British Society of Criminology Conference comes to Glasgow in 2024 - almost 20years since it was last in Scotland. Scotland feels like a genuinely special place to do criminology:it’s lively, collegiate, critical.We cannot wait to welcome the British criminological community here

Here is the link to the advertisement and details on the application process for a new postdoctoral position Trinity College Dublin to work on prison monitoring as part of the new European Research Council (ERC) project POIRE. tcd.ie/law/news-event…

Avoiding Twitter has made me a bit late to this wonderful news. So delighted for my truly brilliant friend Louise. This should shoot to the top of everyone’s TBR list!

'Today’s announcement of additional funding ensures we have a plan to grow the size of our prison estate for the first time in a decade.' This is very much counter to policy for the past decade or more, and is not something a govt should be so happy to announce.

Really looking forward to @School2Prison guest lecture at UCD Criminology next Tuesday 16th April from 4.30pm, with Saoirse Brady Irish Penal Reform Trust as respondent. There's still plenty of time to register to join us! eu.surveymonkey.com/r/K2VWP92

Thanks to Dr Karen Graham (@School2Prison) for an inspiring and informative lecture yesterday on the connections between school and prison and the prison-to-university pipeline, and to Saoirse Brady (Saoirse Brady Irish Penal Reform Trust) for her insightful response. UCD Sutherland School of Law

Plan for prison expansion is a bad idea irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…

Join us for the next UCD Criminology Salon on 2 May when Marie Keenan Prof Marie Keenan, Anne-Marie McAlinden Prof Anne-Marie McAlinden and James Gallen @JamesGallen will discuss their research on justice responses to non-recent institutional abuse. Register for free at surveymonkey.com/r/JZYMRLV

Overcrowding should be addressed by a safe and planned reduction of the prison population, rather than prison expansion. We know the solutions - and have done for decades! We need to prioritise implementing them before turning to more prison spaces. thejournal.ie/curragh-camp-k…

Looking forward to heading to the North/South Criminology Conference tomorrow. Got the final approval on my paper from my fluffy research assistant. She’s predictably sceptical, but wishes me luck anyways #BelfastCrimCon

🚨 For the first time ever, the number of people in prison hit 5,002. The Government’s approach to relieving the pressures on the bulging prison system is clearly failing. A comprehensive reform of the criminal justice system is needed. 📰➡️ iprt.ie/iprt-in-the-ne…

A chance to work with the brilliant Lynsey Black on some exciting research is definitely one not to be missed!

Introducing the Irish Penal Abolition Network whose members are actively nurturing community by tending safe spaces where #prisonabolition and other radical ideas can flourish. Published by Rundale tinyurl.com/ycxdsabe @DrMarinaBell Dr Colette Barry @kathleenpwhite Katharina Swirak

Join us for the next UCD Criminology Salon at UCD Sutherland School of Law, Thurs 1 May when Cian Ó Concubhair will discuss his research on policing of housing rights activism in Ireland. All are welcome! Please register for free at: eventbrite.ie/e/ucd-criminol…

We are hiring a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Criminology at UCD Sutherland School of Law. It's a really lovely place to work - join us! Closes 3rd June at 12pm (Irish time). jobs.ac.uk/job/DNB652/lec…

📌 Call for interview participants 📌 We (me & Louise Brangan) are looking to interview people who worked as prison officers in Irish prisons at any point during 1970-2010. See further info in poster image. If you're interested in taking part, please consider getting in touch

There’s still time to register for our upcoming Criminology Salon with Prof Nicola Carr on Monday 20th October at 1pm at UCD Sutherland School of Law. All welcome! Please register here: eventbrite.ie/e/ucd-criminol… Looking forward to seeing you there!