Appointments

Callan Tansey partner Caroline McLaughlin has been elected president of the Sligo Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA). Ms McLaughlin is joined on the new committee by Joanne Irwin of Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP as secretary, Noel Kelly of Noel Kelly Solicitors as treasurer, and Carol Ballantyne of Mu

Martina Moran has been elected as president of the Galway Solicitors Bar Association (GSBA) for 2025. A solicitor with Co Galway firm Gearoid Geraghty & Co, she succeeds RDJ senior associate Stephanie Coughlan, who remains on the committee as secretary.

Former Law Society president Michele O'Boyle SC and former Bar Council chairperson Paul McGarry SC are among six new appointments to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). Tom Boland has been named as chairperson as the government announced six new appointments and two re-appointments to th

Philip Lee has appointed partner Eoghan Doyle as head of corporate and M&A. Mr Doyle succeeds outgoing department head Andreas McConnell, a senior partner at the firm for the past 15 years who remains centrally involved in the business.

McCann FitzGerald lawyer Áine Murphy has been appointed as co-chair of IWIRC Ireland, the networking organisation for women in the insolvency and restructuring industry. Founded in 2021, IWIRC Ireland is open to legal advisers, financial advisers, banking officials, investors, turnaround mana

Clare Downey has been appointed as general counsel and director of legal services at Queen's University Belfast. She brings over 14 years' experience in practice in Northern Ireland, including as group legal counsel for Tayto Group Limited and senior company lawyer for Translink.

Belfast-based Edwards Solicitors has appointed Tabitha McDowell to the new post of chief operating officer. Previously the firm's practice manager, Ms McDowell will lead the firm’s operational strategy, driving the adoption of innovative work practices to enhance both client and employee

Whitney Moore managing partner Emma Richmond has been appointed as chair of the European leadership group at Meritas, a global alliance of independent law firms. Ms Richmond succeeds London lawyer Jonathan Polin of Howard Kennedy LLP in the role.

Investment funds specialist Jennifer Dobbyn has joined Ogier as a partner. Ms Dobbyn advises asset managers, investment firms and financial institutions on the structuring, establishment and ongoing operation of Irish domiciled investment vehicles across a broad range of assets classes and investmen

Ireland's former director of public prosecutions Claire Loftus has been appointed to an oversight role in the Scottish government. Ms Loftus, who was DPP from 2011 until 2021, has been appointed by Scottish first minister John Swinney as one of three new independent advisers to the Scottish Minister

Irish lawyer Gail Slater has been appointed by the incoming Trump administration to lead the antitrust division in the US Department of Justice. Ms Slater hails from Dalkey, Co Dublin and graduated from UCD Sutherland School of Law. She is a dual US-Irish citizen and has lived in the US since 2003.

International law firm Clark Hill has appointed Conor Linehan SC as member and head of its environmental and natural resources team in Dublin. Mr Linehan brings more than 25 years' experience in environmental law to Clark Hill.

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has welcomed its largest-ever intake of trainee solicitors.

Belfast-based barrister Michael Bready has been named as the only arbitrator from Northern Ireland on the new Private Arbitration Court. The new alternative dispute resolution (ADR) platform has been launched by Hunt ADR, an Essex-based provider of mediation and arbitrator services, and The Barriste

Jacqui Durkin has been reappointed as chief inspector of criminal justice in Northern Ireland. Ms Durkin has over 30 years' experience in the justice system, having held a number of senior leadership roles in operations and corporate services in what was then the Northern Ireland Court Service, incl