Liam Minihan Lecture

The 2014 Liam Minihan Lecture will be given by Dr Jane Carrigan and Dr Geraldine Cleere, on the topic of ‘Recent Research in Prison Education: Prisoners’ Experiences and Perspectives’. The Lecture will be chaired by Fergal Black, Director of Care and Rehabilitation at the Irish Prison Service.

The Lecture will present research conducted with prisoners in Mountjoy, Limerick and St. Patrick’s Institution who were engaging with education, as well as research on the links between education and desistance which involved interviews with men in Mountjoy, Shelton Abbey and Pathways.

The Lecture will take place on Thursday 8 May at 7pm in Wynn’s Hotel, Abbey Street, Dublin 2. Tea and coffee will be available from 6.30, see here for further information.