Presentations
Prison Law Seminar: 'Creative Use of Legal Instruments' 8th December 2011
The 8th in our series of Prison Law Seminars took place on Thurs 8th December, 2011 on the topic 'Creative Use of Legal Instruments: Current Prison Law Developments in England and Wales', presented by Caoilfhionn Gallagher BL, leading prison law practitioner. Read more
IPRT Annual Lecture 2011 16th September 2011
Presentations and papers delivered at the IPRT Annual Lecture 2011, at which the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence gave a keynote address. Read more
Prison Law Seminar Series: 'Prison Conditions as a Constitutional Issue' 21st July 2011
The seventh in the Prison Law Seminar Series took place on Thursday 21st July 2011. Speakers were Michael O'Higgins SC, and Don Specter (Director) and Sara Norman (Managing Attorney) of the Prison Law Office, San Quentin CA. Read more
Shifting Focus: Conference Papers and Presentations 27th September 2010
Presentations and papers delivered at IPRT's Shifting Focus conference on Thursday 23rd September 2010. Read more
Prison Law Seminar Series: 'Litigating Prison Conditions' 14th July 2010
The sixth in the Prison Law Seminar Series took place on Tuesday 13th July 2010. Speakers were Paul O Higgins SC, Michael Lynn BL and Des Hogan of the Irish Human Rights Commission. Read more
Exploding Prisoner Numbers - Causes, Effects and Solutions. 29th June 2010
Presentations from IPRT's Open Forum event 2010, entitled 'Exploding Prisoner Numbers - Causes, Effects and Solutions.' Read more
Prison Law Seminar: Irish Prison Law and the ECHR 8th April 2010
An outline of the paper presented by Anna Austin, Registry of the European Court of Human Rights, at the fifth in the Prison Law Seminar Series, which is co-hosted by IPRT, DSBA and ICBA. Read more
Launch of IPRT report on Detention of Children 30th November 2009
IPRT launched a new research report, 'Detention of Children in Ireland: International Standards and Best Practice' on 30th November 2009 at Pearse Street Library, Dublin 2. Read more
The Children Act and the ECHR: Matters of Procedure and Substance 2nd July 2009 
Paper by Dr Ursula Kilkelly for 'Sentencing and Procedure in Youth Justice Cases', the third in the Prison Law Seminar Series, 30th June 2009. Read more
Re-imagining the Role of Prison in Irish Society 18th June 2009
Presentations from the IPRT Open Forum event 'Re-imagining the Role of Prison in Irish Society' which took place on 18th June 2009 in Dublin. Read more