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Celebrating a Century : 21 March 2022

In Plain Sight: The 2022 Inaugural Commission Awarded

In Plain Sight: The 2022 Inaugural Commission Awarded

In March 2022, Artist Emma Stroude was announced as the 2022 In Plain Sight recipient; and is now embarking on the commission of Frances (Fay) Kyle BL and Averil Deverell BL.

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Celebrating a Century : 30 November 2021

In Plain Sight: Commissioning a Portrait of Frances Kyle and Averil Deverell

In Plain Sight: Commissioning a Portrait of Frances Kyle and Averil Deverell

Part of the Celebrating a Century series, The Bar of Ireland and King’s Inns launch the joint ‘In Plain Sight’ Portraiture initiative.

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Celebrating a Century : 11 October 2021

Celebrating a Century: A Centenary Gala Dinner at King’s Inns

Celebrating a Century: A Centenary Gala Dinner at King’s Inns

This November, we celebrate a centenary of the call of the first women to the Bar – Averil Deverell BL & Frances Kyle BL, paving the way for generations of female barristers and their contribution to the Law Library, the Bench, and the wider society.

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Celebrating a Century : 19 May 2021

Open call for contributions to ICC feminist judgments book

 Open call for contributions to ICC feminist judgments book

Professor Louise Chappell (UNSW, Sydney), Dr Rosemary Grey (University of Sydney) and Dr Kcasey McLoughlin (University of Newcastle, Australia) are inviting expressions of interest for contributions to the first book on the International Criminal Court (ICC) using a feminist judgments methodology.

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Celebrating a Century : 21 July 2020

The Law Society of Ireland and the first 100 women solicitors

The Law Society of Ireland and the first 100 women solicitors

As part of the Celebrating a Century series, the Library at the Law Society of Ireland has looked back through the institutional archives to identify the first 100 women solicitors to qualify and the results can be seen online and in print.

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Celebrating a Century : 05 December 2019

King’s Inns Leads Commemoration of First Equality Legislation

King’s Inns Leads Commemoration of First Equality Legislation

Commemorating the past and embracing the future, King’s Inns hosted a Celebratory Dinner on Saturday 30 November 2019 to launch a ‘Celebrating a Century’ event series marking 100 years since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 was enacted on 23 December 1919.

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Celebrating a Century : 27 November 2019

Winner of the IWLA Blog Competition Announced

Winner of the IWLA Blog Competition Announced

Part of the Celebrating a Century commemorations, Alison Coyne, a PhD student at UCD was picked as the winner of the Irish Women Lawyers Association 2019 blog contest.

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Celebrating a Century : 10 October 2019

IWLA Blog Competition to Celebrate the First 100 Years of Women in Law

IWLA Blog Competition to Celebrate the First 100 Years of Women in Law

The theme for the inaugural IWLA Blog Competition is inspired by our celebrations commemorating 100 years since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 which allowed women to become lawyers for the first time.

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Celebrating a Century : 10 October 2019

“Entering the Four Courts” Hanna Fine Art Limited Edition Print

“Entering the Four Courts” Hanna Fine Art Limited Edition Print

The Irish Women Lawyers Association in partnership with legal publishers Hanna Fine Art is delighted to announce the forthcoming release of a fine art print of Irish artist Stephen McClean’s original oil on canvas – “Entering the Four Courts”– as part of our “Celebrating a Century” commemorations.

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Celebrating a Century : 25 September 2019

Celebrating a Century of Equal Opportunities – Keynote Speech and Celebratory Dinner

Celebrating a Century of Equal Opportunities – Keynote Speech and Celebratory Dinner

Commemorating the past, embracing the future, an event series marking 100 years since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 was enacted on 23 December 1919.

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