St Brigid’s Day EU50 Lecture-Síofra O’Leary, President of the ECtHR

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Online, Wednesday 1st February

On 1 February 2023 Síofra O’Leary, President of the European Court of Human Rights, will deliver the second lecture in the Department’s EU50 Iveagh House lecture series. This lecture focuses on Ireland’s European relationships beyond the European Union, namely with the Council of Europe and its European Convention on Human Rights. It will reflect on the importance of the Council of Europe’s work on promoting human rights, democracy and rule of law in Ireland and across Europe since its foundation in 1949.

Síofra O’Leary will be introduced by Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence Peter Burke TD. After her lecture, President O’Leary will be joined for a panel discussion by Senator Fiona O’Loughlin, chair of the Oireachtas Women’s Committee, and Professor Aoife Nolan, Vice-President of the European Committee of Social Rights.

Visit Ireland.ie to learn more about St Brigid's Day – Celebrating the Creativity of Women.


Date:
Wednesday 1st February
Time:
6.00pm
Price:
Free

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