News archive School of Law Researchers on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Academic staff in the School of Law have contributed research papers, newspaper articles and other contributions to public discourse in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. 

• Dr Rónán Kennedy, 'Contact Tracing and Data Protection', Obiter Dicta podcast (May 2020)
• Prof Ray Murphy, 'Respect for human rights must be central to our response to Covid-19', Sunday Business Post (May 2020)
• Dr Shane Darcy, 'Human rights due diligence for business: elements and developments', Business & Human Rights in Ireland Blog (May 2020)
• Dr Padraic Kenna, 'This time it IS different: Covid-19 and the renewal of housing rights', Progressive Economy @ TASC (May 2020) 
• Dr Rónán Kennedy, 'Data Protection and COVID-19: Short-Term Priorities, Long-Term Consequences', Bloomsbury Professional (May 2020)
• Dr Padraic Kenna, 'If we are to create a just society after COVID-19, we need to talk about property rights', openDemocracy (May 2020)
• Dr Conor Hanly and Dr Rónán Kennedy, 'Is it possible to have a socially distant trial by jury?', RTÉ Brainstorm (May 2020)
• Tom O'Malley, 'Can jury trial be waived?', Sentencing, Crime and Justice Blog (May 2020)
• Dr John Danaher, 'Will COVID-19 Spark a Moral Revolution? Eight Possibilities', Philosophical Disquisitions Blog (April 2020)
• Dr Padraic Kenna, 'This time it will be different?' Centre for Housing Law, Rights and Policy (April 2020)
• Dr Rónán Kennedy, 'Why have Irish courts been slow to move online during the crisis?', RTÉ Brainstorm (April 2020)
• Dr Padraic Kenna, 'Could the Kenny Report solve the Irish housing crisis?', RTÉ Brainstorm (March 2020)

Dr John Danaher also has a series of podcasts on various aspects of COVID-19 on matters such as surveillance and privacy, ethical contexts, healthcare prioritisation and how to understand COVID-19.