Four barristers and one solicitor nominated for appointment to High Court bench
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Pictured (L-R): Brian O'Moore SC, Mark Sanfey SC, Mary Rose Gearty SC, Niamh Hyland SC and Mark Heslin
Four senior barristers and a solicitor have been nominated for appointment to the High Court.
At a meeting yesterday, the Government nominated Brian O’Moore SC, Mark Sanfey SC, Mary Rose Gearty SC, Niamh Hyland SC and solicitor Mark Heslin for appointment by the president.
The vacancies have arisen due to the elevation of Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly, Mr Justice Seamus Noonan, Ms Justice Mary Faherty, Mr Justice Robert Haughton and Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh to the Court of Appeal.
Ms Justice Donnelly was elevated to the Court of Appeal in June to fill the vacancy created by Ms Justice Mary Irvine’s elevation to the Supreme Court.
The other four judges were elevated to the Court of Appeal earlier this month after the number of ordinary judges in the court was increased from nine to 15 through legislation.
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