Joe O’Brien has 20 years’ experience working in the community and voluntary sector for minority rights in frontline, research, policy and advocacy roles. He has worked for organisations including Crosscare and the Immigrant Council of Ireland, and has authored reports …

Molly Kavanagh is our Communications and Campaigns Officer. Her background is in strategic, political and non-profit communications, with a focus on content generation, media engagement and social media management. Molly began her career in a public affairs agency before transitioning …

Binta Kyauta Salam is an Equality Intern at ICCL, where she supports research and advocacy efforts on human rights and social justice. She is currently pursuing a Master of Law in International Justice at Maynooth University under the prestigious Ireland …

Chris McCartin joined ICCL as an Administrative Officer in September 2017 and is responsible for office operations. Chris has previously provided administrative support to key units in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Department of Foreign Affairs and …

Emily Williams is the Policing and Justice Policy Officer. Prior to joining ICCL, she worked on the “Closing the Justice Gap” project at the University of Galway, which developed recommendations for effective access to justice for women with intellectual and/or psychosocial …

Niamh McCormack is Policy Officer for Criminal Justice. She has a background researching and working in areas of public, international and human rights law. Prior to joining ICCL, Niamh worked in a number of domestic and international bodies, including the …

Luna Lara Liboni joined ICCL as Policy Officer on Equality in April 2021. She has previously worked in a wide range of roles with national and international civil society organisations (including the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights and …

Ronan Kennedy is Senior Policy Officer for the Democratic Freedoms initiative. He previously worked in a number of policy and advocacy roles in Early Childhood Ireland, the Oireachtas and the Institute for British-Irish Studies. He holds an MSc from University …

Ruth McCourt is Head of Communications and Development for the ICCL. She has worked and volunteered in the charity and non-profit sector for over a decade in areas including child welfare and protection, sexual and gender-based violence, European affairs and …

Claire Mc Evoy is the Head of Policy and Research at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. She was appointed in May 2024. Her work focuses on delivering ICCL’s research outputs across the areas of administration of justice, equality and discrimination, and …