The development will see Martin J. Crotty join Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan as a partner, bringing the firm’s total number of partners to seven.

Mr Crotty’s staff will also join the firm as part of the merger taking effect on Tuesday 1 October 2019.

Commenting on the merger, Brian Kiely, managing partner of Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan, said: “Martin is a very well respected solicitor in Kilkenny. He is a member of the Council of the Law Society of Ireland and currently chairs the Society’s Regulation of Practice Committee.

“I am delighted to welcome Martin and his team to Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan and wish them well for the future.”

Mr Crotty said: “I am very pleased to be joining the team at Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan and look forward to continuing to serve my clients well and deliver the results they have have come to expect.”