Charles
@oscharles.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Law at Maynooth University focused on the welfare state, migration and social inclusion | BLM I He/They Sé/Siad |
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i'd love to see the government acknowledge how many adults are stuck in homes with emotionally/physically abusive parents bc of the housing crisis.
when we talk about adults living in box rooms there's very little recognition that these aren't all box rooms in homes with perfect family dynamics
when we talk about adults living in box rooms there's very little recognition that these aren't all box rooms in homes with perfect family dynamics
It was only posted to Twitter, so I grabbed it before it (hopefully) gets deleted.
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
i'd love to see the government acknowledge how many adults are stuck in homes with emotionally/physically abusive parents bc of the housing crisis.
when we talk about adults living in box rooms there's very little recognition that these aren't all box rooms in homes with perfect family dynamics
when we talk about adults living in box rooms there's very little recognition that these aren't all box rooms in homes with perfect family dynamics
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This is so disgusting.
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is so disgusting.
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Judicial reviews are not the enemy of progress; they are a vital safeguard - @fplogue.bsky.social
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Fred Logue: Judicial reviews are not the enemy of progress — they are a vital safeguard
Judicial review is a way for ordinary people to ensure that laws protecting their homes, communities and the environment are enforced.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Judicial reviews are not the enemy of progress; they are a vital safeguard - @fplogue.bsky.social
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December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Applying for Fall 2026 enrollment in the PhD Program in Social Welfare at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? The application deadline is January 1, 2026. Learn more at www.gc.cuny.edu/soci...
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Applying for Fall 2026 enrollment in the PhD Program in Social Welfare at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? The application deadline is January 1, 2026. Learn more at www.gc.cuny.edu/soci...
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People need to understand that there is NO scientific way to determine whether someone around the age of 18 is actually over or under it. We are not trees, you cannot just count our rings.
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I see the Indo has a story implying every young person assessed to be an adult is "actually an adult", sharing this story I did in 2022 when a child was told he's an adult and left to live with a bunch of men. When the story ran they accepted it was a mistake. www.dublininquirer.com/after-coming...
After Coming Here Without His Parents Looking for Safety, a Migrant Child Is Left to Live Alone Among Adults - Dublin Inquirer
Although Mthokozisi Ncube has a birth certificate saying he is 16 years old, Tusla does not believe he is a minor.
www.dublininquirer.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
People need to understand that there is NO scientific way to determine whether someone around the age of 18 is actually over or under it. We are not trees, you cannot just count our rings.
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As someone once said, if the only punishment is a fine, it's only illegal for poor people.
I've begun to see the funny side of all this. "Okay, to be fair, we did wipe out the bald eagle by accident, but we're going to pay Peter Sweetman ten grand to make it legally fine."
Wtf is going on.
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Wtf is going on.
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Objectors to projects could get damages
Publication of internal Fianna Fáil review on disastrous presidential election campaign unlikely before next year
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December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
As someone once said, if the only punishment is a fine, it's only illegal for poor people.
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Under the guise of 'speeding the delivery of essential infrastructure', the government is going to basically remove the option of taking judicial reviews.
Very often, this is the only legal route communities have to defend local ecosystems against being destroyed.
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Very often, this is the only legal route communities have to defend local ecosystems against being destroyed.
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Govt to introduce legislation to fast-track key projects
The Government is set to introduce emergency legislation to fast-track key projects through the planning process under a plan Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers will outline to the Cabinet.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Under the guise of 'speeding the delivery of essential infrastructure', the government is going to basically remove the option of taking judicial reviews.
Very often, this is the only legal route communities have to defend local ecosystems against being destroyed.
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Very often, this is the only legal route communities have to defend local ecosystems against being destroyed.
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Those Afghan teenagers who were attacked in Brittas because of the kind of crap he's saying here, live in Kilbride Co Wicklow and therefore they are Harris' constituents.
Not that he gives a shit
Not that he gives a shit
Harris links housing lack to immigration in visit to Cork
Mr Harris was speaking to The Echo on Friday in Macroom
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December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Those Afghan teenagers who were attacked in Brittas because of the kind of crap he's saying here, live in Kilbride Co Wicklow and therefore they are Harris' constituents.
