Appointments

Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Con Barry as partner, alongside a number of senior promotions and newly qualified solicitors. Mr Barry advises across healthcare, mental health and administrative law, acting in complex and sensitive statutory and

Mills Selig has appointed Bernie McCloskey as legal director in its litigation team. Ms McCloskey joins the senior litigation team with extensive experience in commercial litigation, including shareholder and partnership disputes and property related conflicts. She has a clear focus on delivering pr

Neasa Quigley, joint head of corporate at Carson McDowell has been appointed as NI Chamber of Commerce and Industry's new president. She succeeds Kailash Chada, group CEO of Phoenix Energy, who has completed his term after a year in the role.

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the promotion of Aislinn O’Shea to partner in the firm’s healthcare team. Ms O’Shea advises a broad range of clients from hospitals and healthcare organisations to insurers and medical professionals across a wide range of cases. She specialise

Julian Yarr, Attracta van Rensburg and Alastair MacDonald, executive chair of EisnerAmper Ireland EisnerAmper Ireland has announced the appointment of Julian Yarr as non-executive chair of its board.

The Government has approved the appointment of a new deputy commissioner in An Garda Síochána. Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has announced the appointment of Paul Cleary to the post of deputy commissioner, following a recent open competition conducted by publicjobs.

Mills Selig has strengthened its corporate practice with a series of senior appointments and promotions.  The expansion reinforces the Belfast-based law firm’s position as a leading adviser on complex, high‑value corporate transactions across Northern Ireland and beyond.

William Fry has appointed Dr Eva Barrett as consultant in its energy & infrastructure group, bringing additional EU and Irish energy regulatory expertise to the firm's energy, climate and environmental law practice. Dr Barrett joins from Solar Ireland, where she was director of policy and regula

Beauchamps has further expanded its corporate, commercial and M&A practice with the appointment of Nadine McMahon and Ryan Duggan as of counsel. Ms McMahon advises Irish and international clients on a broad range of transactional and corporate advisory matters, including mergers and acquisitions

Dr Aisling Parkes has been appointed by the Government as special rapporteur on child protection for a two-year term until 19 May 2028. Dr Parkes is a senior academic and researcher in domestic child law and international children’s rights in UCC. She has over 20 years’ experience in inf

Donna O’Leary, a former solicitor at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP, has been appointed director and head of Newcode AI Ireland. Originally from Cork City, Ms O’Leary founded an AI consultancy in April 2025, after identifying a growing need for practical AI literacy and upskilling within t

Andrea Bell has joined Diamond Heron Solicitors. Ms Bell qualified as a solicitor in 2007 and recently joined the property department at the firm.

O'Regan Little Solicitors LLP has welcomed Darragh O'Doherty and Domhnaill Small as partners of the firm, having joined from leading domestic and international law firms. Mr O'Doherty specialises in litigation and dispute resolution, as well as commercial transactions, and is a CEDR-accredited media

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Laura Fannin as partner in its Dublin office and Grant Edwards as partner in its Belfast office, strengthening its platform across Ireland and Northern Ireland, and marking further senior investment in the firm’s growth since the integration of its Ireland pr

The board of CRY Ireland (Cardiac Risk in the Young) has appointed Jack Mulholland and Niall Miller as the charity’s newest trustees. While both will be joining the board of trustees, Mr Miller will also take on the role as the charity’s treasurer. Mr Mulholland, a qualified solicitor, i