Appointments

Barrister and Mental Health Tribunal chairperson Meg Burke has been appointed as an adjunct professor at University College Cork School of Law. Ms Burke graduated from UCC in 2005 and went on to complete the barrister-at-law degree at the King's Inns, calling to the Bar in 2006.

Gateley Legal Northern Ireland has appointed three new trainee solicitors, bringing the total number of trainees at its Belfast office to seven. Kate Adair, Paul Kerr and Annabel Barton, who were previously paralegals with the firm, will now be studying at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard LLP has recruited partner Jeanne-Marie Moriarty to lead a new financial services and regulation practice in Dublin. The new team will advise clients on all aspects of financial regulation such as retail/consumer financial services, payments and financial mark

Anne-Marie Linehan, partner at J.W. O'Donovan Solicitors, has been appointed to the board of Cork Chamber. Ms Linehan, who has been an active member within the Chamber for a number of years, was co-opted onto the board alongside two others following the business body's recent AGM.

Energy lawyer Alan Bissett has been reappointed to the board of Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners (LPHC) for a second term. Mr Bissett is a senior utilities lawyer and has advised on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters at Belfast and London firms. He is dual-qualified as a soli

Global law firm Kennedys has promoted Shanna Dunne and Michael Prior to legal director in its Dublin office, while welcoming new senior associate Martha Moylan. Ms Dunne is now a legal director in the firm's healthcare and life sciences team, specialising in defending medical negligence claims, cata

Belfast-based MKB Law has welcomed Rachel McBrinn, Michael Murphy and Caitlin Mulholland as the firm's trainee solicitors for 2023. Ms McBrinn has worked with the firm as a paralegal since October 2022, shortly after she graduated from Queen's University Belfast. She works in the employment law team

The Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) has appointed Rebecca Coen as director of criminal enforcement. Ms Coen joins the white collar crime agency from the Law Reform Commission, where she was director of research from 2020 onwards. She fills the vacancy created after previous director Suzanne Gu

Barrister Gillian O'Hanlon has joined the Irish Legal News team as our newest case reporter. Her appointment comes as the beginning of the new legal term approaches and follows the appointment of Killian Flood BL as our new features writer.

Lewis Silkin has appointed Aisling Parkinson as a partner in the firm's Dublin office, further enhancing its Irish employment law capabilities. Ms Parkinson advises a wide range of multinational employers on all aspects of Irish employment law, with a particular focus on restructuring, all types of

Dillon Eustace LLP has appointed Etain de Valera as head of its asset management and investment funds practice. Ms de Valera, who joined the firm in 2001 and became partner in 2006, takes over from Donnacha O'Connor, who continues working for the firm as managing partner and as a senior partner in t

Law student Alicia Joy O'Sullivan has been named as one of two UN youth delegates for Ireland. Ms O'Sullivan is a University College Cork (UCC) law student, advocate and Quercus scholar from Skibbereen, West Cork. She was the UCC Students’ Union environmental and sustainability officer in 2020

Brian McHugh has been appointed as chairperson of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). Mr McHugh has served as a member of the CCPC since 2017 and has over 20 years' experience in the public sector, including 15 years in Northern Ireland's Utility Regulator.

Deirdre Ní Chearbhaill has joined San Francisco-headquartered aircraft leasing company Vmo Aircraft Leasing as its general counsel, based in Dublin. Ms Ní Chearbhaill has nearly two decades of experience working alongside various stakeholders in the aircraft leasing industry in negotia

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has expanded its aviation and international asset finance team with the appointment of Julie-Ann Sherry as partner. Ms Sherry brings a wealth of experience in both private practice and in-house roles, including a leading law firm in London and six years wit