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Many thanks to Prof Jonathan Morgan @cambridgelaw.bsky.social for his insightful review of my book The Collaborative Constitution in the latest issue of the Cambridge Law Journal @cambup-law.cambridge.org

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Oireachtas debate with Úna Mulally @irishtimes.com and @donalcoffey.bsky.social on the 10th anniversary of the Marriage Equality Referendum

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Just over a week to the deadline, so I'll bump this up for anyone who was interested but got lost in the marking melee...

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Coming this July!

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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

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To mark the 10th anniversary of the marriage equality referendum, @tricondublin.bsky.social is hosting an ‘in conversation’ event with Katherine Zappone and comments from Profs @dkennytcd.bsky.social & @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social May 22nd 1.30pm @tlrhub.bsky.social. All welcome!

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Looking forward to this ‘in conversation’ event tomorrow May 22nd with Katherine Zappone & @dkennytcd.bsky.social May 22nd, 1.30pm @tlrhub.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social All welcome

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Interesting reflections on the 10th anniversary of the marriage equality referendum on @newstalkfm.bsky.social ‘Talking History’ with www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

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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

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Happening TODAY at 5pm: Prof Larry Sager @utexaslaw.bsky.social on Imperfect Duties and Constitutional Law, with comments from Profs @dkennytcd.bsky.social & @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social at @tricondublin.bsky.social All welcome!

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The newest editorial comment by the former president of the European Court of Human Rights, Siofra O’Leary is available on our website. It contains a lot of food for thought for those who are interested in the development of the Strasbourg system of human rights protection: brill.com/view/journal...

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Can’t wait to get my hands on this book by Prof Kate O’Regan - Director of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social - based on her Hamlyn Lectures 2023.

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It’s a @tricondublin.bsky.social double bill next week! Looking forward to this special event marking the 10th anniversary of the marriage equality referendum, in discussion with Katherine Zappone and Prof @dkennytcd.bsky.social.

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Looking forward to the 2025 Legal Theory Festival at the University of Edinburgh @legaltheoryed.bsky.social. I’ll be presenting a paper entitled ‘Interpretation as Collaboration’. Thanks to @philosophy-law.bsky.social for the invite!

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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

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Huge congrats to Daniel Gilligan on passing his doctoral viva with no corrections at TCD Law School! Pictures here with his two proud supervisors - Prof Des Ryan and I - & the brilliant examiners @colmocinneide.bsky.social & Mr Justice Gerard Hogan of the Irish Supreme Court.

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Huge thanks to Dr @ignaciogiuffre.bsky.social for this insightful review of The Collaborative Constitution @cambup-law.cambridge.org in the UTLJ. Great essay comparing deliberative and collaborative constitutionalism, available open access on SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Congrats @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social! Great to get some empirical data on interpretation under section 3 HRA to ground future discussion.

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Many thanks to @mhailbronner.bsky.social, James Fowkes & Niels Peterson for organising a terrific constitutional workshop at the University of Muenster last week with a great group incl Erin Delaney, Silvia Suteu, Sergio Verdugo, Nora Markard, Veronica Fikfak, @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social & more!

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1/5 My new article, "Interpreting the Interpretive Obligation: Empirical Insights into the use of Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998", is coming out later this year in the OJLS. I've uploaded a preprint here for anyone interested: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Am co-organising a symposium on the Irish Political Constitution with @alangreene.bsky.social and @laurcah.bsky.social Call for papers is currently live. If you have any interesting ideas on the topic, or know anyone who does, please do submit an abstract.

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Do join us today in TCD Law School today at 4pm for the final Irish Jurisprudence Society event of the academic year: a symposium on @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social's book, 'The Collaborative Constitution'

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Looking forward to this book symposium tomorrow at 4pm in @tcddublin.bsky.social with great discussants @conorcrummey.bsky.social, @marianavr.bsky.social & Daniel Gilligan, chaired by @donalcoffey.bsky.social supported by @maynoothlaw.bsky.social

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Great to celebrate the new Scholars & Fellows at Trinity Law School, incl our new Fellow Dr Andrea Mulligan. An honour to meet Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, Chair of the Elders who received a Scholarship from @tcddublin.bsky.social 60 years ago.

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Congrats to Dr @conorcrummey.bsky.social of @maynoothlaw.bsky.social on the publication of his exciting new book on The Principle of Legality. Looking forward to reading this!

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Huge thanks to Dr @conorcrummey.bsky.social & Dr Hilary Hogan of the Irish Jurisprudence Society for organising this great symposium on The Collaborative Constitution on April 30th 4pm in Trinity Law School, supported by @maynoothlaw.bsky.social.

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On May 1st, @tricondublin.bsky.social members Prof @dkennytcd.bsky.social and Dr Róisín Costello will speak at this legal humanities symposium on Antigone and Ireland at the @abbeytheatre.bsky.social

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Great discussion about the links between crisis and constitutional social rights today at @tricondublin.bsky.social. Thanks to Dr @mariakotsoni.bsky.social for a terrific paper and Dr Hilary Hogan for insightful comments.

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TODAY 2pm

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Great to connect with friends, colleagues & PhD researchers at @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social for this seminar on research methods - the first of many ‘methods mixers and masterclasses’ across the Dublin area, we hope. Thanks to @benedettalobina.bsky.social & @profccostello.bsky.social for organising.

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Dún Laoighaire this evening

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Great to welcome Dr Paulina Konca to @tricondublin.bsky.social for her talk on dynamic statutory interpretation in comparative perspective, using Ireland, Poland and Spain as case-studies.

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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.

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Sunset over Toulouse

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Many thanks to Prof @mathieucarpentier.bsky.social for hosting a discussion of The Collaborative Constitution @cambup-law.bsky.social as part of his seminar series in constitutional theory at @imh-hauriou.bsky.social at @universitetoulouse.bsky.social. Great discussion!

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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.

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Looking forward to talking about The Collaborative Constitution @cambup-law.bsky.social at L’Institut Maurice Hauriou at the Université Toulouse Capitole this Friday March 21st. Thanks to Prof @mathieucarpentier.bsky.social for the invite!

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Hickey, "How to Interpret the Irish Constitution" (Irish Sup Ct Review, 2023) is now on SSRN. It gets a "recommended" from @lsolum, who says: "Fascinating discussion, with echoes of American debates over originalism and living constitutionalism." See lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/...

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Delighted to do this methodology workshop at @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social on March 27th which is open to all law PhD students across Dublin for a ‘methods mixer’. Thanks to Cathryn Costello & @benedettalobina.bsky.social for the invite.

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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

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Just us for this exciting event with Lord Sales of the UK Supreme Court tomorrow March 11th at 5pm in @tcddublin.bsky.social

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Many thanks to Prof @KalmanPocza for inviting me to talk about The Collaborative Constitution at the Centre of Constitutional Politics @MCC_CfCP today. Great discussion! Prof Kálmán Pócza has edited two volumes exploring judicial-legislative relations across Europe.

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