Liam Edwards
@itswelshliam.bsky.social
PhD researcher at Ulster University - Administrative Law and Devolution
Ymchwilydd PhD ym Mhrifysgol Ulster
Taighdeoir PhD in Ollscoil Uladh
Siarad Cymraeg / Labhair Gaeilge liom
he/o/sé
Ymchwilydd PhD ym Mhrifysgol Ulster
Taighdeoir PhD in Ollscoil Uladh
Siarad Cymraeg / Labhair Gaeilge liom
he/o/sé
Reposted by Liam Edwards
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:
Absolute delight to be back at @tricondublin.bsky.social on Friday to talk about language rights and the Irish constitution.
Thanks to the organisers, commentators, and all present for a thoroughly interesting discussion.
📸TriCon
Thanks to the organisers, commentators, and all present for a thoroughly interesting discussion.
📸TriCon
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Absolute delight to be back at @tricondublin.bsky.social on Friday to talk about language rights and the Irish constitution.
Thanks to the organisers, commentators, and all present for a thoroughly interesting discussion.
📸TriCon
Thanks to the organisers, commentators, and all present for a thoroughly interesting discussion.
📸TriCon
Looking forward to being back in Dublin for this exciting event next week.
This time I'll be discussing Article 8 of the Irish Constitution, and whether it helps or hinders the development of Irish language rights.
This time I'll be discussing Article 8 of the Irish Constitution, and whether it helps or hinders the development of Irish language rights.
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Looking forward to being back in Dublin for this exciting event next week.
This time I'll be discussing Article 8 of the Irish Constitution, and whether it helps or hinders the development of Irish language rights.
This time I'll be discussing Article 8 of the Irish Constitution, and whether it helps or hinders the development of Irish language rights.
It was an absolute delight to be back in Belfast for my PhD graduation yesterday.
Wonderful day to celebrate, as well as catching up with @mckeevergrainne.bsky.social, @rjjoconnell.bsky.social and the PhD cohort.
Wonderful day to celebrate, as well as catching up with @mckeevergrainne.bsky.social, @rjjoconnell.bsky.social and the PhD cohort.
July 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It was an absolute delight to be back in Belfast for my PhD graduation yesterday.
Wonderful day to celebrate, as well as catching up with @mckeevergrainne.bsky.social, @rjjoconnell.bsky.social and the PhD cohort.
Wonderful day to celebrate, as well as catching up with @mckeevergrainne.bsky.social, @rjjoconnell.bsky.social and the PhD cohort.
Happy Canada Day to one of my favourite places on Earth.
July 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Happy Canada Day to one of my favourite places on Earth.
Connemara isn't in the UK either, for all the limited effort put into this.
June 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Connemara isn't in the UK either, for all the limited effort put into this.
Wales being told to be grateful for receiving scraps. Tale as old as time.
A treasury minister has told a Welsh MP he should be 'a little bit more grateful' for the railway funding Wales received in the UK Government's recent spending review ✍️ Emily Price
Treasury minister tells Welsh MP to 'be more grateful' for rail funding
Emily Price A treasury minister has told a Welsh MP he should be “a little bit more grateful” for the railway funding Wales received in the UK Government’s recent spending review. Chief Secretary to t...
nation.cymru
June 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Wales being told to be grateful for receiving scraps. Tale as old as time.
Caernarfon is my hometown, so I do have a love for it, and its a wonderful place to visit.
But I'm still surprised to see it as a "happiest place to live in Britain" list.
But I'm still surprised to see it as a "happiest place to live in Britain" list.
These Welsh locations are the happiest places to live in Wales according to new research
Two Welsh towns ranked as the happiest places to live in Britain
For many of us being Welsh and living in god’s own country is enough to satisfy the requirement for happiness. However, according to a newly published list, there are two Welsh towns in particular whi...
nation.cymru
May 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Caernarfon is my hometown, so I do have a love for it, and its a wonderful place to visit.
But I'm still surprised to see it as a "happiest place to live in Britain" list.
But I'm still surprised to see it as a "happiest place to live in Britain" list.
Another fun case in the series of "what is a public function" judicial reviews.
Interesting bit in para 50 on principle of non-court interference in political party autonomy.
Interesting bit in para 50 on principle of non-court interference in political party autonomy.
Court of Appeal dismisses claim for judicial review brought by Tortoise Media Limited against the Conservatives.
The election of party leader is not the exercise of a public function for the purposes of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998. It is a "private" act.
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/to...
The election of party leader is not the exercise of a public function for the purposes of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998. It is a "private" act.
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/to...
Tortoise Media -v- Conservative Party - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Neutral citation number: [2025] EWCA Civ 673 Case number: CA-2023-002540 In the Court of Appeal (Civil Division)On appeal from the High Court of JusticeKing’s Bench DivisionAdministrative CourtMr Just...
www.judiciary.uk
May 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Another fun case in the series of "what is a public function" judicial reviews.
Interesting bit in para 50 on principle of non-court interference in political party autonomy.
Interesting bit in para 50 on principle of non-court interference in political party autonomy.
Reposted by Liam Edwards
Robert Mullins: For Women Scotland: Fastening the “Biological” Straitjacket ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/05/22/r...
Robert Mullins: For Women Scotland: Fastening the “Biological” Straitjacket
In her excellent and informed critique of the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 (“FWS”), Crash Wigley notes that in its judgment the Court negle…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
May 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Robert Mullins: For Women Scotland: Fastening the “Biological” Straitjacket ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/05/22/r...
Oíche den scoth sa Oíche Ólaíochta i nGaillimh anocht, bhi mé ag caint faoi mo taighde ar cearta teanga.
