NI: Two prominent barristers ordained as Catholic deacons
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Brett Lockhart QC
Prominent Northern Ireland barristers Brett Lockhart QC and Gregory McGuigan QC were yesterday ordained as Catholic deacons at a ceremony in St Peter’s Cathedral.
The lawyers, alongside seven other men, are the first permanent deacons ordained for service in the Diocese of Down and Connor.
Mr Lockhart, 58, is widely known for representing the Omagh bombing families and has said he will continue to practise as a barrister following his ordination.
He is currently the chair of the Independent Neurology Inquiry Panel.
Mr McGuigan has also taken part in high-profile cases before the superior courts in Belfast and London.
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