Appointments

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

Holmes has announced the appointment of David Curran as partner in the firm’s commercial litigation and insurance unit. Mr Curran is a dual-qualified and highly experienced commercial and Insurance litigation lawyer and in particular, has extensive experience in professional negligence litigat

DLA Piper has announced that Barry Noonan and Conor McEneaney have been promoted to the firm’s global partnership. Barry Noonan joined DLA Piper Ireland in 2021 and is an experienced real estate lawyer specialising in commercial property transactions. He played a key role in the firm’s r

Holmes has announced the appointments of Dearbhla Considine as of counsel and James O’Mahony as senior associate in its real estate unit. Dearbhla Considine joins Holmes with more than 20 years’ experience as a real estate transaction lawyer and real estate professional support lawyer in

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has strengthened its planning & environment team with the addition of two solicitors. The department has welcomed associate director Orla Kelly, a specialist planning and environmental law solicitor with over 10 years’ experience advising a wide range of clients on co

Gibney Hogan LLP has announced that Sarah Bruen has joined the firm as a partner, leading the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice.   Over the course of her career she has represented both domestic and international clients, state bodies, insurance companies, insurance b

McCann FitzGerald has announced three new partner promotions, effective from today.  The new partners are Ruth Hughes and Donncha Sexton in the corporate group, and David McCauley in the litigation group.