Professor Ireland National University Galway
Eilionóir is an Established Professor at the School of Law and Director of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy (CDLP), National University of Ireland Galway. She is a graduate of University College Cork (BCL, PhD), and received a scholarship from the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences for her PhD research on advocacy for persons with disabilities in Ireland and Australia.
Eilionóir’s current research interests include legal capacity, advocacy, access to justice, and the intersectionality of disability, gender and ageing.
Area of expertise: Disability Rights
Research lines
– Inclusive and participatory disability research: ethical and methodological challenges
– Political participation
– Sexuality and reproduction