Celebrating the victory in the Heneghan Supreme Court Case

The event began with Mr Justice John Edwards giving some background and context to the case. Then Dr Laura Cahillane of the School of Law, who was the expert witness in the case, spoke about the legal significance of the case.

Tomás Heneghan, who brought the case then brought us through his personal journey in bringing the challenge to the Supreme Court. He spoke about how his time in UL had been a huge influence on his decision to bring legal proceedings and an article by Dr Laura Cahillane had been his inspiration.

Eilís Barry CEO of the Free Legal Advice Centre spoke about their role in representing Tomás and the importance of access to justice. This case will go down in Irish Constitutional history as a major landmark which has significance far beyond the issue of the franchise and it was great to celebrate this achievement with members of the university community.

The School of Law is very proud of Tomás in this amazing achievement and of Dr Cahillane for her role in the case.