For anyone with a 2024 dissertation on European+global legal history angles: the deadline for Max Planck-ASLH dissertation prize is June 1, 2025. The winner gets a 3-month residential fellowship at the Max Planck Institute in Frankfurt: aslh.net/award/maxpla... Please spread the word!
White shelves with labelled cardboard archival boxes. Job opportunity for an Interim Head of UCD Special Collections.
We're seeking an Interim Head of UCD Special Collections to lead this important repository of rare books & journals, archival/manuscript materials through a transformational period.
If you are a dynamic leader with expertise in these areas apply by Mon, 5 May.
universityvacancies.com/university-c...
Author Niamh Howlin; Taoiseach Mícheál Martin; DPP Catherine Pierse; Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan
Last week I published a history of Ireland’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions since its establishment in the 1970s.
The book is available on open access at www.dppireland.ie/app/uploads/...
#legalhistory #history #speirgorm #booksky 💙📚
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Reminder - get your abstracts in by March 31st #speirgorm #skystorians #history #irishhistory
title page of book proofs: “confluences of law and history”
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode with Prof Jane Ohlmeyer!
Coincidentally, I’m just putting the final touches to a book which includes her excellent chapter examining the extent to which Irish Lords studied law in England and used the law in Ireland to defend their interests.
tinyurl.com/8bny28kd
Irish language campaigners have welcomed the decision by the UK government to repeal an almost 300-year-old ban on the use of any language that is not English in the courts in Northern Ireland
More great opportunities for ECRs and students interested in legal history!
Ep. 108 of the Fifth Court features a fascinating discussion with my colleague Tom Mohr about Hugh Kennedy.
As former Chief Justice and Attorney General, drafter of the constitution and designer of the courts system, Kennedy is a key 20th century legal figure
www.thefifthcourt.com/podcast/epis...
The Worth Library Fellowship scheme is now open: edwardworthlibrary.ie/research-fel... Closing date is 4 April 2025. Please retweet @earlymodhistory.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.bsky.social @historyofscience.bsky.social @royalsociety.org @sshmedicine.bsky.social @aahmhistmed.bsky.social
It’s a good time to be a student interested in #legalhistory:
1. The Irish Legal History Society is running an essay prize:
www.irishlegalhistorysociety.org?page_id=1464
2. @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social is offering PhD #funding:
www.ucd.ie/law/study/sc...
#history #histlaw #skystorian #PhD
exterior of Sutherland School of Law
Rear exterior of Sutherland School of Law
Funded PhD opportunity at UCD School of Law!
This year we particularly welcome applicants interested in pursuing a PhD in Legal History.
Closing Date 27 March; feel free to get in touch if you have an idea for a project.
#history #legalhistory #loveirishresearch
www.ucd.ie/law/study/sc...
If you know any students writing good stuff on Irish legal history (broadly conceived), then let them know they can win a prize! Details of the 2025 Irish Legal History Society essay prize (for both UGs and PGs): www.irishlegalhistorysociety.org?page_id=1464
Funded PhD opportunity with the University of Sheffield and the History of Parliament on Irish MPs in the 19th century House of Commons. Application deadline 5 March 2025. For further details, see the links here: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/n...
Slide with text: 'Elements in History and Contemporary Society' New fully Open Access book series from the Royal Historical Society and Cambridge University Press. Proposals now invited.'
What is the value and use of history in contemporary society and culture?
We're delighted to launch a new OA short-form book series - 'Elements in History and Contemporary Society', with
@cambridgeup.bsky.social - to explore this question.
Proposals now invited bit.ly/4aqCiG4 1/2 👇
#Skystorians
To see how helpful #ChatGPT could be for legal research, I asked it a very simple question: tell me some books and articles about s3 and s4 of the Human Rights Act.
The results were... eh... not great. youtu.be/75t56Yx4hXs
🙌Funded PhD Opportunity!🙌
Please do share widely. The DCU School of History and Geography is currently advertising paid PhD opportunities esp in Medieval Ireland, the history of Irish towns and cities, legal history and women’s and gender history
www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...
That pack is full but I've added you to Part II: go.bsky.app/8aaAtPg
I, like a number of others, followed the newly created Met Éireann account on here last night when it was created in the run up to the storm.
It's a fake, and has posted some shite in replies to people.
Suggest people unfollow/report.
Two hours of remote teaching done; two to go!
It’s great to be able to pivot to online delivery when necessary.
I feel like I’ve time travelled back to 2020, but luckily I won’t have to wait months to meet my students in person this time.
#speirgorm #stormeowyn @ucdtl.bsky.social
This sounds fabulous, especially for coffee shops within 500m of any library or archive that has odd opening hours!
The Research Alliance Award launched by Research Ireland and Wales Innovation Network aims to support collaborative programmes of research between Irish and Welsh universities.
Deadline: 31st January 2025
For more information visit:www.researchireland.ie/funding/research-allianc...
Three cover images of recent volumes of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society.
'Transactions' warmly welcomes submission of research and commentary articles from historians, at all career stages, working in higher education and related sectors bit.ly/46VjOM4
The journal offers a prompt and supportive peer review process and all articles published appear fully Open Access 2/2
Image of open book advertising the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article prizes, 2025. Applications now invited. Closing date 31 January 2025.
We invite submissions for the Society's 2025 First Book and Early Career Article prizes, to recognise historical scholarship, by early career historians, published in 2024.
Closing date 31 January.
Details of author eligibility, and how to submit your first book or an article: bit.ly/4i9180F
We say: “in the last twenty years common law jurisdictions across the world have accepted the value of
supplementing the oral charge with written directions and other written materials. However, Ireland has stood
aloof from these developments. That may be about to change”…
Good analysis by Mary Carolan in today’s @irishtimes.bsky.social of the use of “Route to Verdict” documents to help juries in criminal cases.
Mark Coen, Colette Barry and I wrote about these in the latest edition of the Irish Judicial Studies Journal: ijsj.ie/assets/uploa... (open access)
I really enjoyed Anita and William’s reenactment of the Life of Brian at the start of this pod!
Definitely worth a listen to hear Prof Lloyd Llewelyn Jones on the links between the nativity story (we think we know) and empire.
Is he being paid for the review or is it pro-bone-o?
Let me know when the reviews are in!
📢 #CFP: Navigating War and Violence in 20th Century Ireland | 4–5 April 2025 @ Dublin City University
Join us to explore the complexities of conflict and post-conflict dynamics in Ireland. Submission details below 👇
Please share!
#IrishHistory #CallForPapers
