excellent papers, very good atmosphere
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice off to a great start in the Michael D. Higgins Auditorium in @uniofgalway.bsky.social - great turnout of students, activists, academics and practitioners, excellent papers, very good atmosphere
One more sleep…but, in reality, no sleep. Hope everyone turns up (forgot to warn our speakers about Christmas Jumper Day in Galway!)…
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
One more sleep…but, in reality, no sleep. Hope everyone turns up (forgot to warn our speakers about Christmas Jumper Day in Galway!)…
Hard to believe it’s 14 years since Michael D was first inaugurated as President of Ireland, and what a fantastic two terms it has been. Lovely to see the outpouring of good wishes for himself, Sabina and Misneach as they head home for Galway. Wishing them joy and contentment!
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hard to believe it’s 14 years since Michael D was first inaugurated as President of Ireland, and what a fantastic two terms it has been. Lovely to see the outpouring of good wishes for himself, Sabina and Misneach as they head home for Galway. Wishing them joy and contentment!
Almost at ‘full house’ for our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference ‘Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice’ on Friday 14th & Saturday 15th November in @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Conference schedule accessible here with link to registration portal: www.universityofgalway.ie/business-pub...
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Almost at ‘full house’ for our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference ‘Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice’ on Friday 14th & Saturday 15th November in @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Conference schedule accessible here with link to registration portal: www.universityofgalway.ie/business-pub...
At the supplies running dangerously low stage of anxiety now #Halloween #OícheShamhna
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At the supplies running dangerously low stage of anxiety now #Halloween #OícheShamhna
They didn’t even know the plural of Hippopotamus but I gave them some cheap sweets anyway #Halloween #OícheShamhna
October 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
They didn’t even know the plural of Hippopotamus but I gave them some cheap sweets anyway #Halloween #OícheShamhna
For the purpose of rigorous quality assurance the sampling stage of Halloween Night before the arrival of the Trick-or-Treaters is actually the most important part of the process…I find! This year, by way of innovation, I’m also offering crisps…
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
For the purpose of rigorous quality assurance the sampling stage of Halloween Night before the arrival of the Trick-or-Treaters is actually the most important part of the process…I find! This year, by way of innovation, I’m also offering crisps…
It was great to have one of our recent grads, Calum MacLaren, back in @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social today for a guest seminar on climate litigation delivered to our LLM students taking Advocacy, Activism & Public Interest Law. Calum is currently a Research Ireland Scholar at the Law School in UCD.
October 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It was great to have one of our recent grads, Calum MacLaren, back in @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social today for a guest seminar on climate litigation delivered to our LLM students taking Advocacy, Activism & Public Interest Law. Calum is currently a Research Ireland Scholar at the Law School in UCD.
Absolutely delighted for our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social alumna, Catherine Connolly, on her likely election as President of Ireland! Gach rath ort, Catherine! #Áras25
(Photo by Aengus McMahon, taken at our conference on Replacing the Offences Against the State Acts in 2024)
(Photo by Aengus McMahon, taken at our conference on Replacing the Offences Against the State Acts in 2024)
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Absolutely delighted for our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social alumna, Catherine Connolly, on her likely election as President of Ireland! Gach rath ort, Catherine! #Áras25
(Photo by Aengus McMahon, taken at our conference on Replacing the Offences Against the State Acts in 2024)
(Photo by Aengus McMahon, taken at our conference on Replacing the Offences Against the State Acts in 2024)
Lovely to be at the launch of a new collection of poems, Mimesis, by Michael Quinn in Charlie Byrne’s tonight - beautiful book with magnificent artwork by Joe Boske and others including Michael’s niece, Niamh Quinn
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Lovely to be at the launch of a new collection of poems, Mimesis, by Michael Quinn in Charlie Byrne’s tonight - beautiful book with magnificent artwork by Joe Boske and others including Michael’s niece, Niamh Quinn
Gods make their own importance…
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Gods make their own importance…
Remember this…#Áras25
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Remember this…#Áras25