Rebecca Coen

A qualified barrister, she was previously director of criminal enforcement at the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA), Ireland’s company law enforcement agency.

Prior to that, she was director of research at the Law Reform Commission of Ireland, the statutory body whose mission is to keep the law of Ireland under independent, objective and expert review.

From 2008 to 2020, Ms Coen served as a senior prosecutor in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

She led a varied case-load of complex indictable prosecutions, including sexual offences, homicide, organised crime and terrorism, with an emphasis on sexual offending against children.

Earlier, she was the deputy head of the prosecution policy unit within the Office of the DPP.

Ms Coen qualified as a barrister in 2005 and holds postgraduate qualifications from University College Cork and from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.

She is the author of a book on the powers of An Garda Síochána (Garda Powers: Law and Practice, Clarus Press, 2014) and co-author of a book on criminal litigation (Criminal Litigation, 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 2016).

She is also a member of the board of directors of Rape Crisis Ireland and has delivered extensive specialist training to police, prosecutors and regulatory agencies both in Ireland and internationally.

The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) is currently in the process of being established following the enactment of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024.

Ms Coen started in her new role yesterday and will be part of the senior management team of the GRAI.

Writing on LinkedIn, Ms Coen wrote: “In my new role I am looking forward to embedding the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland into the Irish law enforcement landscape, and to continuing to work with colleagues across the criminal law and regulatory enforcement community to drive a cohesive and collaborative approach to combatting economic crime.”