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07/08/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/08/2026 12:04
Government Grants Patents of Precedence
Press release
Government Grants Patents of Precedence
- Published on: 8 July 2026
- Last updated on: 8 July 2026
The Government has granted Patents of Precedence and the title of Senior Counsel to the following barristers and solicitors:
| Barristers | Solicitors |
| Barra Faughnan | Maura Connolly |
| Damien Keaney | |
| Rosemary Mallon | |
| Neasa Bird | |
| Sinéad Gleeson | |
| Gráinne Fahey | |
| David Leonard | |
| Dylan Redmond | |
| Olan Callanan | |
| Conor Feeney | |
| Paul Brady | |
| Kate Egan | |
| Ellen Gleeson | |
| John Moher | |
| Ross Aylward | |
| Caoimhe Daly | |
| Francis Kieran |
Patents of Precedence are granted under the terms of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 by the Government, on the advice of the Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence.
The Advisory Committee consists of the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, the President of the High Court, the Attorney General, the Chairperson of the Bar Council, the President of the Law Society and a lay member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority nominated by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.
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