Law Society team takes third in international environmental moot

Law Society team takes third in international environmental moot

Pictured from right: Irish team members Helen Ryan, Lauren Keogh and Ciara Dinneny with competitors from Canada

The Law Society of Ireland team has emerged in third place at the 26th Annual Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.

The team of Lauren Keogh, Ciara Dinneny and Helen Ryan, coached by T P Kennedy, represented Ireland in the finals at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida over the weekend.

Ms Keogh is a trainee solicitor with Arthur Cox while Ms Dinneny is training with Michael J. Staines & Co and Ms Ryan is training with Matheson.

The Blackhall Place team was defeated in the semi-finals by a team from the University of the Philippines, who went on to be crowned world finalists.

As well as taking third place in the competition overall, the Law Society team ranked third for written arguments.

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