Appointments

Professor Michael Doherty has been appointed as chairperson of the new Employment Law Review Group (ELRG). Head of Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology from 2013 until 2022, he previously chaired the LEEF High-Level Working Group on Collective Bargaining.

Hayes solicitors LLP has welcomed nine newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their traineeships.

Solicitor Kathryn Stevenson has been appointed as a non-executive member to the Children's Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland. Ms Stevenson is head of legal services at the Children's Law Centre (CLC), which offers free legal advice and information on a wide range of children's legal rights

Beauchamps has announced three senior hires in its projects, infrastructure and energy group, including Anne Maree Igoe as partner in the firm's commercial real estate practice. Ms Igoe has joined from Arthur Cox, along with Jeanie Kelly, who will be joining the firm as senior associate in the plann

International law firm Clark Hill has appointed Jennifer Fay as partner in charge of the firm's Dublin office. Ms Fay, previously deputy member in charge, brings over 20 years of experience in bankruptcy, restructuring, corporate insolvency, and commercial litigation.

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has appointed Yvonne Costello as a corporate partner in Dublin. Ms Costello is dual-qualified as a solicitor in Ireland and in England and Wales, and will service clients in both jurisdictions, working closely with the firm's UK-based partners.

Solicitor Anne Brennan has been appointed to the board of directors of Cork-based artist studios Sample-Studios. Ms Brennan is a practising solicitor with over 20 years' experience in the private and public sector.

Arthur Cox has appointed eight new partners across the firm. The new partners are Simon Breen in competition and regulated markets, Maeve Crockett in construction and engineering, Stephanie Hanrahan and Christopher O'Reilly in asset management and investment funds, Brendan Kennedy in capital markets

Solicitor Aisling Quilter has been appointed as coroner for Kerry. Ms Quilter's appointment completes the amalgamation of the Kerry North and West coronial districts with the Kerry East and South coronial districts.

KPMG Law Ireland director Emma Ritchie has been appointed as KPMG Law's co-head of data, digital and technology law for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMA). Ms Ritchie has been appointed to the international role alongside Noemí Brito Izquierdo from KPMG Spain.

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) has appointed Maria McCloskey as its new executive director. Ms McCloskey was previously director and solicitor at The PILS Project, leading an organisation which seeks to secure improvements in the protection and realisation of human rights and equality in Nor

Hilkka Becker, chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT), has been appointed as an adjunct professor in law at Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology. An expert in migration and asylum law, Ms Becker has a distinguished career spanning over 25 years in leadership

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has promoted eight of its solicitors across five legal practice areas. Dispute resolution lawyer Maria McNally, private client lawyer Brid McColgan and commercial real estate lawyer Michael Boyce have been promoted to director, raising the firm's total num

Nine new partners have been appointed at Matheson, with seven promoted internally and two joining the firm. Energy and infrastructure lawyer Owen Collins, commercial litigation and dispute resolution lawyer Aishlinn Gannon, private client lawyer Maeve Lochrie, international business group lawyer Se&

James Colville has been appointed as head of insurance and managing partner in the Dublin office of global legal business DWF. Mr Colville, who will take up both posts in January, brings a wealth of experience, having qualified, trained, and worked in both England and Ireland with firms such as Gree