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Eoin Carolan

Eoin Carolan

Adjunct Lecturer

School of Law
Room 18, House 39
Trinity College, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 896 1125/1278 (message will be taken)
Fax: (01) 677 0449
Email: Eoin.Carolan at tcd.ie

Areas of Interest

Administrative law and theory, Constitutional law, Democratic governance and institutional design, Freedom of expression and privacy rights, Public law and political theory, Sports law

Biography

Eoin Carolan LL.B (DUB), LL.M (Cantab.) Ph.D (DUB), Barrister-at-Law. Eoin has particular expertise in constitutional, administrative and media law issues. He has lectured courses in Constitutional Law, Administrative law and Legal Systems and Methods in the Law School. Eoin has published widely in Ireland and overseas. He is the Examiner in Constitutional Law for the Law Society of Ireland and has advised a number of public bodies on questions of constitutional law. He has also contributed to a range of media publications, such as The Irish Times, The Week in Politics and Tonight with Vincent Browne. He currently holds a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences.

Professional Qualifications

  • LL.B, Trinity College Dublin (First Class Honors, 2002)
  • LL.M King's College, Cambridge,(First Class Honors, 2003)
  • Barrister-at-Law
  • Ph.D. Trinity College Dublin, 2007

Representations

  • Examiner in Constitutional Law for the Law Society of Ireland 2006 -
  • Expert member of Public Appointments Service interview panel 2006
  • Irish contributor to Transparency International report on judicial corruption 2006
  • Editor-in-Chief, Trinity College Law Review 2002
  • Lecturer in SDS Summer School for Deaf Students 2005

Administrative Functions

  • Disability Liaison Officer, School of Law 2005
  • Law School librarian 2005
  • Co-organiser of Trinity College conference on 'Defamation, Privacy and Media Regulation' 2006
  • Law School Library Committee
  • Law School Admissions Committee
  • Law School Curriculum Committee

Awards and Honours

  • IRCHSS Government of Ireland scholarship 2004
  • European Trust scholarship, University of Cambridge 2002
  • Scholar of Trinity College 2000
  • Julian Prize, School of Law 2002
  • TEU English Award 1998

Education Details

  • St. Kevin's N.S., Philipstown, Dunleer, County Louth 1984 - 1993
  • St. Joseph's C.B.S, Newfoundwell Road, Drogheda, County Louth 1993 - 1998
  • Trinity College, Dublin 1998 - 2002
  • King's College, University of Cambridge 2002 - 2003
  • Trinity College, Dublin 2003- 2006

Employment Details

  • Instructor in Legal Studies : Developed and taught summer, weekend and correspondence courses in Law for second-level students of advanced academic ability. Centre for Talented Youth Ireland, Dublin City University 2001 - 2006
  • Post-Graduate Teaching Assistant : Taught Junior Freshman course in Legal Research, Reasoning and Writing. Trinity College, Dublin 2004 - 2005
  • Tutor : Tutor in Equity, Torts and Administrative Law for LL.B students. School of Law, Trinity College 2003 - 2005

Publications

  • Eoin Carolan, The New WADA Code and the Search for a Policy Justification for Anti-Doping Rules, Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law, 16, 2006
  • The Constitutional Status of Committed Relationships in, editor(s)William Binchy & Oran Doyle , Partnership Recognition in Ireland, Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2006, [Eoin Carolan]
  • Eoin Carolan, Stars of Citizen CCTV - Video Surveillance and the Right to Privacy in Public Places, Dublin University Law Journal, 28, 2006
  • Eoin Carolan, Defamation and Privacy Reform: A Democratic Model of Media Freedom?, Bar Review, 12, (5), 2006, p 147.
  • Eoin Carolan, Drugs, Competition Law and ‘Purely’ Sporting Rules: The Decision in Meca-Medina, Irish Law Times, 23, 2005, p138-
  • Eoin Carolan, Locus Standii and the Use of Incorporated Companies in Judicial Review Applications, Irish Law Times Journal, 20, 2002, p292-
  • Eoin Carolan, 'Revolt or Revolution - A Hartean Analysis, Trinity College Law Review, 5, 2002, 292

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This page was last updated on 3 April, 2010 by Catherine Finnegan


Last updated 23 July 2010 by School of Law (Email).