- Overview
- Syllabus
- What we offer
- Requirements
Overview
1st Placed PRIZEWINNERS
Independent Colleges' students have won a remarkable ten Law Society Entrance Examination first-place prizes, including the Overend Prize for best overall student performance in 2008 and 2009.
The roll-call of prizewinners is listed below:
- Patrick Joseph Daly, Overend Scholarship (1st place in Ireland overall, 2009)
- Ciara Emily Fitzgerald, Constitutional Law (1st place in Ireland, 2009)
- Frances Mary Buckley, Property Law (1st place in Ireland, 2009)
- Rebecca McEvoy, Law of Torts (1st place in Ireland, 2009)
- Sean O'Reilly, Overend Scholarship (1st place in Ireland overall, 2008)
- Ciara McDermott, Law of Torts (1st place in Ireland, 2008)
- Isabel Hyde, Constitutional Law (1st place in Ireland, 2008)
- Sean O'Reilly, Criminal Law (1st place in Ireland, 2008)
- Donal King, European Union Law (1st place in Ireland, 2008)
- Rachel Kevans, Europan Union Law (1st place in Ireland, 2008)
Course Start Date
Dublin and Online course - November 1st 2010 to March 6th 2011
Cork/Galway/Limerick/Sligo/Waterford - November 8th 2010 to March 13th 2011
Courses are delivered twice yearly, commencing in June and November. The next 15-week course begins on November 1st, 2010 in Independent College Dublin and will be relayed to our regional facilities in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.
Students will have the opportunity to study with premier lecturers, avail of their tailored study materials and up-to-the-minute teaching techniques. The course is examination focused and carefully designed to equip students with the skills for success. Students are given the opportunity to practice past examination questions and will receive personalised feedback from course lecturers. There is also a facility to catch up on missed lectures online.
You can now take this course ONLINE from the comfort of your home by logging on to Moodle.
Dublin Course 1
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Day
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Time
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Subject
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Lecturer
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Monday
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18.00 – 20.00
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Contract
|
Val Corbett
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20.15 – 22.15
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Tort
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Val Corbett
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Tuesday
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18.00 – 20.00
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Constitutional
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Brendan Foley
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|
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20.15 – 22.15
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Criminal
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Ciaran Patton
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Wednesday
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18.00 – 20.00
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Equity
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Philip Burke
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20.15 – 22.15
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Property
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Patricia Cronnin
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Thursday
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18.00 – 20.00
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EU
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Gary Fitzgerald
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20.15 – 22.15
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Company
|
Mark Cockerill
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Dublin Course 2
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Day
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Time
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Subject
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Lecturer
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Thursday
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18.00 – 20.00
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EU
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Gary Fitzgerald |
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20.15 – 22.15
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Company
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Mark Cockerill |
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Friday
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18.00 – 20.00
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Criminal
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Ciaran Patton |
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20.15 – 22.15
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Equity
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Ciaran Patton |
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Saturday
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9.00 – 11.00
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Tort
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Imelda Kelly |
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11.15 – 13.15
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Contract or EU |
Imelda Kelly Sarah Neligan |
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13.45 – 15.45
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Property or Company
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Patricia Cronin
Mark Cockerill
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|
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6.00 – 18.00
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Constitutional
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Brendan Foley |
Cork/Galway/Limerick/Waterford
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Day
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Time
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Subject
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Thursday
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18.00 – 20.00
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Contract
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|
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20.15 – 22.15
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Tort
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Friday
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18.00 – 20.00
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Criminal
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20.15 – 22.15
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Constitutional
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Saturday
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9.00 – 11.00
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Equity
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11.15 – 13.15
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Company
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13.45 – 15.45
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EU
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16.00 – 18.00
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Property
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Awarding Body
The FE1 exams are delivered and assessed externally by the Law Society of Ireland
Contact Details
Heads of Law School
Val Corbett
Email:val.corbett@independentcolleges.ie
Tel : 01 635 1192
Mobile : 086 043 6081
Philip Burke
Email:philip.burke@independentcolleges.ie
Tel : 01 635 1191
Mobile : 087 236 0701
Faculty Manager
Pamela Morton
Email : pamela.morton@independentcolleges.ie
Tel : 01 672 5058
Mobile: 086 043 6247
Faculty Administrator
Sharon Weafer
Email: sharon.weafer@independentcolleges.ie
Tel: 01-6355826
Course Duration
14 weeks
Course Fees
Full time: Dublin course - €395 per subject or €2,900 for all eight Online and Regional courses - €375 per subject or €2,700 for all eight
Part time: Dublin course - €395 per subject or €2,900 for all eight Online and Regional courses - €375 per subject or €2,700 for all eight
Syllabus
Click here for the Law Society's FE1 syllabus
Assessment Details
These FE1 exams are delivered and assessed externally by the Law Society of Ireland
What We Offer
Our FE1 Team
Together, these lecturers have taught a remarkable 12 first-placed prize-winners in the Law Society of Ireland Entrance Examinations:
- Val Corbett (Law of Torts & Contract Law)
- Philip Burke (Equity & Trusts)
- Ciaran Patton (Criminal Law)
- Mark Cockerill (Company Law)
- Gary Fitzgerald (EU Law)
- Sarah Neligan (EU Law)
- Patricia Cronin (Property Law)
- Brendan Foley (Constitutional Law)
- Siobhan Cummisky (Contract Law)
Online Lectures
Live lectures are delivered each week from our premises on Dawson Street. These lectures are also recorded and made available on Moodle. Independent College FE1 manuals contain the most up to date and course specific information available to students. Each manual is laid out in a student friendly style, incorporating an elaborate case index, and a special FE1 exam tips section. Our FE1 manuals have been prepared by lecturers who have a unique insight into how best to prepare students for these examinations. Only Independent College manuals contain ALL cases referred to in the Law Society examiners' reports.
Regional Venues
Live lectures delivered in Dublin will be recorded and delivered remotely to our facilities in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. Email and telephone support from the Dublin office will be provided to those students with any queries that may arise.
Law Library
Our law library is a quiet haven for studying law in the heart of Dublin 2. Students have access to multiple copies of texts, law reports and periodicals, as well as on-campus and remote access to LEXIS-NEXIS, WESTLAW UK, HEINONLINE and FIRSTLAW databases. The College has separate lending and reference libraries. The student study room boasts 30 Apple Mac computers, which are customised for downloading and viewing Independent Colleges' law pod casts, and on-line streaming video tutorials. For sample on-line law tutorials, please click on the On-line law Tutorials tab on the home page.
Study manuals
Independent College FE1 manuals contain the most up to date and course specific information available to students. Each FE1 law manual is laid out in a student friendly style, incorporating an elaborate case index, and a special FE1 law exam tips section. Our law manuals have been prepared by lecturers who have a unique insight into how best to prepare students for these law examinations. Only Independent College manuals contain ALL cases referred to in the Law Society examiners' reports.