Appointments

Eight new board members have been appointed to An Bord Pleanála, with the maximum number of board members also increased from 14 to 17. The new board members, who will take up their positions from 2 September 2024, are Declan Moore, Liam McGree, Marie O'Connor, Mary Gurrie, Mary Henchy, Mary

Pictured (L–R): Catherine O'Flynn and Melanie Crowley Mason Hayes & Curran has expanded its employment law & benefits team with the appointment of Catherine O’Flynn as partner.

Specialist litigation funder Nera Capital, which has an office in Dublin, has appointed Robin Grant as its new chief financial officer. A chartered accountant, Mr Grant has gained extensive UK and international experience with large firms through to start-ups.

Chris Jennings has joined MKB Law's property team.

Solicitors John McDaid and Paul Mageean have been appointed to the management board of the Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland. Mr McDaid was chief executive of the Legal Aid Board south of the border from 2014 to 2023.

Solicitor Madeleine Delaney has been appointed as chief executive of the Charities Regulator.

Nenagh solicitor David Peters has been appointed as the new State solicitor for north Tipperary. Mr Peters succeeds Thurles solicitor Michelle O'Connell, who was appointed to the role in May 2015.

Solicitor Andrew Magowan has been appointed to the board of the Middletown Centre for Autism (MCA) in Northern Ireland. Mr Magowan is from Northern Ireland but now lives and practises as a solicitor in London.

Former McCann FitzGerald chief John Cronin has been appointed as chair of the Abbey Theatre. Mr Cronin, a former chairperson of the law firm and its managing partner from 2007 to 2015, will serve a four-year term as chair of the national theatre's board.

Beauchamps partner John Gaffney has been appointed as a co-chair of the European Law Institute's dispute resolution special interest group. Mr Gaffney, a partner in the EU and competition and ESG teams at Beauchamps, will chair the SIG alongside Professor Dr Ana Keglevic and Professor Dr Maud Piers.

ByrneWallace LLP has promoted seven lawyers to senior associate and 12 to associate. The seven new senior associates are Aislinn Cullen, Ben Grogan and Sinead Ronan in the litigation and dispute resolution team, James Kelly and Pádraig Murray in the property team, Lisa Maloney in the infrastr

Laura Lee O'Driscoll has been appointed as general counsel at airport retailer ARI. Ms O'Driscoll joins the executive team of ARI, part of the state-owned daa Group, and will report directly to CEO Ray Hernan.

Former CRU chairperson Aoife MacEvilly has been appointed as commissioner for broadcasting and video on demand in Coimisiún na Meán. Ms MacEvilly, a member of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) since 2014 and its chairperson from 2020 to 2023, will join the executive chai

London-based Irish lawyer Ciarán McGonagle has been appointed as chief legal and product officer at financial services tech company Tokenovate. Mr McGonagle, originally from Derry, will lead the creation and execution of the legal-first product vision and strategy at Tokenovate, a specialist

Judith Curran has returned to Mason Hayes & Curran as counsel on the firm's employment law team. Ms Curran brings over 20 years of specialised experience to the role, with her expertise covering a wide range of employment law matters, from equality and diversity to complex restructuring processe