Appointments

James McGovern has joined immigration consultancy Fragomen Ireland as a senior immigration consultant. Prior to joining Fragomen, Mr McGovern provided advice and assistance to non-EEA nationals across a broad range of areas including international protection, naturalisation, domestic immigration per

Immigration solicitor Samantha Arnold has joined immigration consultancy Fragomen Ireland as a manager. Ms Arnold assists international businesses in relocating their employees and their families to Ireland. Prior to joining Fragomen, she was a practising solicitor in Ireland specialising in corpora

Trade mark attorney Gretha Cachia has joined Stobbs Ireland, the trade mark law specialist which launched earlier this summer. From its office on Merrion Street, which is led by Mary White and opened in June, Stobbs Ireland supports clients in Ireland and throughout the EU. The firm represents a num

Waterford firm Parker Law has announced the appointment of Aisling Irish as an associate solicitor. A graduate of University College Cork (UCC), Ms Irish trained and qualified as a solicitor with Kilkenny firm Harte Solicitors, working in litigation, probate and conveyancing.

Tommy O'Donoghue BL has joined the board of Men's Aid Ireland, the only dedicated support service in Ireland for male victims of domestic violence. Originally from Kerry, Mr O'Donoghue studied at University College Cork and the King's Inns before calling to the bar in 2011.

International law firm Hatstone has announced the appointment of Donna Wearen as of counsel in the firm's real estate team in Dublin. Ms Wearen brings over 12 years' experience in both commercial and residential conveyancing and real estate financing to the firm.

Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has announced the appointment of Ron Boucher as head of its London office. Mr Boucher, who was promoted to partner in the firm's corporate team last year, specialises in advising both Irish and international clients on M&A transactions involving Irish companies. He

UK-headquartered law firm Browne Jacobson has opened its first overseas office in Dublin, with Jeanne Kelly, Ciarán Markey, Declan Cushley and Anthony Nagle named as the four founding partners. Ms Kelly and Mr Markey will be permanently based in the Dublin office, which will focus on technolo

Dublin firm Ken Kennedy has announced the appointment of Mark Donnellan as a commercial property solicitor in its property department. Mr Donnellan joins Ken Kennedy after working with several leading commercial law firms in Dublin.  He is a graduate of UCD, where he received a BComm, and holds

DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has announced two senior appointments to its Belfast team. Rachel Richardson has been appointed as a director in the employment team, while Laura Menary has been appointed as a senior associate in the healthcare team.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of Deirdre Lynch as a partner and head of the firm's employment teams north and south of the border. Ms Lynch, who is based in Dublin but will cover both jurisdictions, joins from Irish law firm ByrneWallace, where she has been a pa

Solicitor Gráinne Ní Ghuidhir has joined TikTok as lead privacy counsel for Europe. Ms Ní Ghuidhir joins the technology giant in Dublin after four years leading the Irish privacy team at Vodafone.

ByrneWallace LLP has appointed three senior associates and five associates in its latest promotions round. The new senior associates are Billy Casserly in the litigation department, Helen Boland in health and social care and John Crowe in banking and finance.

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed new solicitors Victoria Thompson and Claire Leemon. Ms Thompson, who studied law and politics at Ulster University, joins the firm to assist with various personal injury matters.

Global law firm Dentons has announced the appointment of Karyn Harty as head of litigation in Ireland. Ms Harty, currently a partner at McCann FitzGerald, will join Dentons in late September — around the second anniversary of Dentons expanding into Ireland in the wake of Brexit and in the mids