ACJRD Annual Essay Competition 2016

ACJRD is holding its annual essay competition to encourage written work on the subject of Criminal Justice. There is a prize of €200 for first place and a second prize of €50.  Both winning essays will also be published on our website.  The competition is open to all third level students (including post graduates), pupil or devil barristers and trainee solicitors.  The competition closing date is Friday, 17th June, 2016.

The title for this year’s competition is‘Access to Criminal Justice’.

Please see ACJRD Essay Competition Rules - 2016 for full details.

To see 2015’s winning entries, please click on their titles:

Winner 2015 - Michael Mullan - LGBT Prisoners - An issue in need of reform 

Runner Up 2015 - Sam Elliott - Non-consensually shared pornography and the need for reform in Ireland