People

Academic Staff

 

Name Title Role Research Area Email Phone
Poustie, Mark Professor Dean N/A mark.poustie@ucc.ie +353 (0)21 490 2531
Kilkelly, Ursula Professor 

VP Global Engagement 

Director of the Centre for Children's Rights and Family Law

Children's Rights, Youth Justice
u.kilkelly@ucc.ie +353 (0)21 490 2531
Amao, Femi Professor

Director of Graduate Research 

Professor of Company Law & Sustainability

Business, Human Rights & Company Law and
ESG
African Union Law
famao@ucc.ie   
Aronsson-Storrier, Marie Dr Director, Law LLM 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 3879
Cubie, Dug  Dr LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) Programme Director; 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  aoife.daly@ucc.ie    
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
Fennell, Caroline Professor Emerita   Law of Evidence, Criminal Justice and Terrorism c.fennell@ucc.ie   
Hedley, Steve Professor     LLB Programme Director Private Law Theory, Contract, Law of Obligations, Internet Law 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   
Lundy, Laura Professor   International Children's Rights; Education Rights; Children's Rights to Participate in Decision-making lauralundy@ucc.ie   
Lynch Fannon, Irene Professor Emerita   Corporate Law Insolvency & Rescue, Corporate Law Theory  i.lynchfannon@ucc.ie   
Madden, Deirdre  Professor       - Healthcare Law, Medical Ethics d.madden@ucc.ie +353 (0)21 490 2990
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 2090
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  +353 (0)21 490 2532
Murray, Claire Dr LLM Programme Director 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   
O'Callaghan, Patrick Dr   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'Mahony, Conor Professor 

Vice-Dean for Research

 Child Law Clinic Director

Child Law; Children's Rights; Constitutional Law conor.omahony@ucc.ie +353 (0)21 490 3041
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

International Children’s Rights, Family Law, Welfare Law, Public Law, Evidence a.parkes@ucc.ie +353 (0)21 420 5167
Ralston, Joanna Dr     joanna.ralston@ucc.ie   
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)21 490 263
Whelan, Darius Dr     LLM (Intellectual Property and E-Law) Programme Director;  Co-Director IT Law Clinic Mental Health Law, Copyright, Cybercrime d.whelan@ucc.ie +353 (0)21 490 3452
White, Fidelma Dr     

Deputy Dean

BCL (Law and Business) Programme Director; LLM (Business Law) Programme Director

Commercial Law, Public Sector Audit, Electronic Commerce Law 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 2699
 
Zeffert, Henrietta Dr  

International Law in Everyday Life, Socio-Economics Rights and Substantive Equality, International Development, International Humanitarian Law, Global Socio-Legal Studies

henrietta.zeffert@ucc.ie   
Zhu, Shaoming Dr BCL (Law and Irish) Programme Director

International Law, Private International Law, International Negotiations, Conflict Management, NGOs and Global Governance

shaomingzhu@ucc.ie  +353 (0)21 490 2090 

 

 

Administrative & Technical Staff

Phone

Name Role Email Phone
Taaffe, Dr Kay School Manager kay.taaffe@ucc.ie  +353 (0)21 490 3414
Liffey-Faherty, Kate  PA to the Dean  kate.liffeyfaherty@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

d.odonovan@ucc.ie / lawpostgrad@ucc.ie

+353 (0)21 490 3995

Deasy, Elaine Undergraduate Programme Administrator  elaine.deasy@ucc.ie / lawundergrad@ucc.ie +353 (0)21 420 5170
Louis, Brenna  Undergraduate Administrator   blouis@ucc.ie / lawundergrad@ucc.ie   +353 (0)21 490 3220 
Cronin, Ami Postgraduate Senior Executive Assistant

amicronin@ucc.ie/ lawpostgrad@ucc.ie 

+353 (0)21 490 2220
Wallace, Ian  College of Business and Law Student Recruitment and Liaison Officer ian.wallace@ucc.ie    
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 Email  
Benziger, Felicitas

IRC Postdoctoral Researcher, 

Law and the Inner Self Project

FBenziger@ucc.ie 

 
Deibel, Talya

IRC Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, 

Law and the Inner Self Project

 

TDeibel@ucc.ie 

 
Lasagni, Giulia

IRC Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, 

Societās Research Project

glasagni@ucc.ie 

 
Lieber, Romane

Research Assistant,

Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, EU Integration & Citizens' Rights

RLieber@ucc.ie

 

 
Ruggeri, Cinzia

IRC Senior Postdoctoral Researcher,

Societās Research Project

cruggeri@ucc.ie  
Nankan, Sahara IRC Postdoctoral Scholar SNankan@ucc.ie   

Adjunct Professors

  • Ms Justice Marie Baker, Judge of the Supreme Court
  • Ms Emily Logan, Commissioner, Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission
  • Mr John Gaffney, Senior Counsel, Al Tamimi & Co
  • Dr Vincent Power Partner in A&L Goodbody
  • Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, former Chief Justice of Ireland, President of the Law Reform Commission 
  • Anthony M. Collins, Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union
  • Ms. Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
  • Ms Jane Marshall, Consultant, McCann Fitzgerald
  • Vice Admiral Mark Mellett, DSM, Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces 
  • Ambassador Kevin F. O’Malley, Former American Ambassador to Ireland
  • Ms Gillian Keating, Partner, Ronan Daly Jermyn
  • Mr John Eekelaar, Emeritus Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Oxford

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.

School of Law

Scoil an Dlí

Room 1.63, Aras na Laoi, T12 T656

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