Masters of the Bench

Currently Chair of the Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin, Ireland (2020 – to date).  He is the former Chair of the Council of the Bar of Ireland (2004 – 2006).  He is a former Co-Chair of the International Council of Advocates and Barristers (ICAB) (2009 – 2011).

In the past, he has also Chaired the National Audit Committee of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (2008 – 2011) (Irish National Sporting Organisation), and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of the GAA (2016 – 2019).  He is a former Chair of the Electronic Communication Appeals Panel (2005 – 2008).

In the past, he has been a member of the Court Services Board and the Judicial Advisory Board in Ireland.

He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, (induction March 2024). 

He was educated at St McCartan’s College, Monaghan, UCD and the Honorable Society of King’s Inns.  He was called to the Bar in 1985 and became a Senior Counsel in 2000.  He has been a Bencher of the Honorable Society of King’s Inns since 2005 and is currently a trustee of same.  He became a member of the Bar of England Wales (Middle Temple) in 2019.  He is an Accredited Mediator (CEDR 2007 and Harvard University 2019).  He is also a Trustee of the estate of Patrick Kavanagh (Irish Poet) (2021 – to date).