Comhrá with Confey College
Mr Justice Hogan speaking with Confey College and Ms Justice O’Malley
On 9 December, the Supreme Court held a 'Comhrá' with students of Confey College in Leixlip, Co. Kildare.
Comhrá (the word for ‘conversation’ in Irish) is an education initiative of the Supreme Court that enables secondary school students to participate in live question-and-answer sessions with judges of the Supreme Court from anywhere in Ireland by video call.
The programme provides students with an opportunity to ask judges questions about their work, the role of the Supreme Court and of the courts system more generally within our democracy, allowing them to gain an insight and understanding of the function of the Supreme Court and promote an interest in law.
This latest call took place between Mr Justice Hogan, Ms Justice O’Malley, and a mixed group of TY students and 6th year Politics & Society students. The students asked some thoughtful and challenging questions, touching on a range of topics from the separation of powers, how the Supreme Court can declare legislation to be unconstitutional, challenges for women in the legal profession, and the legal theories which the Judges found most influential.