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UCC School of Law Ranked Among the Top 100 Law Schools in the World

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LLM Children's Rights and Family Law

The LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) is the first course of its kind in Ireland and it builds on the School’s wide range of expertise and knowledge in the area of child and family law.

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Whether you're looking to study law as an undergraduate student, or take your career to the next level with a postgraduate degree, we're sure to have the ideal programme for you!

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02 Mar 2026

Law Postgraduate Webinar Series

Join our webinar series to explore UCC's postgraduate programmes in Law. Hear from our academic staff members and learn about the skills you'll build and career paths they open.

26 Feb 2026

Professor Áine Ryall re-elected Chair of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee

Geneva, 26 February 2026. UCC School of Law's Professor Áine Ryall has been re-elected unanimously as Chair of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee.

The Irish Naval Service hosted the LLM Marine & Maritime Students aboard the LE WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS earlier in February 2026.

26 Feb 2026

Spotlight on LLM Marine and Maritime Law

The ground-breaking LL.M. (Marine & Maritime Law) Programme at University College Cork is the only such specialist programme in Ireland and one of very few offered anywhere.

Pictured (L-R): Jamie Olden, Managing Partner, RDJ; Jennifer Noctor, Partner; Mohammad Ahmed Naeem, UCC law student; Elena Falvey, UCC law student and Professor Conor O’Mahony, Dean of Law, UCC.
Photo credit: Janice O’Connell

24 Feb 2026

UCC Law Students Awarded 2026 RDJ Diversity & Inclusion Scholarships

This is the fifth year RDJ has awarded the Scholarship at UCC which support students from ethnic minorities and those who are under-represented in the legal profession in Ireland.

UCC School of Law

UCC School of Law is a globally recognised law school, ranked in the top 100 in the QS Rankings. UCC also ranks in the top 50 universities in Europe for teaching and learning in the Times Higher Education Teaching rankings, 2019. Since March 2021, the School of Law is a proud holder of an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality. Founded in 1849, we provide a wide range of high-quality programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, cutting-edge research, and benefit to our local, national and international communities by Shaping a Just Society.