Donncha O’Connell
@donnchalaw.bsky.social
Law academic living in the west of Ireland. Interested in law, politics, history, theatre, music, books, art, people and dogs…not in that order.
Excellent letter in The Irish Times about proposed new restrictions on judicial review and access to justice…
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Excellent letter in The Irish Times about proposed new restrictions on judicial review and access to justice…
Day 2 of our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice focusing on practitioner and litigant perspectives chaired by Mr Justice Cian Ferriter of the High Court with two stellar panels of speakers
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Day 2 of our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice focusing on practitioner and litigant perspectives chaired by Mr Justice Cian Ferriter of the High Court with two stellar panels of speakers
And now for a marathon ‘Thematic Issues’ session to close off Day 1 of our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social
conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice chaired by Professor Roja Fazaeli of @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social. Back tomorrow with a stellar panel of legal practitioners…
conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice chaired by Professor Roja Fazaeli of @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social. Back tomorrow with a stellar panel of legal practitioners…
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
And now for a marathon ‘Thematic Issues’ session to close off Day 1 of our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social
conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice chaired by Professor Roja Fazaeli of @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social. Back tomorrow with a stellar panel of legal practitioners…
conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice chaired by Professor Roja Fazaeli of @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social. Back tomorrow with a stellar panel of legal practitioners…
Great to hear from Professor Helen Duffy of Leiden University with Professor Ciara Smyth of @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social and @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social for our session on strategic use of international mechanisms at our conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Great to hear from Professor Helen Duffy of Leiden University with Professor Ciara Smyth of @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social and @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social for our session on strategic use of international mechanisms at our conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice
Our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice off to a great start in the Michael D. Higgins Auditorium in @uniofgalway.bsky.social - great turnout of students, activists, academics and practitioners, excellent papers, very good atmosphere
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference on Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice off to a great start in the Michael D. Higgins Auditorium in @uniofgalway.bsky.social - great turnout of students, activists, academics and practitioners, excellent papers, very good atmosphere
One more sleep…but, in reality, no sleep. Hope everyone turns up (forgot to warn our speakers about Christmas Jumper Day in Galway!)…
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
One more sleep…but, in reality, no sleep. Hope everyone turns up (forgot to warn our speakers about Christmas Jumper Day in Galway!)…
Hard to believe it’s 14 years since Michael D was first inaugurated as President of Ireland, and what a fantastic two terms it has been. Lovely to see the outpouring of good wishes for himself, Sabina and Misneach as they head home for Galway. Wishing them joy and contentment!
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hard to believe it’s 14 years since Michael D was first inaugurated as President of Ireland, and what a fantastic two terms it has been. Lovely to see the outpouring of good wishes for himself, Sabina and Misneach as they head home for Galway. Wishing them joy and contentment!
Almost at ‘full house’ for our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference ‘Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice’ on Friday 14th & Saturday 15th November in @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Conference schedule accessible here with link to registration portal: www.universityofgalway.ie/business-pub...
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Almost at ‘full house’ for our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social conference ‘Public Interest Litigation & Access to Justice’ on Friday 14th & Saturday 15th November in @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Conference schedule accessible here with link to registration portal: www.universityofgalway.ie/business-pub...
At the supplies running dangerously low stage of anxiety now #Halloween #OícheShamhna
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At the supplies running dangerously low stage of anxiety now #Halloween #OícheShamhna
They didn’t even know the plural of Hippopotamus but I gave them some cheap sweets anyway #Halloween #OícheShamhna
October 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
They didn’t even know the plural of Hippopotamus but I gave them some cheap sweets anyway #Halloween #OícheShamhna
For the purpose of rigorous quality assurance the sampling stage of Halloween Night before the arrival of the Trick-or-Treaters is actually the most important part of the process…I find! This year, by way of innovation, I’m also offering crisps…
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
For the purpose of rigorous quality assurance the sampling stage of Halloween Night before the arrival of the Trick-or-Treaters is actually the most important part of the process…I find! This year, by way of innovation, I’m also offering crisps…
It was great to have one of our recent grads, Calum MacLaren, back in @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social today for a guest seminar on climate litigation delivered to our LLM students taking Advocacy, Activism & Public Interest Law. Calum is currently a Research Ireland Scholar at the Law School in UCD.
October 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It was great to have one of our recent grads, Calum MacLaren, back in @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social today for a guest seminar on climate litigation delivered to our LLM students taking Advocacy, Activism & Public Interest Law. Calum is currently a Research Ireland Scholar at the Law School in UCD.
Absolutely delighted for our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social alumna, Catherine Connolly, on her likely election as President of Ireland! Gach rath ort, Catherine! #Áras25
(Photo by Aengus McMahon, taken at our conference on Replacing the Offences Against the State Acts in 2024)
(Photo by Aengus McMahon, taken at our conference on Replacing the Offences Against the State Acts in 2024)
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Absolutely delighted for our @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social alumna, Catherine Connolly, on her likely election as President of Ireland! Gach rath ort, Catherine! #Áras25
(Photo by Aengus McMahon, taken at our conference on Replacing the Offences Against the State Acts in 2024)
(Photo by Aengus McMahon, taken at our conference on Replacing the Offences Against the State Acts in 2024)
Lovely to be at the launch of a new collection of poems, Mimesis, by Michael Quinn in Charlie Byrne’s tonight - beautiful book with magnificent artwork by Joe Boske and others including Michael’s niece, Niamh Quinn
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Lovely to be at the launch of a new collection of poems, Mimesis, by Michael Quinn in Charlie Byrne’s tonight - beautiful book with magnificent artwork by Joe Boske and others including Michael’s niece, Niamh Quinn
Gods make their own importance…
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Gods make their own importance…
Remember this…#Áras25
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Remember this…#Áras25
Fine Gael really making a show of themselves now with this US-style attack ad while ‘flooding the zone’ with negativity about Catherine Connolly while failing abysmally to make a convincing case for ‘President Humphreys’. Desperate and debasing! #Áras25
October 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fine Gael really making a show of themselves now with this US-style attack ad while ‘flooding the zone’ with negativity about Catherine Connolly while failing abysmally to make a convincing case for ‘President Humphreys’. Desperate and debasing! #Áras25
Insert the word ‘thinly’ before veiled … more mealy-mouthed gaslighting from a Taoiseach whose authority is diminishing steadily… #Áras25
October 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Insert the word ‘thinly’ before veiled … more mealy-mouthed gaslighting from a Taoiseach whose authority is diminishing steadily… #Áras25
Such bullshit. A failure to maintain a questioning approach to the EU or a dismissive attitude to critical perspectives would be disastrous for the European project. EU enthusiasts are damaging the very thing they profess to cherish with this overblown rhetoric…#Áras25
October 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Such bullshit. A failure to maintain a questioning approach to the EU or a dismissive attitude to critical perspectives would be disastrous for the European project. EU enthusiasts are damaging the very thing they profess to cherish with this overblown rhetoric…#Áras25
Conference on public interest litigation and access to justice organised by @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social on 14th & 15th November 2025.
Link to full conference schedule and registration portal will go live later today:
Link to full conference schedule and registration portal will go live later today:
October 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Conference on public interest litigation and access to justice organised by @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social on 14th & 15th November 2025.
Link to full conference schedule and registration portal will go live later today:
Link to full conference schedule and registration portal will go live later today:
This should be a great FLAC occasion…
October 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This should be a great FLAC occasion…
