Professor Mary McAleese delivers Annual Lecture for Centre for Children’s Rights and Family Law

4 Dec 2025

On 27 November, the Annual Lecture for the Centre for Children’s Rights and Family Law was delivered by Professor Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland.

Professor McAleese spoke on the topic of “Children’s Rights and Religion”, drawing on her research for her 2019 book entitled Children's Rights and Obligations in Canon Law.

Responses to the lecture were provided by Centre members, including Professor Ursula Kilkelly, Professor Aoife Daly and Dr Aisling Parkes.  The event was chaired by Centre Director and Dean of the School of Law, Professor Conor O’Mahony, and attended by a large and diverse audience.

Professor McAleese also took the opportunity to view the recently unveiled Accenture Women on Walls exhibit in UCC’s Aula Maxima.