Not that he gives a shit
Not that he gives a shit
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Horrible story, and I hope those assholes are caught and dealt with
And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
Asylum seekers have told of how they were followed by men on motorcycles before being subjected to an alleged attack in rural Co Dublin yesterday.
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
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The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
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'They started punching us': Asylum seekers followed before alleged attack in Co Dublin village
One man who came on the scene told of how the men had been ‘badly beaten’ and left bloody by the incident.
www.thejournal.ie
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Horrible story, and I hope those assholes are caught and dealt with
And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
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@zoe-institute.bsky.social latest newsletter features SWINS first Policy Brief " #SocialServices as key assets for the future" alongside many other ideas and insights that help shape fairer, greener, and more #resilientsocieties.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
@zoe-institute.bsky.social latest newsletter features SWINS first Policy Brief " #SocialServices as key assets for the future" alongside many other ideas and insights that help shape fairer, greener, and more #resilientsocieties.
Take a look here ⤵️
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Take a look here ⤵️
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Jim O'Callaghan insists that every country can set it's own immigration policy, but wants to ensure that Ireland follows the UK in every awful decision it makes. An obsession with pull factors does not make for sensible policy, and the CTA is being used as a fig leaf:
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Ireland may need to change asylum laws, says O'Callaghan
The Minister for Justice has said Ireland will need to be "nimble" and may need to change its own laws and provisions in order to respond to proposed overhaul in UK asylum laws.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Jim O'Callaghan insists that every country can set it's own immigration policy, but wants to ensure that Ireland follows the UK in every awful decision it makes. An obsession with pull factors does not make for sensible policy, and the CTA is being used as a fig leaf:
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Why come up with a functional housing policy when you can falsely accuse immigrants and asylum seekers of being the problem
New: sweeping new immigration reforms to be introduced by government on family reunification, housing requirements and student visas. Sources confirm plans will be “very significant” and far reaching. Full details here exclusively
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Asylum families rules set to be tightened
New regulations will require asylum seekers to prove financial stability, among a range of changes aimed at curbing immigration
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Why come up with a functional housing policy when you can falsely accuse immigrants and asylum seekers of being the problem
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Our wonderful team - based @maynoothlaw.bsky.social and the wider university - are: @tobiaslock.bsky.social; @orlakelleher.bsky.social; @oscharles.bsky.social; @hubertsmekal.bsky.social; @mariamurphy.bsky.social; Dr Derek Barter; Dr Ollie Bartlett; and Dr David Mangan.
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Our wonderful team - based @maynoothlaw.bsky.social and the wider university - are: @tobiaslock.bsky.social; @orlakelleher.bsky.social; @oscharles.bsky.social; @hubertsmekal.bsky.social; @mariamurphy.bsky.social; Dr Derek Barter; Dr Ollie Bartlett; and Dr David Mangan.
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Delighted to be part of a wonderful team and leading the new @reveljmce.bsky.social. Lots to come in terms of activities (please follow us!) - for now: thanks to our wonderful colleagues @maynoothlaw.bsky.social; @muresearch.bsky.social for their invaluable support!
Delighted to announce that we are the REVEL Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence @maynoothuniversity.ie. We will be organising a host of activities over the next 3 years on "Realising European Values and European Law" (REVEL). Stay tuned (follow us) for more.
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School of Law and Criminology awarded Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology has just opened the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, entitled “Realising European Values through European Law” (REVEL). Following a
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November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Delighted to be part of a wonderful team and leading the new @reveljmce.bsky.social. Lots to come in terms of activities (please follow us!) - for now: thanks to our wonderful colleagues @maynoothlaw.bsky.social; @muresearch.bsky.social for their invaluable support!
