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Dean Howe: Ex-Kinahan Cartel associate expands coffee business with new venture in Dublin 8 -
Photo and story from www.usaweekly.com.au of Mr Howe in what has been reported as being the Howe Family coffee Shop called Guliver in Patrick Street Dublin
Dean Howe last year opened up coffee outlet Gulliver’s in the Liberties alongside former prison pal and senior Cartel figure Liam Brannigan
Ex-Kinahan Cartel crim Dean Howe has expanded his city centre coffee business – registering a new venture operating at an address in Dublin 8.
Howe – who last year opened up coffee outlet Gulliver’s in the Liberties alongside former prison pal and senior Cartel figure Liam Brannigan – has registered the name of a second coffee business with the Companies Registration Office (CRO).
Both Howe and Brannigan were released from prison in 2023 after serving sentences for a thwarted plot to murder a Hutch associate, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Documents obtained by the Sunday World show Howe has registered ‘Coffee Filtrtation (sic) Solutions’ as operating out of a property in Oakfield Place on the South Circular Road in Dublin 8 on July 2.
When the Sunday World visited the address this week, there was no sign of any commercial activity at what appeared to be a private residence. Howe listed the business’s activities as ‘beverage serving activities.’ Registering a business name rather than setting up a company means there is no obligation on Howe to file accounts for either business.
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coffee & crim | Ex-Kinahan Cartel associate expands coffee business with new venture in Dublin 8
Dean Howe last year opened up coffee outlet Gulliver’s in the Liberties alongside former prison pal and senior Cartel figure Liam Brannigan
Howe and Brannigan’s current coffee shop
Dean Howe at his coffee shop in Dublin’s Liberties
The address of Howe and Brannigan’s new business
Howe and Brannigan’s current coffee shop
Dean Howe at his coffee shop in Dublin’s Liberties
Ex-Kinahan Cartel crim Dean Howe has expanded his city centre coffee business – registering a new venture operating at an address in Dublin 8.
Howe – who last year opened up coffee outlet Gulliver’s in the Liberties alongside former prison pal and senior Cartel figure Liam Brannigan – has registered the name of a second coffee business with the Companies Registration Office (CRO).
Both Howe and Brannigan were released from prison in 2023 after serving sentences for a thwarted plot to murder a Hutch associate, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Documents obtained by the Sunday World show Howe has registered ‘Coffee Filtrtation (sic) Solutions’ as operating out of a property in Oakfield Place on the South Circular Road in Dublin 8 on July 2.
The address of Howe and Brannigan’s new business
When the Sunday World visited the address this week, there was no sign of any commercial activity at what appeared to be a private residence.
Howe listed the business’s activities as ‘beverage serving activities.’ Registering a business name rather than setting up a company means there is no obligation on Howe to file accounts for either business.
An expert in company law told the Sunday World, as long as earnings are disclosed to Revenue, this is a wholly legitimate way to structure a business.
Howe’s move to register a second business title with the CRO comes nine months after this newspaper revealed how he and Brannigan had gone into business together pushing high-quality imported Colombian product on the streets of Dublin.
Gulliver’s, which opened over the summer, operates out of a hatch beside a bicycle shop on Patrick Street, near St Patrick’s Cathedral.
Advertising the shop, they said there was “nothing better than a coffee and a pastry after a good ride”.
They described their business as a “giant amongst others” and offer coffees, teas, soft drinks and food including crepes, protein balls and sandwiches. They also offer a delivery service.
- Dean Howe in his coffee shop in the Liberties Dublin Ireland
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Ex-Kinahan Cartel crim Dean Howe has expanded his city centre coffee business – registering a new venture operating at an address in Dublin 8.
Howe – who last year opened up coffee outlet Gulliver’s in the Liberties alongside former prison pal and senior Cartel figure Liam Brannigan – has registered the name of a second coffee business with the Companies Registration Office (CRO).
Both Howe and Brannigan were released from prison in 2023 after serving sentences for a thwarted plot to murder a Hutch associate, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Documents obtained by the Sunday World show Howe has registered ‘Coffee Filtrtation (sic) Solutions’ as operating out of a property in Oakfield Place on the South Circular Road in Dublin 8 on July 2.
The Sunday World photographed Howe smiling and serving customers through the hatch in the stall last November, with many of those unlikely to be aware their barista has links to Ireland’s most notorious Cartel.
However, another visitor was probably more acquainted with the owners.