Great evening for @pintofscienceie.bsky.social in Galway tonight, where I was talking about my research on language rights.
Great evening for @pintofscienceie.bsky.social in Galway tonight, where I was talking about my research on language rights.
May 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Oíche den scoth sa Oíche Ólaíochta i nGaillimh anocht, bhi mé ag caint faoi mo taighde ar cearta teanga.
Great evening for @pintofscienceie.bsky.social in Galway tonight, where I was talking about my research on language rights.
Great evening for @pintofscienceie.bsky.social in Galway tonight, where I was talking about my research on language rights.
Amárach / tomorrow!
Chríochnaigh mé mo chur i láthair don Oíche Ólaíochta (21 Bealtaine). Táim ar bís!
Finished my talk for Pint of Science (21 May), excited to present.
Finished my talk for Pint of Science (21 May), excited to present.
May 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Amárach / tomorrow!
Reposted by Liam Edwards
Imeachtaí ar siúl as Gaeilge i nGaillimh go gairid...
May 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Imeachtaí ar siúl as Gaeilge i nGaillimh go gairid...
Reposted by Liam Edwards
Faces of the EU leaders after they hung up the phone with Trump earlier this week.
I recommend zooming in on each one of them.
I recommend zooming in on each one of them.
May 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Faces of the EU leaders after they hung up the phone with Trump earlier this week.
I recommend zooming in on each one of them.
I recommend zooming in on each one of them.
Interested in Admin Law or Devolution?
My completed doctoral thesis, "Judicial Review in the Devolved Nations" is now openly available to download and read through the link below.
pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/studentTh...
My completed doctoral thesis, "Judicial Review in the Devolved Nations" is now openly available to download and read through the link below.
pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/studentTh...
Judicial review in the Devolved Nations: a comparative analysis of the judicial review landscape in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
pure.ulster.ac.uk
May 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Interested in Admin Law or Devolution?
My completed doctoral thesis, "Judicial Review in the Devolved Nations" is now openly available to download and read through the link below.
pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/studentTh...
My completed doctoral thesis, "Judicial Review in the Devolved Nations" is now openly available to download and read through the link below.
pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/studentTh...
Gaillimh looking stunning today.
May 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Gaillimh looking stunning today.
Somewhere at the Labour Party.
May 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Somewhere at the Labour Party.
Reposted by Liam Edwards
My question clearly struck a nerve.
The faces of many Labour MPs told their own story – plenty of them know I was right.
If Starmer’s convictions change with the political weather, it’s no surprise that support for Labour is falling through the floor.
The faces of many Labour MPs told their own story – plenty of them know I was right.
If Starmer’s convictions change with the political weather, it’s no surprise that support for Labour is falling through the floor.
Cheap response from Starmer to a fully justified question from Plaid's Liz Saville-Roberts
May 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
My question clearly struck a nerve.
The faces of many Labour MPs told their own story – plenty of them know I was right.
If Starmer’s convictions change with the political weather, it’s no surprise that support for Labour is falling through the floor.
The faces of many Labour MPs told their own story – plenty of them know I was right.
If Starmer’s convictions change with the political weather, it’s no surprise that support for Labour is falling through the floor.
Keir Starmer on a mission this week to make himself even more unlikable.
Cheap response from Starmer to a fully justified question from Plaid's Liz Saville-Roberts
May 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Keir Starmer on a mission this week to make himself even more unlikable.
It's been six years since I took the best photo I'll probably ever take.
📸 @ the Anglesey, Caernarfon
📸 @ the Anglesey, Caernarfon
May 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It's been six years since I took the best photo I'll probably ever take.
📸 @ the Anglesey, Caernarfon
📸 @ the Anglesey, Caernarfon
Chríochnaigh mé mo chur i láthair don Oíche Ólaíochta (21 Bealtaine). Táim ar bís!
Finished my talk for Pint of Science (21 May), excited to present.
Finished my talk for Pint of Science (21 May), excited to present.
May 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Chríochnaigh mé mo chur i láthair don Oíche Ólaíochta (21 Bealtaine). Táim ar bís!
Finished my talk for Pint of Science (21 May), excited to present.
Finished my talk for Pint of Science (21 May), excited to present.
Spent four days painting my end of PhD gift, so I need y'all to appreciate the majesty of it.
(miniature is Fulgrim of the Emperor's Children)
(miniature is Fulgrim of the Emperor's Children)
May 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Spent four days painting my end of PhD gift, so I need y'all to appreciate the majesty of it.
(miniature is Fulgrim of the Emperor's Children)
(miniature is Fulgrim of the Emperor's Children)
Beidh mé ag caint faoi mo taighde ar chearta teanga anseo, ar an 21 Bealtaine... don chéad am as Gaeilge.
I'll be presenting my research on language rights - in Irish - for the first time in May.
*rapidly resumes Duolingo*
pintofscience.ie/event/oiche-...
I'll be presenting my research on language rights - in Irish - for the first time in May.
*rapidly resumes Duolingo*
pintofscience.ie/event/oiche-...
Oíche Ólaíochta
Join us for an immersion in the Irish language as we explore maths, law and language.
pintofscience.ie
April 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Beidh mé ag caint faoi mo taighde ar chearta teanga anseo, ar an 21 Bealtaine... don chéad am as Gaeilge.
I'll be presenting my research on language rights - in Irish - for the first time in May.
*rapidly resumes Duolingo*
pintofscience.ie/event/oiche-...
I'll be presenting my research on language rights - in Irish - for the first time in May.
*rapidly resumes Duolingo*
pintofscience.ie/event/oiche-...
Excited to get back to reading for fun post-PhD, starting with this.
April 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Excited to get back to reading for fun post-PhD, starting with this.