Dr Róisín Á Costello BL
@racostello.bsky.social
Ollamh Cúnta at TCD Law School I Barrister I Author of 'Privacy Law in Ireland' (Bloomsbury) & 'Law in Irish Literature' (EUP) I Scribblings about nature etc in Banshee, Caught by the River, Irish Pages
Buíoch as na cesiteanna (agus craic) iontach ó ár comharsanna inné - a really wonderful afternoon speaking about Irish language rights w/ our neighbours as part of @tcddublin.bsky.social Té & Plé community events in Unit 18. Go leor daoine le cúpla focail & go leor eile le Gaeilge den scotch!
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Buíoch as na cesiteanna (agus craic) iontach ó ár comharsanna inné - a really wonderful afternoon speaking about Irish language rights w/ our neighbours as part of @tcddublin.bsky.social Té & Plé community events in Unit 18. Go leor daoine le cúpla focail & go leor eile le Gaeilge den scotch!
Nice to make a little appearance in the majority judgment delivered by Murray J in Hyland v Commissioner of An Garda Síochána [2025] IESC 43 yesterday!
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Nice to make a little appearance in the majority judgment delivered by Murray J in Hyland v Commissioner of An Garda Síochána [2025] IESC 43 yesterday!
Not our first event in time - but our first announced event!
More to come in the following weeks but I am really thrilled to be hosting this in Ireland in 2026.
More to come in the following weeks but I am really thrilled to be hosting this in Ireland in 2026.
We're delighted to be announcing our interdisciplinary first event - In 2026 we will be hosting the @law-and-humanities.bsky.social Roundtable in Dublin on Friday 19 June 2026 at @tcddublin.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Not our first event in time - but our first announced event!
More to come in the following weeks but I am really thrilled to be hosting this in Ireland in 2026.
More to come in the following weeks but I am really thrilled to be hosting this in Ireland in 2026.
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the EU parliament is looking for a native-level irish speaker for a press officer traineeship, starting next march
it's paid (€1660/month, no tax) and is a pretty sweet opportunity to see how the EU sausage is made, and a chance to try brussels (if you're not already here)
deadline end of october!
it's paid (€1660/month, no tax) and is a pretty sweet opportunity to see how the EU sausage is made, and a chance to try brussels (if you're not already here)
deadline end of october!
European parliament Traineeships - Press Unit - Post E: Press Officer, Gaelic Language
Consultez toutes les offres d'emploi Parlement européen stage et postulez en ligne a nos annonces emploi sur le site recrutement Parlement européen stage
ep-stages.gestmax.eu
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
the EU parliament is looking for a native-level irish speaker for a press officer traineeship, starting next march
it's paid (€1660/month, no tax) and is a pretty sweet opportunity to see how the EU sausage is made, and a chance to try brussels (if you're not already here)
deadline end of october!
it's paid (€1660/month, no tax) and is a pretty sweet opportunity to see how the EU sausage is made, and a chance to try brussels (if you're not already here)
deadline end of october!
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We cooperated with RTE PrimeTime over the last year on this very significant story about RTB data exposing the movements of Irish people, including military and political personnel.
Link to this morning's preview piece is here --> www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
Link to this morning's preview piece is here --> www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
September 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
We cooperated with RTE PrimeTime over the last year on this very significant story about RTB data exposing the movements of Irish people, including military and political personnel.
Link to this morning's preview piece is here --> www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
Link to this morning's preview piece is here --> www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
First day of teaching term
three men in armor are standing next to each other with the words so it begins
ALT: three men in armor are standing next to each other with the words so it begins
media.tenor.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
First day of teaching term
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Banksy just solved so many academics' dilemmas over a book cover. They even get to make a knowing aside about the gavel.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New Banksy mural appears at Royal Courts of Justice
The artwork, which shows a judge hitting a protester with a gavel, was confirmed by the elusive street artist.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Banksy just solved so many academics' dilemmas over a book cover. They even get to make a knowing aside about the gavel.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tharr is a beith bródúil as mo beag-nach-fear-chéile for successfully defending his PhD earlier this week. Sár-fear.
August 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Tharr is a beith bródúil as mo beag-nach-fear-chéile for successfully defending his PhD earlier this week. Sár-fear.
In a busy semester this passed me by - but delighted to see some of my @artsandhums.bsky.social research with @aberuni.bsky.social colleagues cited in the House of Lords report on interpreting and language services in courtrooms lordslibrary.parliament.uk/interpreting....
Interpreting and language services in the courts: Public Services Committee report
The House of Lords Public Services Committee’s March 2025 report highlighted perceived issues affecting court interpreting services, including the remuneration and support for interpreters, court tech...
lordslibrary.parliament.uk
August 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In a busy semester this passed me by - but delighted to see some of my @artsandhums.bsky.social research with @aberuni.bsky.social colleagues cited in the House of Lords report on interpreting and language services in courtrooms lordslibrary.parliament.uk/interpreting....
My love of the em dash is not up for debate
Please stop assuming that too many em dashes means AI written. Some of us are producing grammatically incoherent work the honest way!
August 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
My love of the em dash is not up for debate
I’ll be on @newstalkfm.bsky.social at 3.30 today speaking about language rights in courtrooms and what the Irish court system needs to do to accommodate languages other than English - including the national and first official language 🇮🇪
August 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I’ll be on @newstalkfm.bsky.social at 3.30 today speaking about language rights in courtrooms and what the Irish court system needs to do to accommodate languages other than English - including the national and first official language 🇮🇪
I've written about the shortcomings of our current system of interpretation for minority language speakers in court - what we can learn from neighbouring countries - and the problems Irish speakers still face using their preferred language www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Kneecap trial spotlights challenges for Irish speakers in British and Irish courts
Many would rather use the language they know best to answer questions on which their liberty or livelihood could depend
www.irishtimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I've written about the shortcomings of our current system of interpretation for minority language speakers in court - what we can learn from neighbouring countries - and the problems Irish speakers still face using their preferred language www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...