Recent Publications

Below you will find the list of our most recent publications:

Year Author Publication Type Title Citation
2025 Dr.Brian Tobin Book Chapter Ireland's Irreconcilable Approaches to Domestic and International Surrogacy? Brian Tobin (2025) 'Ireland's Irreconcilable Approaches to Domestic and International Surrogacy?' In: Future Directions in Surrogacy Law: Law and Policy Reform in the UK and Beyond. Bristol : Bristol University Press.
2025 Dr..Charles O'Mahony Published Report Bridging the Gap: Local Authorities and Disability Inclusion Charles O'Mahony & Mary Keogh (2025) Bridging the Gap: Local Authorities and Disability Inclusion. Disability Federation of Ireland, .
2025 Dr.Brian Tobin Peer Reviewed Journal Surrogacy and Consent under Irish Law: A Problematic Copy and Paste from the U.K. Brian Tobin (2025) 'Surrogacy and Consent under Irish Law: A Problematic Copy and Paste from the U.K'. Amicus Curiae, Series 2, 6 (2).
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Media RTE Radio One Drivetime Ciara Smyth (2024) RTE Radio One Drivetime. Media
2024 Dr..Charles O'Mahony Media Interview on Highland Radio on Disability & Access to Justice Charles O'Mahony (2024) Interview on Highland Radio on Disability & Access to Justice. Media
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Blog Dining with a new partner? The end of Ireland's a la carte approach to the EU Common European Asylum System Ciara Smyth (2024) Dining with a new partner? The end of Ireland's a la carte approach to the EU Common European Asylum System. Brussels, Belgium: Blog
2024 Prof.Martin Hogg Book Digest of European Tort Law, vol 4: Essential Cases on the Limits of Liability Bénédict Winiger, Bjarte Askeland, Elena Bargelli, Martin Hogg, Ernst Karner, and others (2024) Digest of European Tort Law, vol 4: Essential Cases on the Limits of Liability. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter.
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Sound recording The Irish Human Rights Podcast, In conversation with European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly Ciara Smyth (2024) The Irish Human Rights Podcast, In conversation with European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly. Sound recording
2024 Dr.Brian Tobin Newspaper Articles Giving power of veto to surrogates is surprising...and wrong Brian Tobin (2024) Giving power of veto to surrogates is surprising...and wrong. Cork: Newspaper Articles
2024 Dr.Brian Tobin Invited Seminars Surrogacy and Filiation under Irish Law Brian Tobin (2024) Surrogacy and Filiation under Irish Law. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain: Invited Seminars
2024 Dr.Brian Tobin Newspaper Articles Laws on guardianship must be reconsidered Brian Tobin (2024) Laws on guardianship must be reconsidered. Cork: Newspaper Articles
2024 Dr..Charles O'Mahony Media Podcast on Mental Health Law & Policy Charles O'Mahony (2024) Podcast on Mental Health Law & Policy. Dublin: Media
2024 Dr..Charles O'Mahony Editorship of Journals Mental Health, Human Rights Law & the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Law Reform Trends Charles O'Mahony, Liz Brosnan, & Bo Chen (2024) Mental Health, Human Rights Law & the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Law Reform Trends. Editorship of Journals
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Media RTE Radio One, Drivetime Ciara Smyth (2024) RTE Radio One, Drivetime. RTE: Media
2024 Dr..Rónán Kennedy Published Report Towards an Ethics by Design Approach for AI Burkhard Schafer, Sergei Bobrovskyi, Bianca De Teffé Erb, Virginia Ghiara, Hiroya Inakoshi, Rónán Kennedy, Jay Stoltzenberg, Hristina Veljanova (2024) Towards an Ethics by Design Approach for AI. AI4People Institute, .
2024 Dr..Charles O'Mahony Peer Reviewed Journal The reform of Irish mental health law: Aligning with human rights obligations? Charles O'Mahony (2024) 'The reform of Irish mental health law: Aligning with human rights obligations?'. International Journal Of Law And Psychiatry, 95 (102004):1-13.
