ProfessorOonagh Breen

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The Law Reform Commission comprises 5 Commissioners, the President and 4 other Commissioners (one appointed on a full-time basis). In accordance with the Law Reform Commission Act 1975, the Commissioners are appointed by the Government for a term of up to 5 years and their appointment may be renewed.

As part of the Colloquium on Lotteries in Europe: Safeguarding a Common Cultural Heritage for Society organised by the European Lottery Association and Belgian National Lottery, I presented an overview of European and Irish knowledge on the destination of good cause funding raised via National Lotteries. This presentation was based on a co-authored publication with Patricia Quinn, "Unconscious Philanthropy? Funding for Good Causes through the Irish National Lottery (2023) 69 Irish Jurist 105-134

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The International Charity Law Network formed in 2022 to bring scholars together from around the world to collaborate on research, share information, and convene events that advance our understanding of this vitally important area of the law.

Author of National Report on Ireland as part of the Comparative Study of the threats and vulnerabilities of the non-profit sector for the purposes of terrorist financing.

Author of national report on Ireland as part of the Impact Assessment Study on Cross-border activities of associations.

As President of the International Society for Third Sector Research, I acted as convenor of its 15th international conference which brought together over 400 nonprofit scholar delegates and 41 PhD students from all 5 continents.

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Convenor of the host committee for ERNOP's 10th international conference in Dublin on Building bridges in the aftermath of Covid-19: Where will the Philanthropy of Today lead us Tomorrow?

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As President of the International Society for Third Sector Research, I convened ISTR's 14th international conference, which was held virtually due to the pandemic restrictions. The conference brought together online over 400 delegates. With speakers from over 50 countries, there were 23 panels, 18 roundtables and over 100 parallel sessions.

Invited roundtable panelist with Ludwig Forrest (King Baudouin Foundation), Nicola Beer MEP, Ann Branch (European Commission) and Laurence De Nervaux (Fondation de France) for a roundtable conversation during the European Social Economy Summit (#EUSES), Mannheim to explore how the EU Institutions can help enable European foundations and other social economy actors to contribute as partners to a socially, environmentally and economically resilient Europe. Philanthropic organisations play a key role in the European social economy sector as funders and investors as well as social economy actors in their own right. In this session, we discussed their contribution to European societies and economies, social inclusion as well as green and digital transitions and how to overcome remaining barriers that hinder cross-border philanthropy and investments for social good.

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This colloquium, which formed part of the Chief Baron Palles Judicial Legacy Project, was funded by a competitive research award from the Sutherland School of Law and enabled project participants to present their draft papers and receive critical feedback.

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For 30 years, ICNL has worked closely with partners in more than 100 countries to promote civic freedoms and improve the legal environment for civil society.

Participation in a Regulators' Master Class for both New Zealand Charities Services and the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission. I was asked to advise on the best ways that Charity Regulators can encourage good governance amongst registered charities in light of comparative common law experience of charity regulators to date.

Donors and Foundations Network of Europe Winter Meeting, Dublin

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