#InPictures: Sara Phelan SC hosts 2023 Bar of Ireland chair’s dinner
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Pictured: Sara Phelan SC, chair of The Bar of Ireland
Senior lawyers, judges and politicians gathered at the King’s Inns last night for The Bar of Ireland’s annual chair’s dinner, hosted by Sara Phelan SC.
Ms Phelan — widely expected to be confirmed shortly as chair of the Bar Council for a second year — addressed the event and later introduced justice minister Helen McEntee, who spoke at the event for the first time.
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Pictured: Maura McNally SC, former chair of the Bar
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Pictured: Guests enjoyed a drinks reception prior to the dinner
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Pictured: The dinner took place in the main dining hall of the King's Inns