Kevin Costello

Kevin Costello is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in UCD's School of Law, specializing in legal history with monographs on habeas corpus and admiralty law. He serves on editorial boards of the Journal of Legal History and Irish Jurist.

Education includes:

• BA, Trinity College Dublin
• M Litt, Trinity College Dublin
• PhD Law, University College Dublin
• Barrister-at-Law
• CPD Certificate in Teaching, UCD

Research examines historical development of judicial review mechanisms, employment contracts, and administrative remedies from 17th-20th centuries. Current projects analyze writs of certiorari, quo warranto, and mandamus.

Honors:

• University Teaching Excellence Award (2024)
• National Teaching Heroes Award (2014)
• Government of Ireland Scholarship (2003-2004)

Teaches Administrative Law, Employment Law, and Legal History, employing case-based methodologies and historical contextualization.