British boxer Sunny Edwards, who was signed to Cartel boss Daniel Kinahan’s and Matthew Macklin’s boxing stable MTK and has staunchly defended him in the past, dropped by for a coffee in August.
The former IBF flyweight champion was one of several fighters to publicly back Kinahan’s MTK gym “as a legitimate business” and describe the Cartel boss as an “old friend” before later cutting ties.
Howe was released from prison in 2023 after serving four-and-a -half years for conspiracy to murder a Hutch associate in 2017.
The Hutch associate cannot be named as he is currently before the courts on serious charges.
Howe pleaded guilty after being caught on secret Garda recordings helping to plan the hit.
Howe’s role was to carry out surveillance on the target and tracked his movements before passing on the information to a separate team of would-be assassins, which included known hitmen Alan and Luke Wilson.
Howe was previously arrested over the shooting of notorious Dublin gangster Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley on the orders of the Cartel in 2008 but was never charged. Foley was hit six times but survived the attack.
Howe was also quizzed by gardaí about a hit attempt on John Hutch – a brother of Gerry Hutch – but was released without charge.
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Howe and Brannigan’s current coffee shop
Dean Howe at his coffee shop in Dublin’s Liberties
The address of Howe and Brannigan’s new business
Howe and Brannigan’s current coffee shop
Dean Howe at his coffee shop in Dublin’s Liberties
Ex-Kinahan Cartel crim Dean Howe has expanded his city centre coffee business – registering a new venture operating at an address in Dublin 8.
Howe – who last year opened up coffee outlet Gulliver’s in the Liberties alongside former prison pal and senior Cartel figure Liam Brannigan – has registered the name of a second coffee business with the Companies Registration Office (CRO).
Both Howe and Brannigan were released from prison in 2023 after serving sentences for a thwarted plot to murder a Hutch associate, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Documents obtained by the Sunday World show Howe has registered ‘Coffee Filtrtation (sic) Solutions’ as operating out of a property in Oakfield Place on the South Circular Road in Dublin 8 on July 2.
The address of Howe and Brannigan’s new business
When the Sunday World visited the address this week, there was no sign of any commercial activity at what appeared to be a private residence.
Howe listed the business’s activities as ‘beverage serving activities.’ Registering a business name rather than setting up a company means there is no obligation on Howe to file accounts for either business.
An expert in company law told the Sunday World, as long as earnings are disclosed to Revenue, this is a wholly legitimate way to structure a business.
Howe’s move to register a second business title with the CRO comes nine months after this newspaper revealed how he and Brannigan had gone into business together pushing high-quality imported Colombian product on the streets of Dublin.
Gulliver’s, which opened over the summer, operates out of a hatch beside a bicycle shop on Patrick Street, near St Patrick’s Cathedral.
Advertising the shop, they said there was “nothing better than a coffee and a pastry after a good ride”.
They described their business as a “giant amongst others” and offer coffees, teas, soft drinks and food including crepes, protein balls and sandwiches. They also offer a delivery service.
Read more
The Sunday World photographed Howe smiling and serving customers through the hatch in the stall last November, with many of those unlikely to be aware their barista has links to Ireland’s most notorious Cartel. However, another visitor was probably more acquainted with the owners.
British boxer Sunny Edwards, who was signed to Cartel boss Daniel Kinahan’s and Matthew Macklin’s boxing stable MTK and has staunchly defended him in the past, dropped by for a coffee in August.
Howe and Brannigan’s current coffee shop
Dean Howe at his coffee shop in Dublin’s Liberties
The address of Howe and Brannigan’s new business
Howe and Brannigan’s current coffee shop
Dean Howe at his coffee shop in Dublin’s Liberties
Ex-Kinahan Cartel crim Dean Howe has expanded his city centre coffee business – registering a new venture operating at an address in Dublin 8.
Howe – who last year opened up coffee outlet Gulliver’s in the Liberties alongside former prison pal and senior Cartel figure Liam Brannigan – has registered the name of a second coffee business with the Companies Registration Office (CRO).
Both Howe and Brannigan were released from prison in 2023 after serving sentences for a thwarted plot to murder a Hutch associate, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Documents obtained by the Sunday World show Howe has registered ‘Coffee Filtrtation (sic) Solutions’ as operating out of a property in Oakfield Place on the South Circular Road in Dublin 8 on July 2.
The address of Howe and Brannigan’s new business
When the Sunday World visited the address this week, there was no sign of any commercial activity at what appeared to be a private residence.
