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Academic Staff
| Name | Title | Role | Research Area | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Mahony, Conor | Professor | Dean of School Child Law Clinic Director Director of the Centre for Children's Rights and Family Law |
Child Law; Children's Rights; Constitutional Law | conor.omahony@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2531 |
| Professor | Director of Graduate Research Professor of Company Law & Sustainability BCL (Law and Business) Programme Director |
Business, Human Rights & Company Law and
ESG
African Union Law
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famao@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3106 | |
| Aronsson-Storrier, Marie | Dr | International Law; Disasters; Global Development; Human Rights; International Law On The Use Of Force | maronsson-storrier@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3879 | |
| Cahill, Maria | Professor | Constitutional Theory, Subsidiarity, Freedom of Association, Legal Reasoning | maria.cahill@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2343 | |
| Crowley, Louise | Professor | LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) Programme Director; Director of Family Law Clinic | Family Law, Family Relationships, Family Financial Provision. | l.crowley@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2529 |
| Cubie, Dug | Dr | Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights | Disaster Law, Human Rights, Refugees | d.cubie@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2223 |
| Daly, Aoife | Professor | Human Rights Law, Children's Rights, Family Law Youth Climate Justice |
aoife.daly@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2547 | |
| Donnelly, Mary | Professor | Director of Staff Welfare and Development |
Healthcare Law, Capacity Law, Consumer Law | m.donnelly@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2857 |
| Donson, Fiona | Dr | Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights | Criminal Law, Jurisprudence, Human Rights | f.donson@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3159 |
| Falconer, Kate | Dr | KFalconer@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3249 | ||
| Fennell, Caroline | Professor Emerita | Law of Evidence, Criminal Justice and Terrorism | c.fennell@ucc.ie | ||
| Hedley, Steve | Professor Emeritus | S.Hedley@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3990 | ||
| Lonardo, Luigi | Dr | BCL Law and French Programme Director | EU Law, EU External Relations Law | LLonardo@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3209 |
| Kilkelly, Ursula | Professor | VP Global Engagement |
Children's Rights, Youth Justice | u.kilkelly@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3898 |
| Long, Bernard | Dr | BCL (Law and Irish) Programme Director | bernard.long@ucc.ie |
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| Lundy, Laura | Professor | International Children's Rights; Education Rights; Children's Rights to Participate in Decision-making | llundy@ucc.ie | ||
| Professor Emerita | Corporate Law Insolvency & Rescue, Corporate Law Theory | i.lynchfannon@ucc.ie | |||
| Professor | Matheson Lectureship in Law, Innovation & Technology LLM (Intellectual Property & E – Law) Programme Director |
Law and Technology, Surveillance, Policing and Youth Justice.
|
Nessa.Lynch@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3879 | |
| Professor |
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Healthcare Law, Medical Ethics | d.madden@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2990 | |
| Mavrouli, Roila |
Dr |
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EU Law | RMavrouli@ucc.ie | |
| McCarthy, Jonathan | Dr | LLM (Business Law) Programme Director | Company Law, Financial Law, Commercial Law | jonathan.mccarthy@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3249 |
| McDonagh, Maeve | Professor Emerita | Freedom of Information Law, & Privacy/Data Protection Law |
m.mcdonagh@ucc.ie | ||
| McIntyre, Owen | Professor | LLM (Environmental and Natural Resources Law) Programme Director; Centre for Law and the Environment Co-Director | Environmental Law, Water Law | o.mcintyre@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2532 |
| Mee, John | Professor | Curriculum Committee, Director |
