About Us

The Child Law Clinic was established in 2010 to provide pro bono research assistance to practicing lawyers or civil society groups to assist in their litigation and advocacy work. It also authors its own submissions and amicus briefs to various courts and committees on matters of interest. The Clinic brings together Faculty members specialising in child law and children’s rights and postgraduate students from the LLM in Children’s Rights and Family Law and the PhD programme, who provide research assistance under the guidance of the academic staff. The Clinic Director is Dr Conor O’Mahony.

Lawyers and others wishing to use the Clinic’s services should contact the Clinic by email conor.omahony@ucc.ie or in writing to outline their request for information or support.  Where the matter is urgent, the Clinic can be contacted on +353 (0)21 490 3041. Follow us on Twitter: @childlawucc