Government grants Patents of Precendence
- Published on: 15 July 2025
- Last updated on: 17 July 2025
The government today granted Patents of Precedence and the title of Senior Counsel to the following barristers and solicitors:
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Barristers |
Solicitors |
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Mr Michael O’Donnell |
Mr Duncan Inverarity |
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Mr Barry Doherty |
Mr Gerard Kelly |
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Ms Kilda Mooney |
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Ms Gráinne Lee |
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Ms Patricia Hill |
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Ms Jeananne McGovern |
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Mr David O'Dwyer |
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Mr Proinsias Ó Maolchalain |
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Mr Rory White |
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Ms Mary-Jo Butler |
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Mr Conall MacCarthy |
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Mr Seamus Breen |
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Mr Cormac MacNamara |
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Mr Garrett McCormack |
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Mr Michael Binchy |
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Mr James Burke |
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Mr Diarmuid Collins |
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Mr Conor J. O’Doherty |
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Ms Shelley Horan |
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Mr Alan Brady |
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Mr Mark William Murphy |
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Mr Morgan Shelley |
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Mr Marc Thompson Grolimund |
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Mr Andrew Whelan |
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Mr Kevin John White |
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Ms Diana Stuart |
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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.