Law and the Art of the possible: the Fifth Province? Friday, May 4th 2018 A Contemporary & Brehon Perspective 6.45-7.45pm Registration & Reception A plate of food for the traveller 8pm Official launch of the school Introduction by Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop A brief Brehon welcome in Newtown Castle by Fidelma Ó Corráin 8.15pm Opening session Rita Ann Higgins, Author and playwright Saturday, May 5th 2018

7.30am Michael Greene morning walk 9.30am The Brehon perspective: Directed by Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop David Wexler, Director of the International Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop is Chairperson of the National Women’s Council of Network on Therapeutic Jurisprudence . She has recently completed 6 years as a member of the Board of “Therapeutic jurisprudence: an approach to Gaisce, The President’s Award. She is a member of the Legal Aid Board. law and psychological wellbeing” From 2006-2016, Ellen was CEO of the Rape Crisis Centre where 10.15am Ó Corráin Memorial lecture she worked with other NGOs and Government agencies to raise awareness Ruairí Ó hUiginn, Professor of Modern Irish, of violence against women in Ireland and lobbied successfully for the NUI Maynooth Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. 11.15 am Coffee break 11.30 am Session 1 – The criminal justice system in the She is a Psychotherapist and Group Analyst by profession. She was round? appointed Adjunct Professor to the School of Law at the University of Shane Kilcommins, Professor of Law at Limerick in December 2015. She was the first woman Chairperson of the University of Limerick Irish Council for Psychotherapy. Josephine Feehily, Chairperson of the Policing The Law School Committee Authority Judge Catherine O’Malley, District Court Judge in Baltimore City, USA Senator , Paddy Brennan, Maura Butler, 1pm Lunch – Food of the Arts Café Mary Hawkes-Greene, Martin Hawkes, Kieran McGrath, 2-3.30pm Session 2 – title to be announced Aengus Ó Corráin, Peter Ward. Martin O’Malley, Former Governor of Maryland, USA 3.30pm Burren fieldtrip led by Dr Brendan Dunford Law School 8.30pm Conference dinner Close by Newtown Castle, seat of the O’Lochlainns, chiefs of the Burren, is the site of the O’Davoren Law School, one of the three law schools that th Sunday, May 6 2018 were situated in the Burren. Between the years 1563 and 1569, Domhnall O’Davoren and his pupils compiled the manuscript now known as Egerton 10.00 am Session 3 – title to be announced 88, containing an invaluable glossary of Brehon Law and a variety of law Judge Mary Laffoy, Chairperson of the Citizens’ texts, one dating back to the 8th century.

Assembly The Burren Law School aims to recreate the tradition of legal learning 10.45 am Coffee break associated with the Brehon Law Schools, allowing the past to illuminate the 11.30 pm Session 4 – Brexit present in what promises to be a stimulating and entertaining weekend. It will be of interest to the public at large as much as to members of the legal Alison O’Connor, Journalist and broadcaster and caring professions, historians and relevant interest groups. Brian Feeney, Historian and author Eamonn Mallie, Journalist and broadcaster Burren Law School is facilitated by the Ltd., a charity dedicated interalia to the heritage and cultural development of the Burren. 1pm Concluding remarks 3pm Guided Burren hike (advance booking required)

