Podcast

Lough Neagh’s Future Ownership

In this episode, Dr Bróna McNeill and Dr Ciara Brennan (Director of the Environmental Justice Network Ireland) discuss their recent report: Lough Neagh’s Future Ownership: Legal and Policy Considerations, which was developed in response to the ecological crisis that has unfolded at the lough over Summer 2023.

More than a Number

In this episode, Prof Luke Moffett and Dr Kevin Hearty talk with Victims’ Commissioner Ian Jeffers and Dr Cheryl Lawther about their recent report on More than a Number: Reparations for those Bereaved during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

The Right to Strike?

LawPod’s Law and Society team participant Aoibhinn Graham interviews Kevin Doherty, the Union Services Officer for the Northern Ireland branch of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
The conversation focuses on the content and impact of the new Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) legislation on the function trade unions and the right to strike in Britain, as well as how this may affect the trade union movement in Northern Ireland.

Avoiding Origin Deprivation–Episode 2

This discussion delves into the complex issue of original identity, exploring its significance and pondering how we might redefine or understand it in our rapidly changing world. We’ll also examine the human right to identity, questioning if such a concept truly exists, especially in the context of new reproductive technologies and varying familial structures.

Avoiding Origin Deprivation – Episode 1

Dr Alice Diver and guests discuss critical topics such as the intrinsic right to original identity, the influential impact of adoptee activism, and the exploration of hypothetical life scenarios and their potential ramifications.

Doing Feminist Legal Work

This episode of Lawpod features Professor Aoife O’Donoghue from QUB School of Law and Dr Meabh Harding from UCD Sutherland School of Law, discussing their burgeoning initiative, ‘Doing Feminist Legal Work’.