Over a five-and-a-half decade legal career, Mr Kennedy represented the likes of Niall Quinn, David O’Leary, Frank Stapleton, Pat Jennings, Kevin Moran, Denis Irwin, Steve Staunton, David Connolly, Ian Harte and Stephen McPhail.

Later in life, he became a senior partner at London property law firm Reeves Law (then Herbert Reeves) and continued to work for the firm as a consultant until his death.