Appointments

Dillon Eustace has congratulated its four newly-qualified solicitors on entering the next stage of their careers. Julia Mulllin, Sam Dillon, Anna Mulcair and Andrew Tyrrell have completed their training contracts with the firm.

Belfast-based McCartan Turkington Breen has appointed Cormac Rice as an associate in the firm's employment team. Mr Rice studied law and politics at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) before relocating to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Belfast-based MKB Law has appointed Céadhra Cummings as a solicitor in the firm's family law department. Ms Cummings advises on a variety of family law matters such as divorce, separation, domestic violence, children’s contact, public law care orders and financial settlements.

Global legal business DWF has named five new directors, two new senior associates and three new associates in its Belfast office. Real estate lawyers Kathleen Gillespie and Tomás McLaughlin, dispute resolution lawyer Michelle Cully and defence healthcare lawyer Laura Menary have been promoted

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard LLP has promoted Frances Colclough, Erc Walsh, Lorna Osborne and David Heneghan to partners in its Dublin office. The four appointments, which bring the total number of partners in the office to 28, comes as the firm approaches the first anniversary of its me

Solicitor Cian Smith has been appointed as chief legal and regulatory officer at Premier Lotteries Ireland, operator of the National Lottery. Mr Smith will succeed Niamh Hodnett, who recently left the company to take up the role of Ireland's inaugural online safety commissioner.

Irish lawyers Myra Garrett and Ken Murphy are among the 15 new chief officers of the International Bar Association (IBA). Ms Garrett, a corporate partner and former managing partner of William Fry LLP, has taken up office as chair of the IBA's Section on Public and Professional Interest (SSPI).

Barrister Molly Joyce has been appointed as acting executive director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT). Having worked as the legal and public affairs manager in IPRT since November 2020, Ms Joyce has this month assumed the position of acting executive director while IPRT's executive director S

Corporate law firm Philip Lee LLP has promoted Tamara Mitchell to senior associate in the firm's media and entertainment practice. A graduate of Dublin City University and University College Dublin, Ms Mitchell worked in a large corporate law firm in Dublin prior to joining Philip Lee in 2019.

Stephanie Coughlan has been elected as president of the Galway Solicitors' Bar Association (GSBA) for 2023. Ms Coughlan, a senior associate at RDJ LLP, succeeds outgoing president John Martin, who remains on the new committee as vice-president.

Solicitor Niamh Hodnett is to be be appointed as Ireland's inaugural online safety commissioner. The Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Act 2022, which was signed into law last month, will replace the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) with a new Coimisiún na Meán.

Reddy Charlton partner Elaine McGrath has joined the founding board of social enterprise Common Knowledge (CK). Based in North Clare, Common Knowledge is a non-profit social enterprise working to empower people with the skills for a sustainable life.

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) has appointed Anne-Marie Blaney as the NGO's new Northern Ireland programme lawyer. Admitted to practice by the Law Societies of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland, Ms Blaney is active as an independent mediator, a lecturer in law, and a tutor and

Human rights lawyer Michael Clements has rejoined Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP after two years working at the registry of the European Court of Human Rights. Mr Clements, who is dual-qualified as a solicitor north and south of the border, will work in the firm's public and administrative law and civil

Declan Black, former managing partner of Mason Hayes & Curran, has joined the board of directors of Rethink Ireland. Formerly known as the Social Innovation Fund Ireland, the charity provides cash grants and business supports the most innovative non-profit organisations working in communities ac