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Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance. A leading centre for constitutional law events and scholarship based at @TCDLawSchool @tcddublin
Trinity College Dublin
Joined June 2020
Congratulations to Dr Mariana Velasco Rivera @MaynoothLaw on the publication of her book on the politics of constitutional rigidity in Mexico @OUPAcademic. Dr Rivera presented her research on comparative amendment difficulty at @TriCONDublin @TCDLawSchool in Nov 2022.
š The latest book in our Oxford Series in Comparative Constitutionalism has just been published: "The Politics of Constitutional Rigidity" by Mariana Velasco-Rivera. Drawing from new perspectives in law and political economy, this innovative book helps explain a major puzzle in
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@TriCONDublin in @TCDLawSchool is proud to co-host this conference marking the 50th anniversary of the Law Reform Commission of Ireland on Sept 18th in the Trinity London Room Hub @TLRHub @tcddublin.
To mark 50 years of the Law Reform Commission of Ireland (, join @TriCONDublin for a conference on the past and future of law reform. š
18 Sept 2025 | ā° 12.30ā6.35 | š Trinity Long Room Hub.š
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RT @aahmedsaleh: Deadline for submission of abstracts July 31st!.
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RT @aahmedsaleh: Submissions are open for the 'TriCON New Voices in Constitutional Law Workshop'. An excellent opportunity for PhD candidatā¦.
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Congratulations to Profs Gerry Whyte @TCDLawSchool & @Caseyco231 @SurreyCentreLP on the publication of the 3rd edition of Social Inclusion and the Legal System @ClarusPress.
Great to get the hard copy @ClarusPress of my new book with Gerry Whyte. We argue the Irish constitution, properly construed against its natural law/catholic social teaching philosophical/ historical backdrop, provides protection against extreme poverty and deprivation. We
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Congratulations to Dr @UrsulaQuillTCD who graduated with a doctorate on referendums and constitutional change from @TCDLawSchool supervised by Prof @rachaelawalsh. Dr @UrsulaQuillTCD co-organised the inaugural @TriCONDublin doctoral conference in 2023.
A wonderful day being awarded my PhD on Friday! Very grateful to everyone who encouraged and supported me along the way, particularly my supervisor @rachaelawalsh @TCDLawSchool
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Congratulations to Prof @rachaelawalsh @TCDLawSchool whose book Property Rights and Social Justice @CUP_Law was cited by the Irish Supreme Court today in ESB v Good:
NB Supreme Court constitutional property judgment today (ESB v Good) critically holds that established common law and statutory compensation principles are not automatically constitutionally required, great to see citations to my @CambridgeUP āProperty Rights and Social Justiceā!.
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āAn important and original bookā which āchallenges a number of fashionable scholarly positionsā. Congrats to @TriCONDublin Director Prof @AileenFKavanagh @TCDLawSchool for this positive review of The Collaborative Constitution @CUP_Law in the Cambridge Law Journal.
Huge thanks to Prof Jonathan Morgan @cambridgelaw for his insightful engagement with The Collaborative Constitution @CUP_Law in a book review for the Cambridge Law Journal. Nice to see the words āthis excellent bookā first thing this morning!
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RT @rachaelawalsh: Last morning on the lovely @UNSWLaw campus, looking forward to presenting at the ALPS conference on āDeliberative Properā¦.
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@TriCONDublin member Prof @rachaelawalsh is multi-tasking in Sydney! First, a paper on Irish referendums for the Constitutional Failure conference at @GTCentre @UNSWLaw and now a paper for the 2025 Association of Law, Property & Society conference @UNSWLaw.
Wonderful walking tour of key property and planning sites in Sydney to kick off the 2025 Association of Law, Property and Society conference @UNSWLaw, amazing range of papers over the next couple of days!
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@TriCONDublin members Profs @rachaelawalsh & Oran Doyle are presenting a paper on success and failure of constitutional referendums in Ireland as part of the Constitutional Failure workshop at @GTCentre @UNSWLaw.
Constitutional Failure workshop kicks off @GTCentre @UNSWLaw with papers from @rosalinddixon15 and @ElisabethPerham, lessons from Ireland coming later from @TriCONDublin voices, myself, Prof Oran Doyle and Dr Hilary Hogan.
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Great to see that @TriCONDublin member Prof @rachaelawalsh @TCDLawSchool will present a paper on āJudging in the Shadow of Referendumsā at the Comparative Constitutional Roundtable organised by Prof @rosalinddixon15 at the @GTCentre in @UNSWLaw.
Comparative Constitutional Roundtable kicking off @GTCentre @UNSWLaw this morning with great papers on comparative constitutional methodology and informal constitutional norms, looking forward to presenting later on āJudging in the Shadow of Referendumsā.
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Great seminar yesterday at @TriCONDublin @TLRHub to mark the 10th anniversary of the Marriage Equality Referendum in Ireland. Special thanks to Katherine Zappone for coming and engaging in reflective conversation with Profs @AileenFKavanagh & @dkennytcd
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@TriCONDublin & @TLRHub will host a panel discussion on the marriage equality referendum tomorrow May 22nd, with keynote speaker Katherine Zappone who will talk about the KAL case as a catalyst for wider reform. 1.30pm May 22nd @TLRHub @tcddublin.
On the 10th Anniversary of the Marriage Equality referendum, join us for a @TriCONDublin panel discussion with Katherine Zappone, @dkennytcd & @AileenFKavanagh in the @TLRHub @tcddublin at 1.30pm May 22nd.
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RT @rachaelawalsh: Delighted to be @UNSWLaw @GTCentre for a couple of weeks as a visiting researcher, taking in some great events while Iāmā¦.
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Great to partner with the @IrishJurisSoc for the excellent @TriCONDublin/@IrishJurisSoc seminar last night with Prof Lawrence Sager @UTexasLaw on imperfect duties, with comments from Profs @dkennytcd & @AileenFKavanagh & chaired by Dr Conor Crummey.
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Happening TODAY 5pm in @TCDLawSchool:.Prof Larry Sager @UTexasLaw on Imperfect Duties and Constitutional Law, with comments from Prof @dkennytcd & @TriCONDublin Director @AileenFKavanagh. All welcome.
Join us on Monday May 19th for a seminar with speaker Prof Lawrence Sager, commentators Profs @dkennytcd & @TriCONDublin Director @AileenFKavanagh, chaired by Dr Conor Crummey @MaynoothLaw. This seminar at @TCDLawSchool is co-hosted by @TriCONDublin & the @IrishJurisSoc.
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RT @C_Ahlborn: Fully-funded PhD studentship on forced migration law @TCDLawSchool. Come work with me and Ghaiath Hussein on this exciting pā¦.
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RT @AileenFKavanagh: A @TriCONDublin double-bill next week! Looking forward to hearing from Katherine Zappone on May 22nd about the role ofā¦.
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On the 10th Anniversary of the Marriage Equality referendum, join us for a @TriCONDublin panel discussion with Katherine Zappone, @dkennytcd & @AileenFKavanagh in the @TLRHub @tcddublin at 1.30pm May 22nd.
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