Press Releases

• Catherine Corless is awarded The Bar of Ireland Human Rights Award

  26 October 2017

  The Bar of Ireland has presented its Human Rights Award to historian Catherine Corless for her tireless work relating to the Tuam Mothers and Babies Home.

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• The Bar of Ireland launches New 'Find a Barrister' App

  25 October 2017

    To coincide with European Lawyers Day The Bar of Ireland has released a new app giving users instant access to The Bar of Ireland’s member directory making connecting with barristers easier than ever. The theme of this European Lawyers day is ‘E-volving lawyers:...

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• Legal Aid Board decision must be immediately reversed – Council of The Bar of Ireland

  26 July 2017

  The announcement this week by the Legal Aid Board that it is to restrict referrals to the family law panel of the Private Practitioner District Court Panel to priority matters only will very negatively impact on those most in need of assistance and must be immediately reversed, according to...

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• Statement by the Chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland Paul McGarry SC on the appointment of Frank Clarke as Chief Justice

  26 July 2017

  The Chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland Paul McGarry SC has extended his congratulations to Frank Clarke on his appointment by Cabinet today as Chief Justice.

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• Legal bodies express grave concern over threat to independence of judiciary in Republic of Poland

  24 July 2017

  The Law Society of Ireland and The Bar of Ireland have jointly written to the Taoiseach to express concerns

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• The Bar of Ireland Re-Elects Paul Mc Garry SC as Chair

  12 July 2017

  Paul McGarry SC has today been re-elected as the Chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland, the representative body for barristers in the Republic.

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• Female barristers and doctors discuss ‘Definitions of Success’

  01 June 2017

  First conference co-hosted by The Bar of Ireland and the Irish Medical Organisation Recent surveys show similar challenges experienced by women cross the professions

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• Barristers’ voluntary work contributes to new Drugs Act

  11 May 2017

  The Bar of Ireland’s pro bono programme -  the Voluntary Assistance Scheme (VAS) -  worked with the Ana Liffey Drug Project developing the draft legislation for the ‘Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017’, which was passed in Seanad Eireann...

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• The Bar of Ireland launches new ‘Denham Fellowship’

  10 February 2017

  The Bar of Ireland launches new ‘Denham Fellowship’ for aspiring barristers from disadvantaged backgrounds.  

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• President Trump’s attack on the judiciary ‘sinister’ – The Bar of Ireland Human Rights Committee

  10 February 2017

  President Trump’s personal attacks on US judges for performing their duties has no place in a democracy based on the rule of law and is part of a sinister trend which should be condemned, according to Conor Dignam SC, Chairman of The Bar of Ireland Human Rights Committee.