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Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance - a leading centre for constitutional law scholarship and events at the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin @tcddublin.bsky.social
Many thanks to Prof Zoltán Pozsár-Szentmiklósy for an eye-opening paper on democratic backsliding in Hungary last night at @tricondublin.bsky.social, and to @benedettalobina.bsky.social & Beatrice Monciunskaite for incisive comments.
November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Join us for a @tricondublin.bsky.social seminar on direct democracy in Hungary on Nov 5th at 5.30pm in TCD law School.
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
New season of TriCON seminars begins with Prof Hannah Birkenkötter @hbirk.bsky.social speaking about her new co-authored book The Rule of Law in Germany, with Prof Niels Kirst commenting, chaired by Prof Christiane Ahlborn @tcddublin.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Great seminar yesterday at @tricondublin.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social to mark the 10th anniversary of the Marriage Equality Referendum in Ireland.
Special thanks to Katherine Zappone for her fascinating talk and conversation with Profs @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social & @dkennytcd.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Great to partner with the Irish Jurisprudence Society for an excellent constitutional theory seminar with Prof Lawrence Sager @utexaslaw.bsky.social, with comments by @dkennytcd.bsky.social & @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social, chaired by @conorcrummey.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Join us on May 22nd for a @tricondublin.bsky.social seminar marking the 10th Anniversary of the Marriage Equality Referendum in the @tlrhub.bsky.social. Key reflections by Katherine Zappone & comments by Profs @dkennytcd.bsky.social & @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social.
May 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Join us on May 19th at 5pm for a seminar with guest speaker Prof Lawrence Sager, jointly hosted by @tricondublin.bsky.social & the Irish Jurisprudence Society.
Comments from @dkennytcd.bsky.social & @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social, chaired by @conorcrummey.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Join us tomorrow March 26th at 1pm for a @tricondublin.bsky.social lunchtime seminar with Dr Paulina Konca, University of Silesia, Poland, who will talk about statutory interpretation in Ireland, Poland and Spain.
March 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Join us on March 31st for a @tricondublin.bsky.social seminar where Dr Maria Kotsoni @Princeton will talk about ‘Crises as Drivers of Change in Fundamental Social Rights in the EU’.
Dr Hilary Hogan (TCD Law School) will be discussant & Prof @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social will chair.
March 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Great discussion last night
on written and unwritten constitutionalism with Lord Sales (UKSC), Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell & Mr Justice Gerard Hogan (Irish Supreme Court) and Prof @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social
@tricondublin.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Today, Prof @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social, Director of @tricondublin.bsky.social, will give a talk about The Collaborative Constitution at the Centre for Constitutional Politics at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest.
March 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Great seminar this evening at @tricondublin.bsky.social where Prof Shreya Atrey @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social shared her work on Anti-Racism and the Law, with comments by Prof Mark Bell, author of Racism & Equality in EU Law
February 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
On March 11th 5pm

Lord Sales of the UK Supreme Court will give a lecture on

‘Constitutional Law without a Written Constitution’

Followed by a discussion with Chief Justice O’Donnell & Mr Justice Hogan of the Irish Supreme Court & Prof @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social @tricondublin.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Tonight Feb 19th at 10-11pm, @tricondublin.bsky.social Director @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social will discuss The Collaborative Constitution @cambup-law.bsky.social with Prof Rosalind Dixon in a webinar hosted by UNSW & Sydney law schools.

Register: www.gtcentre.unsw.edu.au/events/gspl-...
February 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
On Feb 19th at 10pm IST/GMT, @tricondublin.bsky.social Director @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social will discuss The Collaborative Constitution @cambup-law.bsky.social with Rosalind Dixon as part of the Global Book Series hosted by a number of Sydney Law Schools.

www.gtcentre.unsw.edu.au/events/gspl-...
February 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On March 6th, @tricondublin.bsky.social Director Prof @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social will present her book -
The Collaborative Constitution @cambup-law.bsky.social -
at the Center for Constitutional Politics at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest
February 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Join us on Feb 25th at 5.30pm for an exciting seminar @tricondublin.bsky.social where Prof Shreya Atrey @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social will speak on ‘Anti-Racism in Equality Law’, with comments from Prof Mark Bell & chaired by @tricondublin.bsky.social Director @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Congratulations to Ursula Quill who passed her doctoral viva today, subject to minor corrections - pictured here with her supervisor Prof Rachael Walsh, examiners Profs Tom Hickey & @conorom.bsky.social & @tricondublin.bsky.social Director @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Great talk by Prof Amedeo Arena on the history of the European Court of Justice at @tricondublin.bsky.social today, with Prof Will Phelan @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social as discussant & chaired by Dr @audreymplan.bsky.social @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social.
January 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Congratulations to Rachael Walsh who has been promoted to Professor in the School of Law @tcddublin.bsky.social.

Prof Walsh is author of Property Rights and Social Justice @cambup-law.bsky.social & co-author (w/ Hogan, Whyte & @dkennytcd.bsky.social) of Kelly:The Irish Constitution (5th Ed).
January 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The first @tricondublin.bsky.social seminar of the season on Jan 28th at 1pm with speaker Prof Amedeo Arena speaking on The EU System of Judicial Protection, comments from Prof Will Phelan @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social, chaired by Dr Audrey Plan @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social.

All welcome.
January 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Happy New Year from @tricondublin.bsky.social!

Many thanks to all our speakers, chairs and audience in 2024. A particular highlight was hosting a delegation from the German Federal Constitutional Court in May 2024 together with judges of the Irish Supreme Court.

More exciting events in 2025!
January 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
On Dec 3rd & 4th, @tricondublin.bsky.social Director Prof @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social will give book talks on The Collaborative Constitution at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
November 28, 2024 at 7:18 PM