UCC professor steps down as special rapporteur on child protection after 'hectic' term

Professor Conor O'Mahony, deputy dean of the School of Law at UCC and Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. Picture Tomas Tyner, UCC

UCC professor Conor O' Mahony has announced that he is stepping down as the government's special rapporteur on child protection at the end of his three year term. 

Mr O' Mahony is the director of UCC's Child Care Law Clinic. He took on the role of special rapporteur in 2019, after "careful consideration," he has decided not to seek a second term.