Appointments

O’Flynn Exhams LLP Solicitors has announced the appointment of two graduates from its trainee programme to the role of associate. Kathryn Buckley has been appointed to the firm’s corporate and commercial department with a focus on data protection having completed her masters in advanced

Kilkenny-based Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors LLP has welcomed two new partners, Aileen Gittens and Cathy Power.  Ms Gittens has been promoted to partner at the firm’s surrogacy, pathways to parenthood and immigration department. She will work alongside Annette Hickey as the firm&rsqu

Matheson LLP has announced a number of appointments. David Fitzgibbon has been appointed as head of the firm’s corporate department. 

Arthur Cox LLP has made 23 new appointments, reflecting the depth of expertise and sustained activity across the firm’s practice areas over the past year. The new appointees are:

Maureen Daly has joined Reddy Charlton LLP as a partner. Ms Daly specialises in all areas of intellectual property law including portfolio management, clearance, registration, enforcement and strategic protection of IP rights. 

Former Arthur Cox partner Cormac Kissane has been appointed as a non-executive director of Jersey-based fiduciary and administration solutions provider VG. Mr Kissane, who will support the firm's plans to establish a presence in Ireland, was a capital markets and structure finance partner at Arthur

DLA Piper's Declan Lavelle has been recruited by Alvarez & Marsal Tax, part of global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), to co-lead the establishment of its new Ireland tax practice. Mr Lavelle, who was a tax partner at DLA Piper and previously worked at William Fry and D

Doncha O'Sullivan has been appointed as secretary general of the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. Mr O'Sullivan will succeed Oonah McPhillips, who is retiring after a 41-year career, with effect from Monday 20 April 2026.

Irish barrister Anthony Whelan has been appointed to lead the EU's directorate-general for competition. Mr Whelan, currently deputy director-general for State aid policy within the directorate-general for competition (DG COMP), will soon take on the role of director-general.

Damien Moloney has joined the Law Reform Commission as a full-time commissioner. Mr Moloney last month retired from the Office of the Attorney General, where he spent 30 years of his career, most recently as director general.

Barrister Niamh McGowan has been appointed as a deputy chairman of the Labour Court. In a statement, the Labour Court said it was "very pleased to welcome" Ms McGowan from today.

Dublin firm Tracey Solicitors LLP has promoted Monika Kealy to senior associate solicitor. Ms Kealy joined the firm as a legal executive in 2010, before qualifying as a solicitor in 2018.

Tughans lawyer Aoife Murray has been appointed as chair of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Northern Ireland Young Planners Committee. The committee supports early career planners across Northern Ireland through professional development, networking and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.

Law Centre NI's head of social security, Owen McCloskey, has been appointed to the UK government's Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC). Mr McCloskey, a practising solicitor specialising in social security law, leads a dedicated team at Law Centre NI which provides vital legal advice and repres

Solicitor Fiona Derry has been appointed to the board of Invest NI. Ms Derry is co-owner and director of legal, compliance and HR at Derry Group Ireland, which operates north and south of the border with a footprint in Armagh, Dublin and Cork.