Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Programme for Burren Law School 2011



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Extracts from Programme:

Burren Law School 2011
Imagining a New Republic
A Contemporary and Brehon Perspective
Director: Fintan O'Toole
Friday 29th April- Sunday 1st May 2011
Burren College of Art, Newtown Castle, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare

www.burrenlawschool.org Bookings 065 7077200

Friday 29th April 2011
8.30pm OPENING ADDRESS IMAGINING A REPUBLIC
Theo Dorgan, poet

Saturday 30th April 2011

CITIZENS OR SUBJECTS? CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE REPUBLIC
Professor Fred Powell
Professor of Social Policy and Dean of Social Science, UCC

THE LAW AND THE REPUBLIC
Dearbhail McDonald
Legal Affairs Correspondent, The Irish Independent

John McMenamin
Judge of the High Court

THE IRISH REPUBLIC: THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF AN IDEA
Dr Iseult Honohan
Senior Lecturer in Politics, UCD

PUBLIC IDEAS FORUM - PECHA KUCHA* SESSION
10 presentations, each lasting 6 minutes
(If you would like to have your say, let us know in advance by emailing anna@burencollege.ie)
This method of presentation was developed by architects in Japan in 2003. The idea is to share a lot of ideas without anyone person taking all the time available. (The architects who started it said all architects talked too much).

Sunday 1st May 2011

THE DUTIES OF RULERSHIP IN BREHON LAW
Professor Donnchadh O Corrain
Emeritus Professor of History, UCC

TOWARDS A NEW REPUBLIC
Justine McCarthy, columnist Sunday Times
Elaine Byrne, Trinity College Dublin
Fintan O'Toole, Irish Times
Dr Tom Hickey, legal and political theorist, UCD

Venue: Newtown Castle, Burren College of Art,
Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Tel: 065 7077200 Fax: 065 7077201
www.burrenlawschool.org Email: admin@burrencollege.ie
The Burren Law School is supported by
BURREN COLLEGE OF ART
www.burrencollege.ie