Appointments

Michelle Drury and Maria Cleary have been appointed to the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation's board of directors. Ms Drury, a member of the Bar of Ireland as well as a qualified solicitor, brings over 12 years' legal experience in corporate governance, finance, commercial, employment, da

Sir John Gillen has been reappointed as independent assessor of PSNI recruitment vetting for a further four years. The retired judge, who sat on Northern Ireland's High Court from 1999 and the Court of Appeal from 2014 until his retirement in 2017, will serve for a second term until 30 April 2029.

Northern Ireland personal injury law firm JMK Solicitors has recognised the expertise of five team members by giving them new titles. Marie-Claire Meehan is now director of performance, while Susan Morrison is now costs consultant and Sinead Toal, Ailis McKeown and Wendy McIntosh are now senior asso

William Fry has appointed three new consultants and four new managing associates.

Eoin Hamill has been promoted to partner in Ogier's banking and finance team. Mr Hamill advises issuers, arrangers and managers on a broad range of securitisation structures (both public and private) across a number of asset classes including commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, auto lo

RDJ has appointed Erc Walsh as a partner in the firm's real estate and finance practice. Based in the firm's Galway office, the firm said Mr Walsh's strategic addition will reinforce its commitment to expanding its national practice and strengthening its presence in the west of Ireland.

Arthur Cox has appointed 17 new senior associates and senior foreign registered lawyers. Angelina Cox, Niamh Murphy, Susanna Meindl, Dearbhla O’Sullivan and Ruby McEntegart have been appointed in the firm's asset management and investment funds team.

Dentons has appointed Mark O'Shaughnessy as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution team in Dublin. Mr O'Shaughnessy joins the firm from Byrne Wallace Shields LLP, where he was a partner in the litigation and investigations practice.

RDJ solicitor Rebecca Murphy has been elected as chairperson of the Society of Young Solicitors (SYS) for 2025.

Global law firm Kennedys has promoted Mark Dunne to partner in the firm's Dublin office. Mr Dunne is a commercial litigator and specialises in insurance disputes, advising both insurers and insureds across a range of areas, from policy wording interpretation and property damage claims to proceedings

McCann FitzGerald LLP has appointed nine new partners, taking its total to 94. In Dublin, the new partners are Marie-Alice Cleary and Patrick Longworth in the litigation group, Edel Corry in the real estate group, and Liane Egan, Ronan Murphy and Mark O’Connor in the finance group.

Human rights lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has joined the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford as a visiting fellow. Ms Gallagher will be a visiting fellow from April to June 2025, during which time she will focus on the pressing issue of impunity for journalists’ deaths, and on cre

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has appointed former Green Party TD and junior minister Joe O’Brien as its new executive director. Mr O'Brien brings a wealth of political and community sector experience to the role, including over 20 years working in policy, advocacy, frontli

Dame Brenda King has been reappointed as attorney general for Northern Ireland for a further five years. Having been first appointed in 2020, her term of appointment will now expire on 30 June 2030.

Commercial and insurance law specialist firm HF has appointed Pat Flynn as a strategic adviser in Irish markets. Mr Flynn, who founded business law firm Flynn O'Driscoll in 2002 and maintains a consultancy practice, will assist HF Ireland as it seeks to grow through M&A activity as well as via o