BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260604T130450Z UID:1S1jog DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260625T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260625T180000 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260525T141807 DESCRIPTION: Date: Thursday 25th June 2026 \n\n Start Time: 4.30pm - (Tea/c offee served 4.15pm - 4.30pm) \n\n Finish Time: 6.00pm \n\n Location: Gaff ney Room\, Distillery Building and Online Platform - Using Zoom \n\n \n\n Chair: His Honour Judge Geoffrey Shannon SC \n\n Topic: 'Mediation in educ ation: The global and national legal context\, and reflections on the voic e of the child/young person in mediation’. \n\n The specific focus of th is event is on: \n\n (i) raising awareness of mediation in education citin g the international and national legal\ncontext for mediation with some ex amples\; \n\n (ii) the voice of the child/young person in mediation in edu cation and some examples\nwhere mediation has been successfully used\, and perhaps not so successfully\n(insights gained\, learnings etc). \n\n \nE vent Format: \n\n 4.15pm: Tea/Coffee \n\n 4.30pm: Welcome and Introduction \n\n \n Speaker 1 Professor Shivaun Quinlivan \n Speaker 2 Dr Aisling Par kes \n \n\n 5.30pm: Q &\; A and discussion \n\n 5.55pm: Evaluations\, W rap-Up/Closing Words \n\n 6pm: Close of event \n\n \nSpecific Focus of Sp eaker Presentations on 25thJune 2026 \n\n Professor Shivaun Quinlivan will focus on the broad international and national legal context for mediation in education with some examples where mediation in education has worked p articularly well\, and perhaps less successfully (learnings arising etc). \n\n \nDr Aisling Parkes will focus on the voice of the child/young perso n in mediation in\neducation\, rationale\, and examples of where mediation in educational contexts involving an authentic voice for the child/young person has worked well/not so well (learnings arising etc). \n\n \nSpeake r Biographies \n\n Professor Shivaun Quinlivan is a Professor in Law. She specialises in equality law\, education law and constitutional law\, and h er research focuses on gender and disability discrimination\, with a parti cular emphasis on educational equality. Prof. Quinlivan’s research is so cio‐legal and considers law as it functions in society. Her work focuses on law in context\, examining the impact of law within broader political\ , social and organisational settings. She is an active member of the Berke ley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti‐Discrimination Law\, where s he is part of the Disability Rights Working Group. Her pedagogical researc h addresses equality\, diversity and inclusion in higher education. She ha s co‐led several funded research projects on inclusive learning\, one of which received a SATLE Impact Award from the Higher Education Authority i n 2024.\nThese national awards recognise excellence and impact in teaching and learning\nenhancement\, including digital transformation\, academic i ntegrity and education for sustainable development. \n\n \nDr. Aisling Pa rkes (BCL\, LLM\, PHD\, MATHLE\, BAP\, MA (Coaching Psychology)) is a seni or academic at the School of Law\, University College Cork and an internat ionally\nrecognised expert in children’s rights. Aisling trained as a me diator in 2013\, and has since undertaken specialised qualifications in ch ild‑inclusive mediation and meeting with children. Aisling’s interdisc iplinary expertise is in the areas of children’s rights and child law. H er research seeks to bridge the gap between law and practice\, contributin g to professional training and national and international initiatives aime d at embedding children’s voices in mediation processes. Aisling led UCC ’s LLM (ADR) as Programme Director for the last number of years and\, as part of that programme\, has developed and taught modules in child-inclus ive mediation and children’s rights. Dr Parkes was recently appointed by the Minister for Children\, Disability and Equality\, Norma Foley to the role of\nSpecial Rapporteur on Child Protection for a 2-year term. \n\n \ n \nNext GEMME Event: Mediation in special education/disability context wi ll be explored at a GEMME event in November. \n\n \nRegistration (for all attendees) will be required in advance. Attendees have the option of\natt ending in-person or joining online. Registration is managed by the Bar of Ireland. Event will be recorded. \n\n \n\n \n\n Accessibility Requiremen ts: At the Bar of Ireland we wish for our events to be as welcoming\, acce ssible and inclusive for all. Please provide us if comfortable with any ac cessibility related considerations so that we can endeavour to ensure a ba rrier free experience during the event. Please note that The Gaffney Room is not accessible via wheelchair. Email events@lawlibrary.ie to discuss yo ur needs. \n LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T160050 LOCATION:Gaffney Room & Online ORGANIZER:mailto:events@lawlibrary.ie SUMMARY:GEMME Ireland: ‘Mediation in Education' URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/BarofIreland/gemme-june2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/BarofIreland/gemme-june2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260604T130450Z UID:1S1jog1097336 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260625T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260625T180000 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260525T141811 LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T093729 ORGANIZER:mailto:events@lawlibrary.ie SUMMARY:[GEMME Ireland: ‘Mediation in Education'] GEMME Ireland Event URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/BarofIreland/gemme-june2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/BarofIreland/gemme-june2026 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR