Chief Justice's Summer Internship Programme Lecture Series 2017 In honour of the Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Hardiman, who participated as a speaker in previous series.

Thursday 15th June: 4.20 p.m. The Hon. Mr. Justice Peter Charleton, Judge of the Supreme Court, ‘The Heroic Narrative’

Tuesday 20th June, 4.20 p.m.: The Hon. Mr. Justice Donal O’Donnell. Judge of the Supreme Court, ‘An English "spy", a briefless barrister, and a Supreme Court Judge: legal stories of the Howth Gun Running, July 1914’

Thursday 22nd June, 4.20 p.m.: The Hon. Mr. Justice John MacMenamin, Judge of the Supreme Court, ‘The Rule of Law in a time of Change’

Tuesday 27th June, 4.20 p.m.: The Hon. Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne, Judge of the Supreme Court, ‘Still Trying After All These Years’

Thursday 29th June, 4.20 p.m: Professor Thomas O’Malley, ‘Judgment and Calculation in the Selection of Sentence’

Tuesday 4th July, 4.20 p.m: The Hon. Ms. Justice Carmel Stewart, Judge of the High Court ‘The Nature, Structure and Work of the Law Reform Commission’

Thursday 6th July, 4.20 p.m: The Hon. Mr. Justice Paul McDermott, Judge of the High Court ‘The Trial of William Drennan’

* The default venue for the lectures is Court 2 in the Round Hall of the Four Courts, but may change to Court 3 or 4 depending on the business of the Court on the date. The public gallery will be open for these lectures.

**Lectures are open to all judges and all court staff with particular emphasis on judges, interns and researchers. Members of the Bar of Ireland and Law Society are also welcome. Chatham House rules will apply; matters can be discussed inside the room but not repeated outside it. Students are encouraged to pose questions to the guest speakers.