Anne Enright: how clear the light she shone for writers who followed her, who took strength from her greater sacrifice. O’Brien lived through times that were appalling for some women, unpleasant for all. She was the lightning rod: her work cleared the air. irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

Our letter from the UCDSocialPolWorkJust social work team in today's Irish Times highlighting the complexity surrounding the insufficient number of social work graduates, particularly the financial barriers facing those wishing to pursue #SocialWork as a career

Having been co-designed with peer researchers involved in the Rehabilitating Probation Project, learn (and hear) more about the workshops we’ve run exploring broader questions of What is Probation For? and What Should Probation be For? 1/2 rehabilitating-probation.org.uk/our-research/r…

Cork Pride - doing Cork proud.

It was a pleasure and a privilege to have been commissioned by RTÉ Radio 1 to compose music for the Mayo edition of The County Measure. I turned my focus to the small village of Skerdagh, home of my great grandmother. Airing this Sunday, August 11th at 10 am. Bain sult as!

‘Nell McCafferty: journalist and feminist campaigner dies aged 80’ One of the greats - feminist, activist, journalist, campaigner, and proud Derry girl. The women of Ireland will remember you with gratitude,always. Goodnight sister, rest easy now #ripNell irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…

I’m delighted to be handing over to Jake Phillips as the new editor of Probation Journal I know he will do a brilliant job. The editorial board is a fabulous team of people and working with them and editing the journal for the past seven years has been a huge privilege.

ReproCit Project SWSP_TCD Ulster Applied Social and Policy Sciences Seminar: Self-Determination & Reproductive Citizenship IMMA 29 Aug 11am Artists & academics respond to Array An Dún & consider an evolving notion of citizenship. Join us for this participatory workshop: imma.ie/whats-on/semin…

🔊I am looking for two research associates to work with me on a Leverhulme Funded project: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%… Do get in touch for an informal chat.

Currently planning an in-person launch for this title. Official publication date is January 7th so, if there's enough interest, hoping to have the launch around mid/late February when the days are just starting to lengthen a little. More to follow! policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/critical-theor…

The Best Justice Podcasts - Russell Webster - russellwebster.com/the-best-justi… Great line-up: paula harriott Phil Maguire Nicola Carr Matthew Millings

Have a listen to the really stimulating Part 2 of our podcast series for the Secret Life of Prisons featuring Nicola Carr , Matthew Millings and a great range of inputs from our workshop attendees 1/2 Economic and Social Research Council sites.libsyn.com/217070/the-fut…

Ever wondered about the future of probation? 🎧 Listen to part one and two of our probation series, in partnership with the Rehabilitating Probation Project Rehabilitating Probation Project - pod.link/1481971681 ⏳Part 3 of this series will be released later on this year...

Please consider submitting something to us about your experiences for our new edited collection focusing on lived experience of the CJS beyond autoethnography. Very happy to answer any questions. Thanks!!

This makes my heart sing. Ibrahim Halawa graduated this week from UCD Sutherland School of Law. It’s only 7 years since the spurious charges against him were dropped & he returned home after years of unlawful detention in Egypt (doughtystreet.co.uk/news/ibrahim-h…). Ibrahim has already faced more in

Still 2 weeks left to apply for this Associate Professor in Criminal Justice/Criminology position at Law at Leeds CCJS at Leeds. I've been here since 2011 & can confirm it's a great place to work. Happy to chat informally if helpful to anyone. jobs.ac.uk/job/DIR386/ass…

⭐️A PhD Studentship Opportunity focusing on care & care relations in contemporary society is available at UCC from Jan 2025⭐️ The studentship will be hosted by ISS21 in conjunction with AppliedSocialStudies Application deadline: Fri 8th Nov 24 More info⬇️ ucc.ie/en/iss21/newsa…

Dr Kasia Wodniak, School of Social Work and Social Policy, is co-organizing a lecture series with the Architectural Association of Ireland entitled Housing Solutions. 25 free tickets allocated to TCD, accessed by entering the code: TCD_SOCIAL, eventbrite.ie/e/aai-housing-…

#Budget2025 is this government’s final opportunity to deliver a sustainable funding model for higher education in Ireland. Funding higher education and research is an investment in our country’s future. Trinity College Dublin Irish Universities Assoc. irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

Join us on Weds 1pm for a TriCON seminar on deliberative constitutionalism with Ignacio Giuffré in conversation with Rachael Walsh & Aileen Kavanagh. Dr Giuffré got a Special Mention ICON•S 2024 for his article on deliberative constitutionalism International Journal of Constitutional Law