Release date: 04/11/2016
The Passing of Maurice P. Gaffney SC. The Chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland, Paul McGarry SC has expressed sadness on the passing last night of Maurice P. Gaffney SC.
Mr Gaffney recently reached the age of 100 (on October 11th, 2016) and remained in practice in the Law Library up until that time.
“Maurice was a brilliant constitutional and criminal lawyer who had many successes in important cases in the High and Supreme Courts in his 62 years of practice. Above all, Maurice was a wonderful colleague and a natural gentleman. His drive for excellence and determination, his can-do spirit and his commitment to the Bar will inspire and stay with us always. Maurice was universally loved as well as being universally admired. He was unfailingly kind to junior colleagues in the Law Library and was always available with advice and the benefit of his wisdom.
“On behalf of The Bar of Ireland, I wish to express deepest sympathies to his wife Leonie and their family. We will miss him greatly,” he concluded.