Welfare & Disability

The Welfare and Disability Team is currently comprised of Dylan Bailey, Aliénor Fisch and Máirín Mackinnon.


Who We Are

Dylan is a PhD candidate working on the depiction of physical impairment in medieval Irish learned literature as part of the Language, Education and Medical Learning in the Premodern Gaelic World (LEIGHEAS) project at Maynooth University.

Aliénor is a master’s student in Université de Bretagne-Occidentale, Brest, working on women and madness in Caradoc Evans' controversy work "My People".

Máirín is currently studying for an MA in Gaelic Literature and Culture in University College Cork, and has an M.Litt from the University of Galway for a comparative study of the lexicography of Gàidhlig and Gaeilge.


What We Do

The team’s function is to ensure the wellbeing of all members of the Association of Celtic Students. All Members of the Association are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct (available here), and conduct themselves to the highest standard of behaviour, both towards fellow Association Members and members of the public.

The Association maintains a policy of inclusivity, equality, and accessibility for all peoples regardless of age, class/caste, culture, disability/impairment, ethnicity, gender identity, language, race, regional/national identity, religion/belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

If any relational problems arise with members of the Association, the Welfare and Disability Officers will be the first point of call.

Any person found to have broken the Code of Conduct may be expelled from membership, depending on the outcome of an investigation by a Welfare and Disability Officer.


Our Duties:

- Ensuring that any individuals / organisations who work with or engage with the Association of Celtic Students are made aware of the Code of Conduct

- Making any event organised by the Association (especially the Celtic Students Conference) as accessible as possible

- Recording and securely storing all reported welfare matters, and actions taken / resolutions. Anonymity of all parties involved will be maintained wherever possible

- Compiling a report for the Association’s AGM, which will acknowledge any expulsions from the Association (will be kept anonymous)

- Supporting and assisting members of the Committee regarding issues of workload

- Informing their successors of the Code and training them in its implementation

The Association Committee provides support to the Welfare and Disability Officer(s) in carrying out their duties.


Inappropriate behaviour can include (non-exhaustive):

- Derogatory/insulting language

- Harassment/bullying

- Discrimination based on age, class/caste, culture, disability/impairment, ethnicity, gender identity, language, race, regional/national identity, religion/belief, sex, and sexual orientation

- Unprofessional forms of communication

- Unclear, accusatory, unresponsive, and/or passive aggressive communication


Any incidents of the above, or any other forms of inappropriate behaviour, should be reported to the Welfare and Disability Officers at welfare.celtic.students@gmail.com.

This e-mail is only accessible to the Welfare and Disability Officers, with a few exceptional circumstances (see full Code of Conduct for details).

If a case arises where a Welfare and Disability Officer might be involved in a complaint, you can contact the Management Team (the Chair, Secretary, or Treasurer) at celtic.students.council@gmail.com.

The Disciplinary Process to be followed in the case of a welfare and disability related complaint can also be found in the Code of Conduct.


Please find any relevant documents at the links below:

- full Constitution

- Code of Conduct

- summary of Constitution (in English)

- summaries of the Constitution in Celtic languages: Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Manx, Welsh, Breton, Cornish (translations into the Celtic languages are in progress and will be added as soon as they have been completed)

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