Brenda Daly

Dr Brenda Daly is an Associate Professor of Law in the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University (DCU), where she lectures on healthcare law, dispute resolution (arbitration and mediation), and employment law. She serves as the European Association of Health Law National Contact for Ireland and is an active member of the EAHL Advisory Board, EAHL Interest Group on Supranational Biolaw, and the Northern/Ireland Health Law and Ethics Network.

Education

• BA (Hons)
• MA
• PhD

Research Focus: Her work centers on dispute resolution and healthcare law, with deep expertise in patients' rights, medical accountability, and mediation frameworks. She critically examines abortion law through European human rights jurisprudence and investigates mediation's role in medical negligence claims. Her employment law research includes practical guidance for Lexis+ Ireland and regular RTÉ Brainstorm contributions.

Publication Trends: Daly's scholarly output reveals dual trajectories: healthcare law publications analyzing Ireland's abortion legislation and patient consent frameworks through European Court of Human Rights rulings, and conflict resolution work examining international peace mediation (notably the Aceh case study). Her methodology blends doctrinal legal analysis with empirical case studies across medical ethics and international relations contexts.

Scientific Recognition

• No formal awards documented in source materials

Advising & Funding: Daly supervises PhD/LL.M students in healthcare law and dispute resolution. She secured Irish Research Council/Department of Foreign Affairs funding (2009-2010) for EU peace mediation capacity research. Her grant history demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration between law, health policy, and conflict studies.

Research Ecosystem: As former Director of DCU's Socio-Legal Research Centre (2007-2011) and current Northern/Ireland Health Law Network member, she cultivates collaborative environments for healthcare ethics and mediation research, bridging academic theory with practical legal applications in high-stakes domains.