New appointments to produce gender-balanced Court of Appeal
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The Court of Appeal will be made up of five women and five men following the appointment of Ms Justice Caroline Costello and Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy to the bench.
The Government has agreed to nominate the pair to replace Mr Justice Gerard Hogan and Mr Justice John Hedigan, The Irish Times reports.
Mr Justice Hogan has taken up a new position as Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), while Mr Justice Hedigan is retiring.
The nominations come a week after the Government nominated Garret Simons SC for appointment to the High Court.
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