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General: 30 October 2024

COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2024 – Bar Benchers’ Panel and Practising Bar Panel

COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2024 – Bar Benchers’ Panel and Practising Bar Panel

Nominations are invited for the Bar Benchers’ Panel (5 Vacancies) and for the Practising Barristers’ Panel (5 Vacancies) of the Council of the King’s Inns.  Persons elected will serve for two years from 1 January 2025.

Nominations shall be sent in writing (including by email) to the Returning Officer, signed by the proposer and seconder (each of whom must be eligible to vote for such candidate in the 2024 Election) and countersigned by the candidate accepting such nomination no later than 4PM on 08 November 2024. Any nomination received after that time will not be accepted.  Nominations for both Panels can be sent to the Office of the Under Treasurer or emailed undertreasurer@kingsinns.ie

Any person nominated shall have the right to withdraw their name until 4pm on 14 November 2024. 

In the event of the number of members nominated for a panel exceeding the number of seats available, a poll shall be conducted to fill such seats. Voting will be by electronic vote. The electronic vote shall be conducted over the course of 1 week, commencing at 10AM on 29 November 2024 concluding at 2pm on 06 December 2024.

The following members of the Council of the King’s Inns term of office will expire on 31 December 2024 on completion of their term of office and are eligible for re–nomination.

 

BAR BENCHERS’ PANEL  

PRACTISING BARRISTERS’ PANEL

Mr James O’Reilly SC  

Mr Hugh Mohan SC     

Ms Sara Moorhead SC

Mr Shane Murphy SC  

Mr Paul McGarry SC

Mr Tadhg Dorgan 

Ms Kate Ahern

Mr Mark O’Riordan

Mr Ian Fitzharris

Mr Robert O’Reilly

 

Mary Griffin,

Returning Officer / Under Treasurer, Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Henrietta Street, Dublin 1.

Notice issued on:

31 | October | 2024