Kilkenny Law Festival unveils programme
Kilkenny Law Festival has announced the full programme for its upcoming edition, taking place across Kilkenny city from Friday 6 March to Sunday 8 March.
The event brings together leading lawyers, journalists, broadcasters, artists and, campaigners to explore the most urgent legal issues shaping Irish society.
Across three days and multiple venues, the festival will examine themes that include free speech, protest and terrorism law, defamation and media power, the gig economy, criminal justice, immigration and asylum, mental health in the legal profession, forensic science, energy law, AI and the courts, and the legacy of some of the State’s most controversial trials.
‘A force shaping culture’
The organisers say that the festival is designed for both legal professionals and the wider public, making complex legal issues accessible, engaging and relevant.
Events are presented through panel discussions, live podcasts, interviews, screenings and conversations.
Co-founder Naoise Nunn said that the programme reflected “a moment when law is not just something happening quietly in courtrooms, but a force shaping culture, politics, media, and everyday life”.
The festival opens on Friday evening at the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel with Art, Protest and Terrorism Law: The Kneecap Prosecution, examining the legal boundaries of artistic expression and political protest, featuring Kneecap manager Dan Lambert, human-rights lawyer Darragh Mackin, and Sarah Carey.
Full programme details and ticket information are available on the festival’s website.