Equity and Trusts, Land Law, Family Property, Cohabitation | j.mee@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2494 |
| Morgan, David Gwynn | Professor Emeritus | Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Land Law | d.morgan@ucc.ie | ||
| Murray, Claire | Dr | Medical Law, Welfare Law, Moot Court, Legal Skills & Analysis, Tort Law and Family Law | c.murray@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3809 | |
| Noonan, Luke | Dr | Criminal Law, Mental Health, Evidence, Human Rights |
luke.noonan@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2092 |
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| O'Callaghan, Patrick | Professor | Tort Law, Law and Humanities, Law and Social Theory | patrick.ocallaghan@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 1881 | |
| O'Conaill, Seán | Dr | Vice-Dean for External Engagement Sports Law Clinic Co-Director |
Constitutional Law, Irish Language Law and Policy, Minority Language Rights, Criminal Justice and the Law of Sport | s.oconaill@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3811 |
| O'Meara, Noreen | Professor | Synnott Family Chair in European Union Law LLM (General) Programme Director |
Human Rights; Climate; Envrionmental Law | noreen.omeara@ucc.ie | |
| O'Sullivan, Catherine | Dr | Vice-Dean for Learning, Teaching and Curriculum Chair of Undergraduate Recruitment Committee |
Criminal Law, Criminology, Introduction to the Legal System and Legal Writing | catherine.osullivan@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3285 |
| Parkes, Aisling | Dr | Sports Law Clinic Co-Director BCL Programme Director LLMADR Programme Director |
International Children’s Rights, Family Law, Welfare Law, Public Law, Evidence | a.parkes@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 420 5167 |
| Poustie, Mark | Professor | LLM (Marine & Maritime Law) Programme Director |
mark.poustie@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3041 | |
| Ryall, Áine | Professor | Co-Director Centre for Law and the Environment; Chair, School of Law Liaison Committee | Environmental Law and Governance, EU law, Climate Law and Policy | a.ryall@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3201 |
| Tumelty, Mary | Dr | Medical Law, Law of Torts and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) | mary.tumelty@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2092 | |
| Walsh, Declan | Mr | Vice-Dean for Internationalisation; Director of European Affairs | European Union Law, Competition Law | declan.walsh@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2639 |
| Whelan, Darius | Dr | Co – Director IT Law Clinic LLB Programme Director |
Mental Health Law, Copyright, Cybercrime | d.whelan@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3452 |
| White, Fidelma | Professor | Deputy Dean & Vice-Dean for Student Welfare and Student Affairs
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Commercial Law, Public Sector Audit, Electronic Commerce Law, Consumer Law and Policy | f.white@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2176 |
| Williams, Samantha | Dr | LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) Programme Director; Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights |
Minority Rights, Access to Justice, Human Rights (ECHR), Non-discrimination, Ethnography | samantha.williams@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2966 |
| Zeffert, Henrietta | Dr | BCL (International) Programme Director |
International Law in Everyday Life, Socio-Economics Rights and Substantive Equality, International Development, International Humanitarian Law, Global Socio-Legal Studies |
henrietta.zeffert@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3812 |
| Zhu, Shaoming | Dr | International Law, Private International Law, International Negotiations, Conflict Management, NGOs and Global Governance |
shaomingzhu@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2090 |
Administrative & Technical Staff
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liffey-Faherty, Kate | PA to the Dean | kate.liffeyfaherty@ucc.ie/ headoflawpa@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2224 |
| Appelbe, Dorothy | Clinical Legal Education Co-ordinator |
d.appelbe@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3203 |
| O'Donovan, Dympna | Postgraduate Programme Administrator | +353 (0)21 490 3995 |