A very productive few days at the second consortium meeting of SWINS @sustwellbeing.bsky.social in Barcelona this week
October 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A very productive few days at the second consortium meeting of SWINS @sustwellbeing.bsky.social in Barcelona this week
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#Capitalism, #Democracy and #WelfareState Prof Anton Hemerijck from @eui-sps.bsky.social joined the 2° SWINS Meeting for a deeply interesting keynote on welfare and #socialinvestment. SWINS aims to generate insights on how invstments in #socialservices contribute to key outcomes. More: www.swins.eu
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#Capitalism, #Democracy and #WelfareState Prof Anton Hemerijck from @eui-sps.bsky.social joined the 2° SWINS Meeting for a deeply interesting keynote on welfare and #socialinvestment. SWINS aims to generate insights on how invstments in #socialservices contribute to key outcomes. More: www.swins.eu
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EU project SWINS aims to trigger a structural rethinking of the role of #socialservices in European societies in order to make them an asset within the transition toward an inclusive and sustainable #wellbeingeconomy. Discover more here ⤵️
SWINS is Funded by the #EU #HorizonEurope Programme
SWINS is Funded by the #EU #HorizonEurope Programme
SWINS Sustainable Well-Being Through INvestment in Social Services
SWINS aims to trigger a structural rethinking of the role of social services in European societies in order to make them an asset
www.swins.eu
October 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
EU project SWINS aims to trigger a structural rethinking of the role of #socialservices in European societies in order to make them an asset within the transition toward an inclusive and sustainable #wellbeingeconomy. Discover more here ⤵️
SWINS is Funded by the #EU #HorizonEurope Programme
SWINS is Funded by the #EU #HorizonEurope Programme
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The fuck is unfunded hobbyist research? My hobbies are millions of miles removed from the academy and if my research was of no interest to others, this would show in every aspect of my career. We have the REF for this, no? So what other than right wing talking points being echoed is this adding?
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
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Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
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Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”
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September 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The fuck is unfunded hobbyist research? My hobbies are millions of miles removed from the academy and if my research was of no interest to others, this would show in every aspect of my career. We have the REF for this, no? So what other than right wing talking points being echoed is this adding?
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"My imaginary Attlee would never have done the thing that the real Attlee demonstrably, actually, did" is a very concise summary of the feckless, vacuous, delusional, reactionary shite that pours out of this idiot's gob.
🔴Glasman says Attlee and Bevan would “never have given the ECHR status in British law.”
🔴But Attlee signed and ratified the ECHR.
🔴Bevan fought for legal dignity, not executive impunity.
🔴Glasman is laundering authoritarianism with fake history.
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#TheGreatUntruth #BlueLabour #ECHR
🔴But Attlee signed and ratified the ECHR.
🔴Bevan fought for legal dignity, not executive impunity.
🔴Glasman is laundering authoritarianism with fake history.
Thread 👇
#TheGreatUntruth #BlueLabour #ECHR
August 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"My imaginary Attlee would never have done the thing that the real Attlee demonstrably, actually, did" is a very concise summary of the feckless, vacuous, delusional, reactionary shite that pours out of this idiot's gob.
We are hiring a 12 month Research Assistant position for our EU Horizon project Sustainable Wellbeing through Investment in Social Services (SWINS).
Closing date is September 19th.
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Closing date is September 19th.
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August 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We are hiring a 12 month Research Assistant position for our EU Horizon project Sustainable Wellbeing through Investment in Social Services (SWINS).
Closing date is September 19th.
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Closing date is September 19th.
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📣Coming up!
The Society of Legal Scholars' 116th annual conference is being hosted at Leeds, helmed by our very own Prof Duncan Sheehan as President!
Check out the fantastic programme for what promises to be a fascinating 4 days of exchange and discovery.👇
tinyurl.com/yxz5tm76
The Society of Legal Scholars' 116th annual conference is being hosted at Leeds, helmed by our very own Prof Duncan Sheehan as President!
Check out the fantastic programme for what promises to be a fascinating 4 days of exchange and discovery.👇
tinyurl.com/yxz5tm76
Society of Legal Scholars, 116th Annual Conference | LinkedIn
The 116th Annual Conference of the Society of Legal Scholars will be hosted by the University of Leeds.
The conference will run from 2-4 September 2025 based in the Parkinson Building, a grade II lis...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
📣Coming up!
The Society of Legal Scholars' 116th annual conference is being hosted at Leeds, helmed by our very own Prof Duncan Sheehan as President!
Check out the fantastic programme for what promises to be a fascinating 4 days of exchange and discovery.👇
tinyurl.com/yxz5tm76
The Society of Legal Scholars' 116th annual conference is being hosted at Leeds, helmed by our very own Prof Duncan Sheehan as President!
Check out the fantastic programme for what promises to be a fascinating 4 days of exchange and discovery.👇
tinyurl.com/yxz5tm76