Committees of Council
The newly formed Council at The Honorable Society of King’s Inns (King’s Inns) for a succeeding year shall meet in December in each year to elect one or more committees to deal with the following matters:
- finance, building and general purposes (“Standing Committee”),
- the education of students and further education of barristers (“Education Committee”),
- the Society’s Library (“Library Committee”),
- Professional Practices,
- Commons, recreation and social affairs (“Commons Committee”),
- matters affecting non–practising barristers.
Council may also elect at any time such other committees, whether annual or ad hoc, to deal with any other matters as it may from time to time deem necessary.
Full details of how Committees operate and are elected can be found in the General Rules of the Society.
Standing Committee 2020
Name
Position
Council
Mr Hugh O’Neill SC
Chair ex officio
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Mr Hugh Mohan SC
Hon. Treasurer ex officio
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Ms Elizabeth Donovan
Hon. Secretary ex officio
Practising Bar Panel
Mr Michaél P O’Higgins SC
Chair, Bar Council ex officio
Bar Council Panel
Mr Seán Ó hUallachain
Treasurer, Bar Council ex officio
Bar Council Panel
The Hon. Ms Justice Baker
Chair Education Committee ex officio
Judicial Benchers’ Panel
The Hon. Mr Justice Barniville
Chair Commons Committee ex officio
Judicial Benchers’ Panel
Mr James O’Reilly SC
Chair Library Committee ex officio
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Mr Michael McDowell SC
Elected Member
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Mr Tom Mallon
Elected Member
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Ms Eileen Barrington SC
Co-opted Member
The Hon. Ms Justice Burns
Co-opted Member
Mr Micheál O’Connell SC
Co-opted Member
Education Committee 2020
Committee Member
Position
Council
The Hon. Ms Justice Baker
Chair January 2020 – December 2021
Judicial Benchers' Panel
The Hon. Ms Justice Burns
.
Judicial Benchers’ Panel
Mr Michael Collins SC
.
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Mr Hugh Mohan SC
.
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Mr Joseph O’Sullivan
.
Professional Body Panel
Mr Dara Hayes
.
Professional Body Panel
Mr Tadgh Dorgan
.
Practicing Bar Panel
Ms Elizabeth Donovan
.
Practicing Bar Panel
The Hon. Mr Justice Cregan
Co-opted Member
Mr William Abrahamson
Co-opted Member
Mr Peter Somers
Co-opted Member
Ms Grainne Larkin
Co-opted Member
Library Committee 2020
Committee Member
Position
Council
Mr James O’Reilly SC
Chair
Bar Benchers’ Panel
The Hon. Mr Justice Edwards
.
Judicial Benchers’ Panel
Mr Darren Lehane
.
Professional Body Panel
Ms Elizabeth Donovan
.
Practising Bar Panel
Maura McNally SC
.
Professional Body Panel
Mr John Rogers SC
.
Bar Benchers’ Panel
The Hon. Mr Justice Simons
.
Judicial Benchers’ Panel
Mr Arran Dowling-Hussey
.
Practising Bar Panel
Mr David Nolan SC
Co-opted Member
Mr Ken Ferguson
Co-opted Member
Mr John Wilde Crosbie
Co-opted Member
Prof Colum Kenny
Co-opted Member
Professional Practice 2020
Committee Members
Position
Council
The Hon. Mr Justice Edwards
.
Judicial Benchers’ Panel
The Hon. Ms Justice Pilkington
.
Judicial Benchers’ Panel
Mr Michael Collins SC
.
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Mr George Maguire
.
Practising Bar Panel
Mr Darren Lehane
.
Professional Body Panel
Ms Jacqueline O’Brien SC
.
Bar Benches’ Panel
Ms Sally O’Neill
.
Practising Bar Panel
Mr Joseph O’Sullivan
.
Professional Body Panel
Commons Committee 2020
Committee Members
Position
Council
The Hon. Mr Justice Barniville
Chair
Judicial Benchers Panel
Mr Fergal Foley
.
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Mr Denis McCullough SC
.
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Mr George Maguire
.
Practising Bar Panel
The Hon. Ms Justice Pilkington
.
Judicial Benchers’ Panel
Mr Tom Mallon
.
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Ms Susan Lennox
.
Practising Bar Panel
Ms Rachel Baldwin
.
Professional Body Panel
Mr Paul O’Higgins SC
Co-opted Member
Mr John Peart SC
Co-opted Member
Mr Paul McGarry SC
Co-opted Member
Mr Daniel Fennelly
Co-opted Member
Ms Imogen McGrath
Co-opted Member
Graduate Members’ Committee 2020
Committee Members
Position
Council
The Hon. Mr Justice Keane
.
Judicial Benchers’ Panel
Mr Michael McDowell SC
.
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Mr Tadgh Dorgan BL
.
Practising Bar Panel
Mr Tom Mallon
.
Bar Benchers’ Panel
Mr John Holohan BL
.
Non-Practising Panel
Mr Brian Byrne BL
.
Non-Practising Panel
Ms Georgina Farren
.
Practising Bar Panel
Mr Dara Hayes
.
Professional Body Panel