Rory Mulcahy SC

Mr Mulcahy will fill the High Court vacancy arising from the retirement of Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy last week.

A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Queen’s University Belfast and the King’s Inns, he called to the Bar in 1998 and to the Inner Bar in 2014. He has been a panel member of the Dispute Resolution Authority since 2005.

The three new Circuit Court judges fill the vacancies created by the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022.

Ms Behan was educated at University College Cork and the King’s Inns, entering the Bar in 2006. She was a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal from 1999 to 2006, and was appointed as a prosecutor for the DPP in 2019.

Dr Shanon was educated at NUI Galway and University College Dublin and qualified as a solicitor in 1996, becoming a senior counsel in 2020. He was chairperson of the Adoption Authority of Ireland from 2007 to 2020, and special rapporteur on child protection for the Irish government from 2006 to 2019.

Mr Sheehan was educated at University College Cork and the King’s Inns, calling to the Bar in 1986. He was vice-chair of the Employment Appeal Tribunal from 1996 to 1998.

The government said it has taken the necessary steps to formally advise President Higgins of the nominations in accordance with constitutional practice.