Rossa Fanning SC

Mr Fanning, who is not a member of any political party, was nominated by new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as part of the government reshuffle which took place over the weekend.

A graduate of Blackrock College and UCD Sutherland School of Law, he called to the Bar in 1999 and to the Inner Bar in 2016. He is also qualified to practise in Northern Ireland.

His practice as a barrister has focused on civil and commercial litigation, in recent years representing the likes of Facebook and Google in the Irish courts.