Past Themes Past Guest Speakers

2017 New Politics, New Law? Director: Simon Nugent Eamonn Barnes DPP, Ivana Bacik, Robert Ballagh, Mary Banotti, Ann Barron (England), Eilis 2016 The power of vested interests and the law Director: John Fingleton Barry, Dr. John Barton, Dr. Muireann Ní Bhrolochain, William Binchy, Hon Mr Justice George 2015 Privacy in the 21st Century Directors: BLS Committee Birmingham, Teresa Blake, Dermot Bolger, Sam Bowman, Olive Braiden, Vincent Browne, 2014 Twenty-First Century Justice? Directors: Ivana Bacik, Anne Hon. Mr. Justice Declan Budd, Tánaiste , Elaine Byrne, Noreen Byrne, dr Laura Connolly and Aengus ÓCorráin Cahillane, Frank Callanan, Donal Carey T.D, Juan Carrau Mellado, Prof. Angeles Cerezo 2013 Ireland’s Place among the Nations. Director: James Hamilton (Spain), Alex Chisholm, dr. Bronagh Ní Chonnaill, Roger Cole, Matt Cooper, Anthony 2012 Commemorating the Past, Constituting the Future. Director: Coughlan, dr Carol Coulter, prof. Frank Convery, dr. Mary Corcoran, Lucinda Creighton, 2011 Imagining a New Republic. Director: Fintan O’Toole Cathriona Crowe, George Cunningham, John Cushnanhan, M.E.P, Frank Daly, Gordon 2010 Power – its Uses and Abuses. Director: Kieran McGrath D’Arcy, Michael Dervan, Sile de Valera T.D., Hon. Ms. Justice , Larry 2009 Arts and the Law. Director: Sean Braiden Donnelly, Margaret Doyle, dr Oran Doyle, Theo Dorgan, , prof. William Duncan, 2008 East meets West – A Clash of Cultures? Director: Ivana Bacik David Ervine, Frank Fahey T.D., Diarmaid Ferriter, dr. John Fingleton, dr. Garret Fitzgerald, Prof Elizabeth FitzPatrick, Mannix Flynn, Dr Ronan Foley, Judge Ian Forrester, Monica 2007 The Relationship Between Law and Politics. Director: Peter Ward Frassoni, Sir Christopher Frayling, dr. Maureen Gaffney, Patricia Gatling (USA), Paul Gillespie, 2006 Health, Medicine & the Law. Director: Paddy Brennan Peter Glynn, Isolde Goggin, Paul Gorecki, dr. Constantin Gurdgiev, James Hamilton, Hon. Mr. 2005 Education Empowerment & the Law. Director: Maura Butler Justice , Justice Anthony Harte (N. Ireland), Hon. Mr. Justice Gerard 2004 Environment & the Law. Director: Martin Hawkes Haughton, Maurice Hayes, Noreen Hegarty, James Hickey, Dr. Tom Hickey, Mr. Justice 2003 The Outsider & the Law. Director: Kieran McGrath Gerard Hogan, dr. Iseult Honohan, John Hume, Gary Hynes, Mary Irvine SC., Prof. Timothy 2002 Identity & the Law – Nationalisms in . Director: Sean Braiden Emlyn Jones, Mary Angela Keane, Mary Kenny, Dr. Shane Kilcommins, Mary Kerrigan, Brian 2001 Injustice. Director: Ivana Bacik Lenihan T.D.,dr. Clare Leon, Karlin Lillington, Emily Logan, Prof. Brian Lucey, prof. Maurizio 2000 The Language of Law – An Obstacle to Justice. Director: Peter Ward Lupoi (Italy), Elma Lynch, Ruadhan Mac Cormaic, Colm MacEochaidh, Hon. Mr. Justice Brian 1999 Alienation from the Law – Ireland & Europe. Director: Brian Sheridan MacMahon, Oliver Mahon, prof. Kevin Malone, Dr. Martin Manseragh, Lara Marlowe, 1998 Law Making in Ireland – Legislature & Judiciary. Director: Brian Sheridan Eamonn McCann, Justine McCarthy Thomas McCarthy, Eleanor McClory, Commissioner 1997 The Poet & Media in Irish Law. Director: Brian Sheridan Charlie McCreevy, Dearbhail McDonald, dr Terrence Mc Donough, Michael McDowell S.C., 1996 The Child in Irish Law. Director: Brian Sheridan Paddy McEntee S.C., John McGahern, Hon. Ms. Justice Catherine McGuinness S.C., Seamus 1995 The Poet & Media in Irish Law. Director: Brian Sheridan McGuinness, Kieran McGrath, Susan McKay, Dr TJ McIntyre, Liz McManus T.D., John 1994 The inaugural Burren Law School – Women & Family in Irish Law. McMenamin, Shelley McNamara, Sinead McSweeney, Thomas Mohr, The Hon. Mr. Justice Director: Brian Sheridan Michael Moriarty, Judge Roderick Murphy, Hon. Justice Shiela Murphy (USA), Hon. Mr. Justice John L. Murray, Conor O’Clery, Dr. Art O’Connor, Donnacha O’Connell, Patrick O’Connor, prof. Donnchadh Ó Cróinín, Mick O’Dea, Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell, John O’Donoghue, Nuala O’Faolain, The Hon. Mr. Hugh O’Flaherty, Desmond O’Malley T.D., Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley, John O ‘Shea, prof. Mícheál Ó Suilleabháin, Jan O’Sullivan T.D., Fintan O’Toole, Hon. Mr. Justice Michael Peart, Jonathan Portes, prof. Fred Powell, Pat

Rabbitte, Mick Rafferty, Mary Raferty, Quentin Peel, Rossa Phelan, Michael J. Powers Q.C.,

Kevin Rafter, Mary Ellen Ring, Dr. Andrew Rynne, Dr. Shaheed Satardien, John H. Scurr, dr. James Sheehan, Brian Sheridan, Andrew Smyth, Gerry Smyth, T.D., Alan Stanford, Denis Staunton, Gerry Stembridge, Ercus Stewart, S.C., Mervyn Taylor T.D., Colm Tóibín, prof Ruairy Ó hUiginn, Baroness Shriti Vadera, Rob Vance, John Walshe, Peter Ward, John Waters, Maire Whelan S.C., Alex White SC