2024 Dr.Ekaterina Yahyaoui Peer Reviewed Journal Sex and Gender in International Human Rights Law through the Prism of the `Women¿ Category in Recent Case Law Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2024) 'Sex and Gender in International Human Rights Law through the Prism of the `Women¿ Category in Recent Case Law'. Human Rights Law Review, 24 (2).
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Sound recording Idiosync Films, The History of Direct Provision, the Irish Asylum Accommodation System Ciara Smyth (2024) Idiosync Films, The History of Direct Provision, the Irish Asylum Accommodation System. Sound recording
2024 Prof.Padraic Kenna Edited Book European Housing Studies Nasarre, Aznar, S., Habdas, M. & Kenna, P (Ed.). (2024) Tarragona Spain: UNESCO Housing Chair URV Tarragona,
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Newspaper Articles The Irish Times, EU's new migration pact portrays irregular migrants as debased, undeserving and possibly criminal Ciara Smyth (2024) The Irish Times, EU's new migration pact portrays irregular migrants as debased, undeserving and possibly criminal. Irish Times, Dublin: Newspaper Articles
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Media RTE One TV, Upfront with Katie Hannon Ciara Smyth (2024) RTE One TV, Upfront with Katie Hannon. RTE: Media
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Media RTE Radio One, This Week Ciara Smyth (2024) RTE Radio One, This Week. Media
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Media RTE One TV, Prime Time Ciara Smyth (2024) RTE One TV, Prime Time. Media
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Media TRT World Roundtable, How is the UK Rwanda Asylum Plan Affecting Ireland? Ciara Smyth (2024) TRT World Roundtable, How is the UK Rwanda Asylum Plan Affecting Ireland?. Media
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Media RTE Radio One, Drivetime Ciara Smyth (2024) RTE Radio One, Drivetime. RTE: Media
2024 Dr.Brian Tobin Newspaper Articles Committee is right to recommend a conservative approach to assisted dying Brian Tobin and Diarmuid Kilgallen (2024) Committee is right to recommend a conservative approach to assisted dying. Cork: Irish Examiner: Newspaper Articles
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Media RTE Radio One, Drivetime Ciara Smyth (2024) RTE Radio One, Drivetime. Media
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Sound recording The Human Rights Podcast, The Irish system of Direct Provision Ciara Smyth (2024) The Human Rights Podcast, The Irish system of Direct Provision. Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway: Sound recording
2024 Prof.Padraic Kenna Book Chapter Homelessness in Ireland: Law, Policy and Practices Jordan, M. & Kenna, P. (2024) 'Homelessness in Ireland: Law, Policy and Practices' In: Bevan, C(Eds.). The Routledge Handbook on Homelessness, Law & Policy. Abingdon : Routledge.
2024 Dr..Rónán Kennedy Conference Publication Reports & Essays on Climate Change Litigation Kennedy, R; O'Rourke, M; Roddy-Mullineaux, C (2024) When is a Plan Not a Plan? The Supreme Court Decision in 'Climate Case Ireland' . In: Elena D'Alessandro, Davide Castagno eds. Reports & Essays on Climate Change Litigation
2024 Dr..Rónán Kennedy Conference Contribution Law and the Environment 2024 Kennedy, R (2024) Environmental Law in the Cloud: Regulating the Climate Footprint of Artificial Intelligence [Oral Presentation] Law and the Environment 2024 University College Cork, 25/04/2024-25/04/2024.
2024 Dr..Rónán Kennedy Conference Contribution AI on the Big Screen Kennedy, R (2024) AI Regulation [Invited Oral Presentation] AI on the Big Screen Galway, 11/04/2024-11/04/2024.
2024 Dr..Rónán Kennedy Conference Contribution School of Computer Science Research seminar Kennedy, R (2024) Generative AI: Legal and Ethical Issues [Invited Oral Presentation] School of Computer Science Research seminar Galway, 07/02/2024-07/02/2024.
