Appointments

Nenagh solicitor David Peters has been appointed as the new State solicitor for north Tipperary. Mr Peters succeeds Thurles solicitor Michelle O'Connell, who was appointed to the role in May 2015.

Solicitor Andrew Magowan has been appointed to the board of the Middletown Centre for Autism (MCA) in Northern Ireland. Mr Magowan is from Northern Ireland but now lives and practises as a solicitor in London.

Former McCann FitzGerald chief John Cronin has been appointed as chair of the Abbey Theatre. Mr Cronin, a former chairperson of the law firm and its managing partner from 2007 to 2015, will serve a four-year term as chair of the national theatre's board.

Beauchamps partner John Gaffney has been appointed as a co-chair of the European Law Institute's dispute resolution special interest group. Mr Gaffney, a partner in the EU and competition and ESG teams at Beauchamps, will chair the SIG alongside Professor Dr Ana Keglevic and Professor Dr Maud Piers.

ByrneWallace LLP has promoted seven lawyers to senior associate and 12 to associate. The seven new senior associates are Aislinn Cullen, Ben Grogan and Sinead Ronan in the litigation and dispute resolution team, James Kelly and Pádraig Murray in the property team, Lisa Maloney in the infrastr

Laura Lee O'Driscoll has been appointed as general counsel at airport retailer ARI. Ms O'Driscoll joins the executive team of ARI, part of the state-owned daa Group, and will report directly to CEO Ray Hernan.

Former CRU chairperson Aoife MacEvilly has been appointed as commissioner for broadcasting and video on demand in Coimisiún na Meán. Ms MacEvilly, a member of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) since 2014 and its chairperson from 2020 to 2023, will join the executive chai

London-based Irish lawyer Ciarán McGonagle has been appointed as chief legal and product officer at financial services tech company Tokenovate. Mr McGonagle, originally from Derry, will lead the creation and execution of the legal-first product vision and strategy at Tokenovate, a specialist

Judith Curran has returned to Mason Hayes & Curran as counsel on the firm's employment law team. Ms Curran brings over 20 years of specialised experience to the role, with her expertise covering a wide range of employment law matters, from equality and diversity to complex restructuring processe

Power Law has promoted Billy Casserly to partner in the firm's commercial dispute resolution team. Mr Casserly, who is based in the firm's Galway office, is an experienced corporate lawyer who joined Power Law last year after a decade working in-house and in large Dublin law firms.

University of Galway School of Law has welcomed two new academic staff members.

Julie Galbraith has taken over the leadership of Eversheds Sutherland LLP's Irish employment practice. Ms Galbraith succeeds Joanne Hyde, who has led the team since 2010 — the same year Ms Galbraith joined the firm as a trainee solicitor.

Patrick Leonard SC has been appointed as a vice-chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Arbitration and ADR steering committee. Mr Leonard is one of 12 vice-chairs appointed from different jurisdictions in recognition of their status as leading professionals in their respe

Patents of precedence have been granted to 27 barristers and seven solicitors, allowing them to use the title of senior counsel. Just over a third (35 per cent) of the new senior counsel are women, a slight increase on last year but well short of 2022, when more women than men were granted the title

Seán Guerin SC has been elected as the next chairperson of the Bar Council, succeeding Sara Phelan SC in the role from September 2024. A qualified barrister since 1997 and senior counsel since 2013, Mr Guerin practises mainly in public law, including criminal, regulatory and administrative la