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| Deasy, Elaine | Undergraduate Programme Administrator | elaine.deasy@ucc.ie / lawundergrad@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 420 5170 |
| Cronin, Ami | Postgraduate Senior Executive Assistant | +353 (0)21 490 3220 | |
| Carroll, Allison | Undergraduate Senior Executive Assistant | allison.carroll@ucc.ie/ lawundergrad@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2376 |
| Noonan, Donna | School Manager | dnoonan@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 3414 |
| O'Sullivan, Zita | International Recruitment Officer | +353 (0) 21 490 2539 | |
| Wallace, Ian | College of Business and Law Student Recruitment and Liaison Officer | ian.wallace@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 420 5102 |
| Rice, Pat | I.T. / Multimedia Officer | p.rice@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2796 |
| Guinee, Aoife | Marketing and Communications Officer | aguinee@ucc.ie | +353 (0)21 490 2539 |
Post Doctorate and Research Staff
| Name | Research Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Benziger, Felicitas | IRC Postdoctoral Researcher, Law and the Inner Self Project |
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| Faulkner, Holly | Senior Post-Doctoral Fellow, MaREI Centre under Horizon Europe DIRECTED project | HFaulkner@ucc.ie | |
| Fraser, Alyssa | Research Assistant Administrator | afraser@ucc.ie | |
| Griffin, Celine | Manager / Bystander Intervention Programme | cgriffin@ucc.ie | |
| Koning, Lotte | Research Assistant, Centre for Children’s Rights and Family Law | LKoning@ucc.ie | |
| Maharjan, Nabin |
ERC Postdoctoral Researcher / Youth Climate Justice Project | NMaharjan@ucc.ie | |
| Martin, Orla |
ERC Research Support Officer / Youth Climate Justice Project | omartin@ucc.ie | |
| Murray, Emily |
ERC PhD Researcher / Youth Climate Justice Project | emily.murray@ucc.ie | |
| Muller, Liesl |
ERC PhD Researcher / Youth Climate Justice Project | LIESLHEILA.MULLER@ucc.ie | |
| Paz Landeira, Florencia | ERC Postdoctoral Researcher / Youth Climate Justice Project | FPazLandeira@ucc.ie | |
| Pearce, Lauren | Research Assistant / Bystander Intervention Programme | LPearce@ucc.ie | |
| Reid, Katie | Child and Youth Participation Advisor / Youth Climate Justice Project | kreid@ucc.ie | |
| Walsh, Lucy | Research Assistant / Youth Climate Justice Project | lucywalsh@ucc.ie |
Adjunct Professors
- Ms. Justice Marie Baker, former Judge of the Supreme Court, Chair of An Coimisiún Toghcháin
- Eilis Barry, CEO, Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
- Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
- Meg Burke, Barrister at Law, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Chairperson of the Mental Health Commission
- Professor Liz Campbell, Chair in Criminal Jurisprudence at Monash Law
- Mr Justice Frank Clarke, former Chief Justice of Ireland, President of the Law Reform Commission
- Mr Justice Anthony M. Collins, Judge of the Court of Appeal
- Éamon Ó Cuív, Partner at McCann Fitzgerald
- Arran Dowling Hussey, Barrister-at-Law and Arbitrator
- Ian Drennan, CEO, Corporate Enforcement Authority
- Nicolas Espejo-Yaksic, Researcher at the Centre for Constiutional Studies of the Supreme Court of Mexico
- John Gaffney, Senior Counsel, Al Tammini & Co. Abu Dhabi
- Dr John McGlynn, Founder of Scottish Capital
- Professor Guatam Gulati, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
- Gillian Keating, Partner, RDJ Solicitors
- Mr Sandeep Kumar, Former Indian Ambassador to Ireland
- Professor Stefan Kirchner, Government Advisor, Germany
- Gerison Lansdown, Independent Children's Rights Consultant
- Elise Emmanuelle Lefeuvre, Corporate Banking at BNP
- Emily Logan, Commissioner, Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
- Richard Martin, Partner, RDJ LLP
- Vice Admiral Mark Mellett, Vice Admiral, Chief of Staff, Defence Forces
- Kevin O'Malley, US Attorney and former US Ambassador to Ireland (2014-2016)
- Dr Vincent Power SC, Partner at A&L Goodbody
- Ms Justice Siobhán Stack, Judge of the High Court
- Mr Marc Willers KC, Barrister at Garden Court Chambers, London
Part-Time Lecturing and Tutorial Staff
If you wish to contact any of our part-time staff, please contact the Main Reception in the School +353 (0)21 490 2220 or lawenquiries@ucc.ie and your query will be passed on. Thank you.