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Dr Deirdre McGowan is head of the discipline of Law at TU Dublin. She teaches Family Law and Law for Social Care Managers and is responsible for overall management of undergraduate and post-graduate law programmes at TU Dublin.
Dr McGowan studied Law at University College Dublin (1987-1990) and the Law Society of Ireland, qualifying as a solicitor in 1994. She was a private client solicitor for more than 10 years and an adjudicator with the Residential Tenancies Board between 2014 and 2018. In addition, she volunteered with the Citizens Information Service and FLAC for more than 15 years. In 2010, she was awarded a John & Pat Hume Fellowship to pursue PhD research at Maynooth University, earning her PhD in 2015. Dr McGowan's thesis 'The Normalising Power of Marriage Law: An Irish Genealogy 1945-2010' is available here: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/aaschlawoth/13/
Dr McGowan supervises PhDs in the areas of Gender and the Law and Family Law and prior to joining TU Dublin taught law at Maynooth University and Technological University of the Shannon.
Research Interests
Irish Private Law, Family Law, Feminist Legal Theory.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Law & Sociology, National University Of Ireland Maynooth
2010 → 2015
Award Date: 11 Sep 2015
Bachelor, Law, University College Dublin
1987 → 1990
Award Date: 25 Jul 1990
Keywords
- K Law (General)
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Valuing Care? 'Proper Provision' in the Court of Appeal
McGowan, D., 1 Jan 2026, The Irish Court of Appeal: The First Decade of an Intermediate Appellate Court. McGrath, N. & Coen, M. (eds.). First ed. Oxford: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 135-152 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Dependent Spouses and Ancillary Relief - A Review of Cases in the Superior Courts
McGowan, D., 22 Sep 2025, In: The Irish Judicial Studies Journal. 2025, 1, p. 1-28Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Her work, his money: Financial Remedies in the Irish High Court
McGowan, D., 16 Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation Report: Alternative Executive Summary
McGowan, D., O'Donoghue, A. (Editor) & Enright, M. (Editor), 2025, In: Feminists@law. 14, 1, p. 1-102Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ancillary Relief in the High Court
McGowan, D., 16 Nov 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Prizes
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University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
McGowan, D. (Visiting researcher)
13 Jan 2025 → 15 Jan 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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