2024 Dr..Rónán Kennedy Conference Contribution Understanding AI Law, Innovation, Technology along the AtlanTec Gateway meetup Kennedy, R (2024) Regulation: The AI Act and Beyond [Invited Oral Presentation] Understanding AI Law, Innovation, Technology along the AtlanTec Gateway meetup Galway, 24/01/2024-24/01/2024.
2024 Dr..Rónán Kennedy Peer Reviewed Journal Rules as code and the rule of law: ensuring effective judicial review of administration by software Kennedy, R (2024) 'Rules as code and the rule of law: ensuring effective judicial review of administration by software'. Law, Innovation and Technology, 16 (1).
2024 Dr.Brian Tobin Conference Contribution Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference 2024 Brian Tobin (2024) The Case for Prohibited Steps Orders in Ireland: a Proportional Restriction on the Rights of Guardians? [National Refereed Conference Paper] Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference 2024 Maynooth, 15/11/2024-16/11/2024.
2024 Dr.Brian Tobin Conference Contribution Surrogacy Beyond the Carceral: Culture, Law and Lived Experience Brian Tobin (2024) Ireland's Journey towards Regulating Surrogacy: Culture, Law and Lived Experience [Invited Oral Presentation] Surrogacy Beyond the Carceral: Culture, Law and Lived Experience Sussex, U.K, 27/06/2024-28/06/2024.
2024 Dr.Brian Tobin Media Surrogacy and DAHR Interview, Newstalk Breakfast, Newstalk FM, 8th October 2024 Brian Tobin (2024) Surrogacy and DAHR Interview, Newstalk Breakfast, Newstalk FM, 8th October 2024. Media
2024 Dr..Conor Hanly Gov. Report or Document Rapid Review of Evidence on Delays in Processing Adult Sexual Cases Conor Hanly (with Tamara Cassidy) (2024) Rapid Review of Evidence on Delays in Processing Adult Sexual Cases. Dublin: Gov. Report or Document
2024 Prof.Eilionóir Flynn Book Re(al) Productive Justice: Gender and Disability Perspectives (forthcoming) Flynn, E.; Burns, E.; Dagg, J.; Ní Fhlatharta M.; Sperrin, Á. (2024) Re(al) Productive Justice: Gender and Disability Perspectives (forthcoming). UK: Cambridge University Press.
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Conference Contribution European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, in conversation with Dr Niamh Keady Tabbal Ciara Smyth (2024) The European Ombudsman's investigations into Frontex [Organising Chair] European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, in conversation with Dr Niamh Keady Tabbal University of Galway, 12/11/2024-12/11/2024.
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Conference Contribution Enlight Conference on Innovation and Creativity in Higher Education Ciara Smyth and Emily Kelly (2024) The interactive oral as an authentic assessment [Refereed Abstracts] Enlight Conference on Innovation and Creativity in Higher Education Tartu, Estonia, 07/10/2024-09/10/2024.
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Conference Contribution Ghent University and University of Galway in collaboration with the Elena Bonner School of Human Rights,Online School on Human Rights 2024 Ciara Smyth (2024) The Human Rights Implications of the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum [Published Abstract] Ghent University and University of Galway in collaboration with the Elena Bonner School of Human Rights,Online School on Human Rights 2024 Online, 03/09/2024-10/10/2024.
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Conference Contribution Institute for Study Abroad 2024 Ciara Smyth (2024) Ireland, Asylum and EU Law [Invited Lecture] Institute for Study Abroad 2024 University of Galway, 12/07/2024-12/07/2024.
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Conference Contribution Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference 2024 Ciara Smyth (2024) Lessons for scholars of European Migration and Asylum Law from the Global South [Refereed Abstracts] Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference 2024 University of Bristol, 03/09/2024-05/09/2024.
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Conference Contribution Odysseus Network Summer School 2024 Ciara Smyth (2024) Family Reunification for Third Country Nationals in EU Law [Published Abstract] Odysseus Network Summer School 2024 Brussels, Belgium, 08/07/2024-08/07/2024.
