Appointments

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed Rebecca O'Flaherty as an associate director and Aisling Park as a paralegal. Ms O'Flaherty joins the firm's banking and finance team, bringing extensive experience advising clients across a broad range of sectors on complex corporate transacti

Kane Tuohy LLP has promoted Kate Marquis to partner in the firm’s real estate team. Ms Marquis has played a key role in advising a broad range of clients including developers, social housing investors and lenders on complex acquisitions, disposals, development projects and asset management mat

Judge Hugh Mercer KC has been appointed as vice-president of the Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL). The UK judge on the European Court of Human Rights is now a member of the centre's advisory council, which meets twice yearly to advise its board on legal education in European human rights law and

Two lay members have been appointed to the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC). Deirdre Toner and Mark Mitchell have been appointed for a four-year term until 24 February 2030.

Former solicitor Jenny Fisher has been appointed to the board of St James's Hospital. She will serve until 16 February 2023 on the board of Ireland’s largest acute academic teaching hospital, based in Dublin’s south inner city.

Remy Farrell SC is to facilitate a scoping exercise taking place ahead of a statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services. The scoping exercise, beginning today and running for 16 weeks, will inform the terms of reference and potential structure of the planned inquiry.

Lorcan Staines SC has been appointed to facilitate a scoping exercise ahead of a public inquiry into the abuse carried out by former surgeon Michael Shine. To date, more than 390 men have made allegations of abuse against the now disgraced doctor, who has served a prison sentence for sexually abusin

Foot Anstey McKees has appointed hospitality and licensing specialist Richard McLaughlin as a legal director in Belfast. Mr McLaughlin brings more than 25 years’ experience working with clients across the hospitality, leisure and licensing trade including securing the liquor licence for the 15

Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm in Ireland, has promoted two senior lawyers to partner and five to of counsel. The appointments form part of a wider global promotions round totalling 11 partners and 14 of counsel across the Maples Group.

Rock Consultancy director Elaine Morrissey has been appointed to the board of Blackrock Credit Union. Ms Morrissey told Irish Legal News: "I was delighted to be asked to join the board of Blackrock Credit Union.

O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors has appointed Anne Donnelly as an associate solicitor within its property and private client department. Ms Donnelly brings over 25 years of extensive experience in property and private client law to the firm, having advised a broad spectrum of clients including com

Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne has been formally appointed as chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO).

Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has expanded its banking and finance team with three new appointments. Nichola Coghlan has been appointed as legal director, alongside Andrew McClurg as associate and Hannah Roleston as solicitor.

Philip Lee LLP has promoted Catriona Walsh, Abisola Odunayo, Kevin Ryan and Max Bail to senior associate. Ms Walsh has been promoted to senior associate in the employment and immigration team, while Ms Odunayo has been promoted in the corporate and commercial department.

Trinity College Dublin's Professor Deirdre Ahern is among 12 members appointed to the new National Science Advice Forum. Professor Ahern is professor in law and director of the technologies, law and society research group at Trinity College Dublin School of Law.