Biography
Ms. Bronagh O'Hanlon
From Independent Review Group - Defence Forces
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Ms. Bronagh O'Hanlon is Chairperson of the Independent Review Group: Defence Forces, and aa Retired Judge of the High Court.
Ms. O'Hanlon studied in Trinity College, Dublin and the King's Inns. She was called to the bar in 1989 and became a Senior counsel in 2005. Her practice primarily consisted of civil litigation and family law matters. She is a former chairperson of the Family Lawyers Association of Ireland. She was a panel member under the Garda Síochána disciplinary Regulations. She was appointed to the High Court in January 2014.
Her case load has included many cases involving personal injuries, medical negligence, and family law matters. She approved the first ever service of documents via LinkedIn in Ireland in a liquidation case in 2014. She is an accredited mediator and also undertook Child Abduction work. Bronagh retired as a judge on 13 November 2021.