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Conference Contribution The New EU Pact and Emerging Issues in Immigration and Asylum in Ireland Ciara Smyth (2024) Co-hosted with the Immigration, Asylum and Citizenship Bar Association [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson] The New EU Pact and Emerging Issues in Immigration and Asylum in Ireland University of Galway, 05/07/2024-05/07/2024.
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Conference Contribution Feile na Bealtaine, Dingle, There is Room at the Inn: Asylum in Ireland Ciara Smyth (2024) Discussion with Joanne Williams BL about Ireland and asylum [Invited Oral Presentation] Feile na Bealtaine, Dingle, There is Room at the Inn: Asylum in Ireland Courthouse, Dingle, 03/05/2024-.
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Electronic Article The Conversation, Ireland's asylum debate has turned violent thanks to the spread of misinformation and disinformation Ciara Smyth (2024) The Conversation, Ireland's asylum debate has turned violent thanks to the spread of misinformation and disinformation. https://theconversation.com/uk: Electronic Article
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Media RTE One TV, Upfront with Katie Hannon Ciara Smyth (2024) RTE One TV, Upfront with Katie Hannon. Media
2024 Dr.Ciara Smyth Media RTE Radio One, Drivetime Ciara Smyth (2024) RTE Radio One, Drivetime. Media
2024 Dr..Rónán Kennedy Conference Contribution International Future of Law Association Conference 2024 Kennedy, R (2024) `Continuity or Crisis? The Future of Law after Technological Change¿ [Conference Organising Committee Member] International Future of Law Association Conference 2024 Vanderbilt Law School, 22/07/2024-23/07/2024.
2024 Dr..Rónán Kennedy Conference Contribution Enhancing Law, Social Science and Technology Innovation Based on Local Wisdom for the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals Kennedy, R (2024) Lawyers, Technology & Social Innovation [Keynote Address] Enhancing Law, Social Science and Technology Innovation Based on Local Wisdom for the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals Swadaya Gunung Jati University, Indonesia, 19/09/2024-19/09/2024.
2024 Dr..Rónán Kennedy Conference Publication Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security Shifa, Amna and Kennedy, Rónán and Asghar, Mamoona Naveed (2024) GDPR-compliant Video Search and Retrieval System for Surveillance Data Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security New York, NY, USA,
2024 Dr..Charles O'Mahony Published Report Baseline Study: Right to Access to Justice, Article 13 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Charles O'Mahony (2024) Baseline Study: Right to Access to Justice, Article 13 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission, .
2024 Prof.Martin Hogg Conference Contribution Uniform Civil Code - Opportunities and Challenges Hogg, Martin (2024) Observations on the project to implement a Uniform Civil Code in India [Invited Oral Presentation] Uniform Civil Code - Opportunities and Challenges Hybrid (Online/Pune, India), 03/05/2024-03/05/2024.
2024 Dr..John Danaher Book Chapter Envisioning the Post-Work World: A Roundtable Conversation Michael Cholbi; John Danaher; Jean-Philippe Deranty; Helen Hester; Kathi Weeks (2024) 'Envisioning the Post-Work World: A Roundtable Conversation' In: Debating a Post-Work Future Perspectives from Philosophy and the Social Sciences. New York : Routledge.
2024 Dr..John Danaher Peer Reviewed Journal Digital Duplicates and the Scarcity Problem: Might AI Make Us Less Scarce and Therefore Less Valuable? Danaher, John; Nyholm, Sven (2024) 'Digital Duplicates and the Scarcity Problem: Might AI Make Us Less Scarce and Therefore Less Valuable?'. Philosophy and Technology, .
2024 Dr..John Danaher Peer Reviewed Journal Generative AI and the Future of Equality Norms Danaher, J. (2024) 'Generative AI and the Future of Equality Norms'. Cognition, .
2024 Dr..John Danaher Peer Reviewed Journal The Ethics of Personalised Digital Duplicates: A Minimally Viable Permissibility Principle Danaher, John; Nyholm, Sven (2024) 'The Ethics of Personalised Digital Duplicates: A Minimally Viable Permissibility Principle'. AI and Ethics, .