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DESCRIPTION: Event Schedule: \n\n \n\n 1pm - 1.45pm: \n\n Lunch and Registr
 ation \n\n \n\n 1.45pm: \n\n Welcome Remarks: Gemma McLoughlin-Burke BL\, 
 VAS Coordinator \n\n \n\n 2pm: \n\n Protests &amp\; The Media: Protecting 
 Freedom of Expression \n\n Moderator: The Hon. Ms. Justice Sara Phelan \n\
 n Panellists: \n\n Catherine Donnelly SC\, The Bar of Ireland \n\n Darragh
  Mackin\, Partner at Phoenix Law Solicitors \n\n Olga Cronin\, Senior Poli
 cy Officer at ICCL \n\n Alannah Uí Gheargáin\, Legal Observer \n\n This 
 panel discussion will focus on the increased repression of journalistic fr
 eedom and incursions into the right to protest both at a domestic and inte
 rnational level. Panellists will discuss legislative changes here and in t
 he UK\, criminalising voluntary organisations and encroaching on the right
  to protest\, as well as similar domestic law proposals. They will also di
 scuss freedom of expression insofar as it pertains to journalists and the 
 media more generally. \n\n \n\n 3pm: Tea &amp\; Coffee Break \n\n \n\n 3.2
 0pm - 4.20pm: Legislative Drafting &amp\; Lobbying \n\n Moderator: The Hon
 . Ms Justice Emily Egan \n\n Panellists: \n\n Lorcan Staines SC \n\n Diane
  Duggan BL\, Head of Legal at the Electoral Commission \n\n Martin Collins
 \, Co-Director at Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre \n\n This panel di
 scussion will look at the various stages involved in introducing new legis
 lation\, from NGO's identifying gaps in the law and engaging appropriate c
 ounsel\, to the practical considerations for practitioners drafting propos
 als\, to lobbying for the introduction of legislation and the processes wh
 ich take place in-house in order to make draft proposals law. \n\n   \n\n 
 \n\n 4.20pm: Keynote Speech \n\n Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC - Killing the St
 ory: New Tactics to Silence Journalists \n\n \n\n 5pm: Drinks and Canapés
  in The Sheds \n\n \n\n This event is open to all\, and in-person only. \n
 \n There will be 3 CPD Points available for this event. \n\n \n\n Accessib
 ility Requirements: At the Bar of Ireland we wish for our events to be as\
 nwelcoming\, accessible and inclusive for all. Please provide us if comfor
 table with any accessibility related considerations so that we can endeavo
 ur to ensure a barrier free experience during the event. Email events@lawl
 ibrary.ie to discuss your needs. \n
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T141137
LOCATION:Atrium\, The Distillery Building\, The Bar of Ireland
ORGANIZER:mailto:events@lawlibrary.ie
SUMMARY:VAS Annual Conference: Using Voluntary Work to Make Change Happen
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/BarofIreland/vasconference26
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/BarofIreland/vasconference26
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