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School of Law, University College Cork, Ireland. Mental health law, Employment law, Internet law, Copyright law https://linktr.ee/dariuswirl

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Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Supporting the Legal Capacity of All Persons with Disabilities Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Supporting the Legal Capacity of All Persons with Disabilities (Bloomsbury, 2025, 167 pp, hardback / ebook, £81.00 / £64.80) I should start this review with a confession. I asked to be provided with this book for review out of a slight sense of duty, so as to keep myself abreast of the literature in this area. 

Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Supporting the Legal Capacity of All Persons with Disabilities

Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights…

29.10.2025 18:26 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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RDJ LLP | Employee or contractor? Revenue gives employers an… Following the Supreme Court’s Karshan decision and new Revenue guidelines published on 11 September 2025, employers who misclassified employees as…

Employee or contractor? Revenue gives employers an opportunity to correct payroll issues – without penalty. Via Ronan Day Jermyn.
www.rdj.ie/insights/emp...

22.09.2025 17:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Simon Communities event discussing Single Adult Homelessness in Nano Nagle place #SimonWeek2025 @simoncommunity.bsky.social

22.09.2025 09:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Transgender man awarded €5,000 in compensation for discrimination by voluntary organisation The organisation at the hearing was very apologetic towards the complainant.

Transgender man awarded €5,000 in compensation for discrimination by voluntary organisation #equality
www.thejournal.ie/transgender-...

13.09.2025 12:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Leading genocide scholars organization says Israeli action in Gaza is genocide The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide says that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

01.09.2025 11:53 — 👍 69    🔁 41    💬 3    📌 2
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Thank you to our speakers this morning and very much looking forward to the afternoon. Mental Health and Capacity Law Conference 2025. #MHCL25 @lawucc.bsky.social

05.09.2025 14:13 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Mental Health & Capacity Law Conference will be held in Cork on 5 September. Hosted and organised by the Centre of Criminal Justice & Human Rights @ucc.ie It will discuss recent developments and research in mental health &capacity law and will take place at Áras na Laoi, from 10-4
bit.ly/3UvJRUT

18.08.2025 13:31 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1
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Decline in restrictive practices at mental health centres There has been a significant decline in the use of restrictive practices - such as seclusion and physical restraint - across Irish mental health services in the past seven years.

Decline in use of restrictive practices at mental health centres
www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...

01.08.2025 08:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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School of Law Summer Newsletter July'25
We are delighted to bring you the latest news from the School. We take a look at 2025’s key highlights to date-with a message from Mark Poustie, Research & Publication Highlights, Student & Staff Highlights, School Updates and more.
www.ucc.ie/en/law/news/...

17.07.2025 10:51 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Landmark ruling against RTÉ as tribunal finds Fair City photographer was not a freelancer Alleged misclassification of media workers by RTÉ is a major legacy issue

Landmark ruling against RTÉ as tribunal finds Fair City photographer was not a freelancer.
Alleged misclassification of media workers by RTÉ is a major legacy issue. #employmentlaw #WRC
Article by @anburcach.bsky.social in @irishtimes.com
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

25.07.2025 08:39 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Prisons turned into 'human warehouses' by chronic overcrowding — Council of Europe inspectors Overcrowding, violence — and a mentally-ill female prisoner who 'had not had access to a shower for four days' — among issues raised by the Council of Europe Committee on the Prevention of Torture

Prisons — Council of Europe inspection.
Several issues of concern remain: ... inadequate mental healthcare, ...and gaps in legal protections for ... mentally ill prisoners ....
Article by Cormac O'Keeffe. @irishexaminer.bsky.social

www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

24.07.2025 11:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How AI is breaking traditional remuneration models It's been a busy few weeks in the AI and copyright beat, and while I've been following all of the developments closely, I haven't had the time to react to everything in the blog. However, with two first decisions handed down in the US, and one in the UK expected soon, it is a perfect time to start looking at the subject from a long-term perspective.

How AI is breaking traditional remuneration models

It's been a busy few weeks in the AI and copyright beat, and while I've been following all of the developments closely, I haven't had the time to react to everything in the blog. However, with two first decisions handed down in the US, and one in…

09.07.2025 00:22 — 👍 16    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1
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Musk and co should ask an AI what defines intelligence. T... The X owner thinks that artificial general intelligence is ‘smarter than the smartest human’. But it’s not as clever as he thinks it is

Musk and co should ask an AI what defines intelligence. They may learn something. By @jjn1.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/columni...

04.07.2025 16:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A mid-year review of AI and copyright posts - Kluwer Copyright Blog The role of copyright rules in the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate legal discussions in 2025. With new case law, legislative initiatives, and regulatory developments u...

📝"A mid-year review of AI and copyright posts", a short roundup of some great contributions we have had on this topic in 2025

copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/06/24/a...

Cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social

24.06.2025 08:03 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Patient waited eight weeks to see psychologist at Cork hospital Overall, the centre was found to be 60% compliant in 2024, down from 67% in 2023, 71% in 2022, and 74% in both 2021 and 2020.

