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Scoil an Dlí/School of Law @LawUCC @UCC @CardiffUni alum Tá Gaeilge agam https://t.co/tGZhqW8O1V Centre for Sports Economics & Law
Jul 13, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
Cás suimiúil maidir le cursaí sacair san Eoraip an tseachtain seo le an-chuid suim ó thaobh na hÉireann agus na Gaeilge ann - buíoch do @deckie don nod!
Bhain an cás maidir leis an European Super League a theip an bhliain seo chaite Is dócha gurbh í seo an cás is mó le rá maidir le cursaí spóirt ón am go raibh an cás cáiliúil Bosman. Sa chás seo bhí dlíodóir ó Chorcaigh ag UEFA i bhfoirm @KeaneLegal agus rinne Rialtas na hÉireann a chuid pleadalacha i nGaeilge os chomhair na Cúirte trí Dr Stephen Brittain BL
Jul 13, 2022 14 tweets 5 min read
The European Super League case was before the EU's court this week. Arguably the highest profile EU Law Sport interaction since Bosman and there were some very interesting Irish angles involved in it. 🧵below h/t to my @LawUCC colleague @deckie for the tip off on the Gaeilge! ESL was big in the news last year. It emerged in a blaze of tweets and very quickly *seemed* to go down in flames with many of the original clubs pulling back after terrible reactions from nearly every quarter; see piece from me here in @thejournal_ie thejournal.ie/readme/footbal…
Jan 27, 2022 22 tweets 6 min read
A lot of discussion and commentary around young Irish players, the impact of Brexit and the need for Irish clubs to secure higher fees when transferring players. 🧵 here with a few thoughts; The idea that Irish players wouldn't be impacted by Brexit was a realistically held view until the very last minute prior to it becoming a reality - good piece here from @gcooney93 on the idea that Ireland would potentially be free from the implications the42.ie/brexit-irish-f….