Appointments

Carson McDowell has appointed seven more trainee solicitors, bringing the total number engaged in the firm's solicitor training programme to 15. The successful recruits who joined the firm this week are Anna Haughian, Kerrie Emerson, Aoife McConnell, Dylan Toner and Eilis Maguire, graduates of Queen

Adam Donoghue, co-head of the Maples Group's Irish funds and investment management group, has permanently relocated from the firm's London office to Dublin. Mr Donoghue will work alongside co-head Eimear O'Dwyer in Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group's law firm in Ireland, with a focus

Dentons has announced the recruitment of Siobhan Carlin as a banking and finance partner in its Dublin office. Ms Carlin will join the firm in October from William Fry, where she is currently a partner.

Global identity verification provider ID-Pal has announced the appointment of Sinead McDonald, its data protection officer (DPO), to its board of directors. Ms McDonald, a qualified solicitor, joined the company in 2017, bringing with her over 20 years' experience in data protection and regulatory c

All-island insurance law firm Lacey Solicitors has announced the promotion of Ruaidhrí Austin to partner as part of a firm-wide round of appointments. Alongside Mr Austin's promotion, Jenna Curran has been appointed as senior associate solicitor and Aisling Creegan has joined the firm as an a

Hogan Lovells has announced the appointment of Eimear O'Brien as a partner in the firm's global regulatory practice in Dublin. Ms O'Brien joins the firm from Birchal Ireland where she was the chief legal officer and an executive director. Prior to that, she was one of the early recruits at DLA Piper

The Bar of Northern Ireland has appointed Sinead McIvor as its new policy and communications manager. Ms McIvor heads up the policy and communications team, which manages the internal and external communication on behalf of the Bar of NI as well as public affairs and stakeholder engagement activitie

McCann FitzGerald LLP has announced the promotion of three of its senior associates to of counsel. Those promoted are Lesley Caplin, who specialises in media defence and commercial litigation; Aidan Gleeson, a corporate banking specialist with extensive experience in acting for lenders and borrowers

Ogier Leman LLP has announced the appointment of Laura Holtham as partner in the firm's banking and finance team. Previously working with the firm as a banking and finance consultant, Ms Holtham has several years of legal experience across a variety of finance transactions, focused on structured fin

Dara Calleary has been appointed as minister of state for trade promotion, digital and company regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Mr Calleary, the Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo since 2007, has served in a number of government roles in the past, including a brief stint

Jamie Olden has been appointed as the next managing partner of RDJ LLP. He will succeed Richard Martin who has been managing partner of the firm for 10 years and steps down from the position on 30 September 2022.

Barrister and architectural expert Kyle Leyden has been appointed to Northern Ireland's Historic Buildings Council (HBC). The HBC, established in 1974 and currently constituted under section 198 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, aims to provide independent advice to the Department for Com

Moira Smyth QC is the new chair of the Bar of Northern Ireland, beginning a two-year term ahead of the start of the new legal year next week. Ms Smyth, who succeeds Bernard Brady QC, was called to the Bar in 1996 and took silk in 2014. Most of her work as a barrister is in the field of family law.

Belfast law firm Millar McCall Wylie (MMW) has brought four new trainee solicitors on board. Cathy Kerr will join MMW’s banking and finance team from Queens University Belfast; Patrick Boyle joins the firm’s litigation department from Ulster University; the corporate law team welcomes Mo

More than a dozen people have been appointed to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) as adjudication officers. Following two open competitions in 2021, a total of 14 individuals were appointed as adjudicators in July 2022, a spokesperson for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment tol