Council & Committees

The General Council of The Bar of Ireland Members 2020 - 2021

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The members of the Bar Council are elected annually by the members of the Law Library. The Council consists of 10 practitioners from the Inner Bar, 10 practitioners from the Outer Bar and four co-opts. The Council is chaired by a Chairperson elected for a two-year term.

Inner Bar Panel

• Mr Paul Gallagher SC - Attorney General 

• Maura McNally SC - Chair

• Denise Brett SC

• Séamus Clarke SC

• Conor Dignam SC

• Elizabeth O'Connell SC

• Vincent Heneghan SC

• Micheál P O'Higgins SC

• Tim O'Leary SC

• Seán Ó hUallacháin SC

• Sara Phelan SC

 

Outer Bar Panel

• Aoife McNickle BL

• Mema Byrne BL

• Garrett Cooney BL

• Tracy Ennis Faherty BL

• Anita Finucane BL

• Heather Nicholas BL

• Paul Gunning BL

• Dara Hayes BL

• Cathrina Keville BL

• Joseph O'Sullivan BL

 

Co-Optees:

• Helen Callanan SC

• Robert Barron SC

• Aoife Farrelly BL

• Eoin Martin BL