UCC School of Law pays tribute to Patrick Moran

Judge Moran, who served nearly 25 years on the bench in Cork, was “a great friend to the UCC School of Law”, the faculty said in a statement.

He chaired the law school’s clinical advisory board for the LLM in Criminal Justice for a number of years.

Professor Ursula Kilkelly, head of the UCC College of Business and Law and former Dean of the School, said: “Patrick was a true gentleman, a kind and generous man. He was hugely loyal to and committed to UCC and the Law School, and took his responsibilities to our very innovative clinical programme very seriously.

“The students had a unique learning experience due to the great care he took to support their education about the court and its workings.”

Professor Caroline Fennell of the School of Law, a former Dean who developed the LLM in Criminal Justice and its clinical programme, added: “Judge Patrick Moran was an early supporter of the LLM Criminal Justice and its clinical programme, agreeing to chair the clinical advisory board of the fledging - and fairly radical at the time- programme.

“His presence added gravitas, and his skill as chair helped to leverage the various perspectives of members of the Board on the criminal justice process to enhance and develop the programme. In so doing he was central to bridging the gap between the practice and theory of law, which was central to the ethos of the programme and its ambition to enhance the education of UCC law students.

“Courteous and kind to a fault, he enjoyed his adopted home of Cork and Baltimore in particular.”