Dr Lydia Bracken, School of Law, has been awarded funding under the Irish Research Council New Foundations 2020 for a project on LGBT+ Families in Ireland: Legal Recognition of Parent-Child Relationships in partnership with LGBT Ireland. Currently, Irish law allows for some LGBT+ parents to be jointly recognised as legal parents of their children. However, legal recognition is dependent on the mode of conception of the child and, as a result, many LGBT+ families cannot secure full legal recognition of their families. The objective of this research is to identify and examine the obstacles facing LGBT+ families in obtaining legal recognition of their family relationships in Ireland. The proposal will combine empirical research with knowledge exchange events to draw out the current difficulties and to develop solutions that are centred on children’s rights methodology. The research will be used to produce a report for LGBT Ireland that will form the basis of advocacy campaigns by the organisation in this area and will be disseminated through awareness-building activities. #SDG10 #SDG16