Appointments

Laura Glennon has been named the new principal solicitor of Co Mayo firm Maguire & Brennan Solicitors. The firm, which offers a range of legal and notarial services from its offices in Ballinrobe and Claremorris, is one of the oldest legal practices in the west of Ireland.

Northern Ireland's chief legal adviser, Attorney General John Larkin QC, will remain in the post until July 2020 following his reappointment by Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley. Ms Bradley today announced Mr Larkin's reappointment for a 13-month period, commencing on 24 May 2019 until 3

McCann FitzGerald has announced the appointment of eight new partners and consultants across the firm, including its first-ever partners outside of Dublin and London. The firm has elevated Laura Treacy, Niall Best, Richard Gill, Doug McMahon and Rosaleen Byrne to partner, while Louise Delahunty, Cat

Solicitor Grainne Hennessy has been nominated for appointment to the board of Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI). Ms Hennessy is a senior solicitor at Arthur Cox with over 27 years' experience in advising lenders and borrowers on the funding of real estate investments, including some of the larges

Hayes Solicitors has announced the promotion of Áine Coghill and Katy Meade to partner. Ms Coghill has been promoted to partner in the property department. She has extensive experience in all aspects of property transactions acting for both vendors and purchasers in the sale and purchase of i

Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has announced the appointment of ten new partners across the firm's dispute resolution, competition, real estate, corporate, employment and privacy & data security teams. The promotion of John Farrell, Oliver FitzGerald, Brian Johnston, Tara Kelly, Marcus Kennedy,

Dublin firm Richard Grogan & Associates has announced the appointment of Natasha Hand as an associate solicitor. Ms Hand will be working primarily in the area of employment law and personal injury work.

Dublin solicitor Ciaran Kirwan has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA). Mr Kirwan, managing partner of Margetson and Greene Solicitors, has been a director of the IABA since 2015.

Professor Mark Poustie has begun his three-year term as the new Dean of the School of Law at University College Cork (UCC). He succeeds Professor Ursula Kilkelly, who is now head of the College of Business and Law.

Dublin firm OSM Partners has announced the appointment of Will Cocoran as a senior associate in the corporate and commercial litigation team.

Solicitor Marie Anderson is set to be recommended by Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley for appointment as Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Mrs Anderson, a graduate of Queen's University Belfast who qualified as a solicitor in 1985, will step down from her current post as Public Services

William Fry has announced the appointment of Carol Eager, Rachel Fox, Declan Lavelle and Conor Treacy as partners across the firm's corporate/M&A, tax and real estate departments. The appointments follow a period of growth for the firm, which now employs almost 500 legal and tax professionals at

Roger McMillan and Neasa Quigley have today taken over the responsibilities of managing partner at Carson McDowell, succeeding Michael Johnston after eight years in the role. Mr McMillan has formally become the new managing partner, with a primary focus on the internal running of the firm and core o

Dublin firm Holohan Lane has announced the appointment of Heather Burke as a litigation paralegal. Ms Burke, a native of West Cork, is a graduate from University of Oxford and spent a year working in the cabinet of Judge Regan at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

DAC Beachcroft has announced the promotion of Niamh McKeever to partner and Aidan Healy to legal director in the firm's Dublin office. Ms McKeever, in the professional liability team, is one of 19 new partners across the firm's offices in the UK, Ireland, Spain and Mexico, the majority (53 per cent)