Celebrating the Victory in the Heneghan Supreme Court Case

On 1st November, the University community came together to mark the significant victory achieved by one of our own graduates with the Supreme Court decision which will mean votes in Seanad elections for UL graduates. The event began with Mr Justice John Edwards giving some background and context to the case. The Dr Laura Cahillane of the School of Law, who was the expert witness in the case, spoke about he 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. 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.