Appointments

Northern Ireland firm Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Andrew Irwin to its team. Mr Irwin, who qualified as a solicitor in 2017 following his graduation from Ulster University, was previously a senior associate in a major Irish law firm.

Solicitor Conor Robinson has been elected as president of County Wexford Chamber. Mr Robinson is a partner in Wilson Robinson Solicitors LLP, Wexford and Gorey, specialising in corporate and commercial law.

The Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) at Trinity College Dublin has appointed Robert McTernaghan BL as assistant director for Northern Ireland. Mr McTernaghan practises in both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland and is currently vice-chair of the Bar of Northern Ireland's Immigration Bar Asso

Matheson has appointed Anthony Byrne as director of international listing services and Luke Tyrrell as director of information technology. Mr Byrne has extensive experience in the listed bond markets, having worked for 20 years in the stock exchange industry.

LK Shields has appointed Laura Keane as a senior associate in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution team. Ms Keane advises on a wide range of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on insurance litigation. She has significant experience in acting on behalf a broad range of clients acros

RDJ has appointed partner Ronan Geary as head of the firm's dispute resolution group and partner Diarmaid Gavin as head of the corporate and commercial group. Mr Geary, a partner in the firm's Cork office, takes over the leadership of the dispute resolution team from Darryl Broderick, who held the p

Dr Kevin Brown and Dr David Capper have been appointed as professors in Queen's University Belfast School of Law. Professor Brown is an expert in criminal justice and researches the relationship between the criminal law and society, particularly the impact of law on the most vulnerable.

Solicitor Barry Magee is to be appointed as the next chief legal costs adjudicator. Mr Magee joined the Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicator in 2020 and will take the reins from Paul Behan upon Mr Behan's retirement next month.

Belfast firm KRW Law LLP has appointed Gary Duffy as an associate solicitor. Mr Duffy holds master's degrees in history and politics as well as human rights law.

Belfast firm MKB Law has appointed two new solicitors and a legal executive. Chris Quinn joins the firm as a solicitor in its private client team, advising clients on matters including wills and estate planning and administration. He also offers guidance on enduring powers of attorney and controller

Gráinne Berrill has been designated for appointment as director of the new National Office for Community Safety. The new office is to be established under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 when it is commenced later this year and will lead on the establishment of new local

Dublin-based Crowley Millar Solicitors LLP has appointed Simon Deane-Johns as a senior consultant solicitor. Mr Deane-Johns specialises in online financial services, e-commerce, IT, SaaS, privacy, personal data, cryptoassets, smart contracts and AI.

Belfast-based Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors has welcomed newly-qualified solicitors Hannah Newburn and Sophie Jones. Ms Newburn graduated from Queen's University Belfast School of Law in 2018 and has worked as a paralegal in the firm since February 2021, before securing a place at the Institute

DWF has welcomed 10 new legal professionals and six newly-qualified solicitors to its team in Belfast.

Emer O'Hora has joined alternative legal services provider Johnson Hana as head of legal and data protection officer. Ms O'Hora, who will lead the legal solutions team, joins from Newswhip, where she was head of legal and company secretary for four years.