Patient waited eight weeks to see psychologist at Cork hospital.
Overall, the centre was found to be 60% compliant in 2024, down from 67% in 2023, 71% in 2022, and 74% in both 2021 and 2020.
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

18.06.2025 10:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Psychiatry cannot be allowed to dominate debate on Mental Health Act In all the debate about the Mental Health Act, it is troubling that the discussion has been among doctors and commentators — and not those directly impacted, write Jennifer Hough and Liam MacGabhann

Psychiatry cannot be allowed to dominate debate on Mental Health Act
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

12.06.2025 12:58 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Charity hits out at 'fundamentally inaccurate' warnings about draft Mental Health Bill The Irish Medical Organisation is expected to criticise criteria for involuntary admission, timing of patients’ psychosocial assessment, and care plan regulations

Charity hits out at 'fundamentally inaccurate' warnings about draft Mental Health Bill.
Article by @griffinniamh.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

11.06.2025 10:49 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Oireachtas committee meeting live stream Live stream of public Oireachtas committee meeting in committee room 2

Happening now - Oireachtas committee discussing Mental Health Bill 2024 this morning. I'm at a meeting now but will watch recording later - www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

11.06.2025 09:19 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Compulsory mental health admission and treatment – the latest Strasbourg word Spivak v Ukraine [2025] ECHR 136 is a very helpful and important reminder of the increasing focus that Strasbourg is placing upon non-consensual psychiatric admission and treatment.  It is particul…

Compulsory mental health admission and treatment – the latest Strasbourg word: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/compulsory-m...

10.06.2025 15:52 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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ECT without consent in Australia On 8 June 2025 the Australian Broadcasting Company published an interesting in-depth article by investigative reporter Geraden Cann on the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) without consent in …

ECT without consent in Australia #mentalhealth
ectstatistics.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/e...

10.06.2025 10:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Watchdog to create code of practice for using surveillance in mental health services The Mental Health Commission is consulting people who use the services, family members, carers and people working in the sector

Watchdog to create code of practice for using surveillance in mental health services. Article by Ann Murphy, @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

10.06.2025 09:32 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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PhD Scholarship - Law at University College Cork Explore a PhD Scholarship - Law. Apply today and discover more PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.

The School of Law at UCC #Cork is delighted to announce that applications are now open for a PhD Scholarship. The scholarship will cover tuition fees (fully funded) and a €25,000 per year for up to 4 years. Full details in link below:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMZ182/p...

#law #PhD #Scholarship

08.05.2025 15:14 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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High Court examines the involuntary detention process under the Mental Health Act 2001: A.A. -v- Clinical Director of The Ashlin Centre Introduction Judgment was delivered by Hyland J on the 17th February 2025 in a Court of Appeal case, concerning an appeal from a High Court decision relating to an Article 40.4 inquiry into the lawful...

High Court examines the involuntary detention process under the Mental Health Act 2001: A.A. -v- Clinical Director of The Ashlin Centre

www.fieldfisher.com/en-ie/locati...

25.05.2025 10:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Luca Bertuzzi of Mlex is reporting rumours that the European Commission is considering designating #ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act (#DSA) as its number of monthly active users in the EU approaches 45 million. Using the DSA to regulate AI chatbots […]

30.04.2025 20:44 — 👍 5    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1
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The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.

"What does the UK ...decision mean for Ireland?
...nothing at all. .. You can't circumscribe the rights of trans people to their own identity if it is not permitted to process data regarding their gender to identify them when that data rejects their lived experience.." www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...

21.04.2025 17:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This marvellous essay about 2 v different rulings on trans identities has something for all my followers.
Queer scholars will enjoy the postcolonial analysis of the UKSC ruling.
Irish trans rights supporters will welcome the analysis of implications here.

21.04.2025 14:01 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.

New Gist: Trans rights are Data rights

An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.

(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)

www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...

21.04.2025 10:12 — 👍 509    🔁 281    💬 28    📌 107
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'We are a primary target,' says Irish lawyer priest in US Monsignor James Kelly from Co Limerick has been helping immigrants become US citizens for 65 years. But as President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, he believes services like his could be a t...

Monsignor James Kelly from Co Limerick has been helping immigrants become US citizens for 65 years.

But as President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, he believes services like his could be a target www.rte.ie/news/us/2025...

06.04.2025 06:51 — 👍 29    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
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‘He was was kept locked in a room with a leg-shackle until the 1980s’: Stories from Ireland’s state-run asylums State-run asylums were Ireland’s ‘largest form of institutional confinement’ but they have never been subjected to a statutory inquiry into the treatment of their patients

‘He was kept locked in a room with a leg-shackle until the 1980s’: Stories from Ireland’s state-run asylums

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

05.04.2025 11:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Judge orders prisoner who refuses food and fluids to be sent to hospital to 'preserve his right to life' The man had refused food and fluids between February 11 and 17, then he began refusing again on February 25

Judge orders prisoner who refuses food and fluids to be sent to hospital to 'preserve his right to life'
www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan...

17.03.2025 11:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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