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Matheson LLP has announced a number of appointments. David Fitzgibbon has been appointed as head of the firm’s corporate department.
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O’Flynn Exhams LLP Solicitors has announced the appointment of two graduates from its trainee programme to the role of associate. Kathryn Buckley has been appointed to the firm’s corporate and commercial department with a focus on data protection having completed her masters in advanced
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Kilkenny-based Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors LLP has welcomed two new partners, Aileen Gittens and Cathy Power. Ms Gittens has been promoted to partner at the firm’s surrogacy, pathways to parenthood and immigration department. She will work alongside Annette Hickey as the firm&rsqu
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Matheson LLP has announced a number of appointments. David Fitzgibbon has been appointed as head of the firm’s corporate department.
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Arthur Cox LLP has made 23 new appointments, reflecting the depth of expertise and sustained activity across the firm’s practice areas over the past year. The new appointees are:
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Maureen Daly has joined Reddy Charlton LLP as a partner. Ms Daly specialises in all areas of intellectual property law including portfolio management, clearance, registration, enforcement and strategic protection of IP rights.
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Former Arthur Cox partner Cormac Kissane has been appointed as a non-executive director of Jersey-based fiduciary and administration solutions provider VG. Mr Kissane, who will support the firm's plans to establish a presence in Ireland, was a capital markets and structure finance partner at Arthur
Northern Ireland
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Human rights protections came under severe strain in Northern Ireland during 2025, according to Amnesty International’s annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights, published today. Legacy issues, unlawful PSNI surveillance, attacks on press freedom and record levels of ra
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Cleaver Fulton Rankin director Sinead Stewart has been presented with the Professional Services Excellence award at the Women in Business NI Awards 2026. The award recognises women who consistently exceed expectations in a professional services environment.
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JMK Solicitors has been ranked as Northern Ireland's most active personal injury law firm for a 12th consecutive year. The latest figures from the compensation recovery unit (CRU) within the Department for Communities show that JMK managed 2,414 cases in 2025, more than any other firm.
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District judges in Northern Ireland are set to be given power to impose fines of up to £50,000 for water pollution offences. Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published responses to two separate policy consultations which will inform the dr
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Tughans lawyer Aoife Murray has been appointed as chair of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Northern Ireland Young Planners Committee. The committee supports early career planners across Northern Ireland through professional development, networking and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
Universities
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Four legal academics are among seven people who have been appointed to serve as members of Ireland's Council of State. The new appointees include Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Professor Colin Harvey, Professor Donncha O'Connell and Professor Conor O'Mahony.
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Phoenix Law partner Darragh Mackin has been recognised with an award from Trinity College Dublin's student branch of FLAC.
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A legal academic whose research led to posthumous pardons for men executed in 19th-century Ireland has challenged the government's decision to no longer recommend pardons for offences pre-dating the foundation of the State. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan yesterday annou
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Students from Trinity College Dublin have won the 11th annual Irish Red Cross Corn Adomnáin international humanitarian law (IHL) competition. Daragh Dunne, Conor O'Dempsey and Conor Metcalfe emerged as winners of the national competition for law students, held in Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rat
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Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been honoured by the University of Galway Women in Law Society with its Gradam na mBan award. The Gradam na mBan award recognises a woman in the legal field who is doing extraordinary work within the objectives of the society.
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For Anne-Marie Linehan, the past couple of years at J.W. O'Donovan LLP have resembled the proverbial situation when three buses arrive at the same time. First, in 2024 and after 93 years the firm relocated to new premises in Cork's South Mall, reflecting its ongoing commitment to supporting clients
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Since its inauguration in 1911, International Women's Day has evolved into much more than a symbolic diary date. It’s now an annual event that not only celebrates the achievements of women, but also sharpens the focus on inequality, calls for the acceleration of progress and challenges organis
Colin Cardwell
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February is proving a busy time for Seán Brassil. Last month he was appointed general counsel at the Irish Rugby Football Union, 10 years after first writing to the IRFU offering his services during the court vacation period with a view to gaining experience in an industry about which he&rsqu
Colin Cardwell
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Visitors to Galway will be familiar with attractions such as the city’s Spanish Arch, Cathedral and Latin Quarter. Perhaps less so, however, with its reputation as a major European hub for the medical technology sector. With its established cluster of global medtech companies, strong links wit
Colin Cardwell
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Adam Synnott has the felicitous capacity to combine brisk efficiency with engaging affability. It’s a useful admixture that undoubtedly facilitates his career at EY Law Ireland, a stand-alone, regulated law firm which forms part of the global EY network. Mr Synnott, partner and head of corpora
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