Aoife Watters

Lecturer in Law, DKIT. PhD Candidate, UCD. Interested in penal reform, criminology, human rights and socio-legal issues.

[DkIT Teachers Union of Ireland Branch @DkIttui]

The TUI have decided to refer the current dispute in DkIT to the Labour Court. This decision is being made after DkIT Management refused to agree a joint referral to the Labour Court or a willingness to return to talks at the WRC. @DKITSU

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

@janehmul @SeanRedmond20 @REPPP4 @ULSchoolofLaw @CNaugh2 Brilliant news Jane, best of luck in the new role!

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

@janehmul @probation_irl It is your area of interest and research so once you get started there will be no stopping you!!

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

I really enjoyed hearing about staff and prisoners’ perspectives and awareness of oversight from @curristocrat @sophievanderva1 @ciaramoconnell @prila_tcd. The live CPT visit research sounds absolutely fascinating!

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

https://t.co/pBEuFsAjqL

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The framework is firmly rooted in international human rights jurisprudence, which has been a core feature of the Inspectorate since its establishment by Statute in 2007. 2/2

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

The Inspector of Prisons has just launched a Framework for the Inspection of Prisons. This is a really welcome development in the oversight of our prison system and will ensure accountability and transparency of the inspection process. 1/2

[Therese Rytter @ThereseRytter]

#COVID19 continues its deadly march around the globe, with the lives of incarcerated persons hanging on the line. Maïté De Rue of @OSFJustice has authored this excellent legal brief on state obligations to protect the health and life of persons in #prison. https://t.co/nlZhUD221d

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

Brilliant opportunity to work with an NGO that contributes so much to penal reform in Ireland.

[Irish Penal Reform Trust @IPRT]

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Don't miss a great opportunity to work with us on delivering and retaining progressive reform across the justice system. ⚖

Closing date for applications for the new role of Legal and Public Affairs Manager is 12 noon, Friday 24 July. 🔗 https://t.co/ASF9a9Mu9U

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

Congrats Lynsey! Looking forward to reading it.

[Lynsey Black @blalygamal]

Happy to see our article on public opinion and the death penalty in Barbados published in the most recent issue of @Pun_Soc. Draws on focus group research which explored the meanings of crime and punishment in a Global South context. From me, @lizzieseal & Florence Seemungal!

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

@NicolaAHarding Well done. Hope you celebrated!

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New book on Ireland's carceral network. Looks very interesting- looking forward to reading it. @palgravecrim

[Palgrave Criminology @palgravecrim]

The Carceral Network in Ireland: History, Agency and Resistance edited by Fiona McCann is now available! This book examines Irish confinement from the 1800s to explore social and political failings of 20th and 21st century post-colonial Ireland https://t.co/dW4I2WGRul #prisons

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

@smomalley Appear to be heading the same way as the US unfortunately.

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@rodericogorman @DCYAPress Well done and a powerful voice for children at the cabinet. Best of luck!

[Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration @DeptJusticeIRL]

Minister @CharlieFlanagan has today published the @IrishPrisons Annual Report for 2019. Full press release and report can be found here: https://t.co/UlXTLhYlp3

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

@WarrCriminology @EmeraldSoc @JulesWillan Congratulations Jason!

[Children's Rights Alliance @ChildRightsIRL]

Former Supreme Court Judge Catherine McGuinness "I would be horrified by this. Looking back at history of welfare of children in this country, we've had 19 official reports documenting on how children let down and badly treated by the State." #TheDCYAMustStay

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

Have we forgotten the long and arduous battle it took to establish the Dept. Of Children? And that battle cost many children to lose their lives, their families and their rights, and it further silenced their voices.

[Womenscouncilireland @NWCI]

“Ireland has a long and sorry history that illustrates what can happen when meeting children’s needs is not seen as a priority.” https://t.co/MH9jZiufj0

[Aoife Watters @aoifewatters]

@jakephillips @maryscorcoran @policypress @Bec_Tomlinson @SHULawCrim @keelecrim Congratulations Jake! One of the benefits of Covid is I can 'attend' the launch!