Howe listed the business’s activities as ‘beverage serving activities.’ Registering a business name rather than setting up a company means there is no obligation on Howe to file accounts for either business.
An expert in company law told the Sunday World, as long as earnings are disclosed to Revenue, this is a wholly legitimate way to structure a business.
Howe’s move to register a second business title with the CRO comes nine months after this newspaper revealed how he and Brannigan had gone into business together pushing high-quality imported Colombian product on the streets of Dublin.
Gulliver’s, which opened over the summer, operates out of a hatch beside a bicycle shop on Patrick Street, near St Patrick’s Cathedral.
Advertising the shop, they said there was “nothing better than a coffee and a pastry after a good ride”.
They described their business as a “giant amongst others” and offer coffees, teas, soft drinks and food including crepes, protein balls and sandwiches. They also offer a delivery service.
Read more
The Sunday World photographed Howe smiling and serving customers through the hatch in the stall last November, with many of those unlikely to be aware their barista has links to Ireland’s most notorious Cartel.
However, another visitor was probably more acquainted with the owners.
British boxer Sunny Edwards, who was signed to Cartel boss Daniel Kinahan’s and Matthew Macklin’s boxing stable MTK and has staunchly defended him in the past, dropped by for a coffee in August.
Howe and Brannigan’s current coffee shop
The former IBF flyweight champion was one of several fighters to publicly back Kinahan’s MTK gym “as a legitimate business” and describe the Cartel boss as an “old friend” before later cutting ties.
Howe was released from prison in 2023 after serving four-and-a -half years for conspiracy to murder a Hutch associate in 2017.
The Hutch associate cannot be named as he is currently before the courts on serious charges.
Howe pleaded guilty after being caught on secret Garda recordings helping to plan the hit.
Howe’s role was to carry out surveillance on the target and tracked his movements before passing on the information to a separate team of would-be assassins, which included known hitmen Alan and Luke Wilson.
Howe was previously arrested over the shooting of notorious Dublin gangster Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley on the orders of the Cartel in 2008 but was never charged. Foley was hit six times but survived the attack.
Howe was also quizzed by gardaí about a hit attempt on John Hutch – a brother of Gerry Hutch – but was released without charge.
Liam Brannigan is a cousin of senior Cartel figures, including ‘Fat Freddie’ Thompson and Liam Byrne, who was jailed in the UK for a weapons plot designed to get Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh a lesser sentence on organised crime offences.
In 2020, the Special Criminal Court found Brannigan, of Bride Street, Dublin, guilty of being at the “centre of the wheel” of the Kinahan Cartel plot to gun down the Hutch associate.
Mr Justice Paul Coffey said the evidence against Brannigan derived from four areas, including covert audio recordings from several cars bugged by gardaí.
Howe and Brannigan’s current coffee shop
Dean Howe at his coffee shop in Dublin’s Liberties
The address of Howe and Brannigan’s new business
Howe and Brannigan’s current coffee shop
Dean Howe at his coffee shop in Dublin’s Liberties
Ex-Kinahan Cartel crim Dean Howe has expanded his city centre coffee business – registering a new venture operating at an address in Dublin 8.
Howe – who last year opened up coffee outlet Gulliver’s in the Liberties alongside former prison pal and senior Cartel figure Liam Brannigan – has registered the name of a second coffee business with the Companies Registration Office (CRO).
Both Howe and Brannigan were released from prison in 2023 after serving sentences for a thwarted plot to murder a Hutch associate, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Documents obtained by the Sunday World show Howe has registered ‘Coffee Filtrtation (sic) Solutions’ as operating out of a property in Oakfield Place on the South Circular Road in Dublin 8 on July 2.
The address of Howe and Brannigan’s new business
When the Sunday World visited the address this week, there was no sign of any commercial activity at what appeared to be a private residence.
Howe listed the business’s activities as ‘beverage serving activities.’ Registering a business name rather than setting up a company means there is no obligation on Howe to file accounts for either business.
An expert in company law told the Sunday World, as long as earnings are disclosed to Revenue, this is a wholly legitimate way to structure a business.
Howe’s move to register a second business title with the CRO comes nine months after this newspaper revealed how he and Brannigan had gone into business together pushing high-quality imported Colombian product on the streets of Dublin.
Gulliver’s, which opened over the summer, operates out of a hatch beside a bicycle shop on Patrick Street, near St Patrick’s Cathedral.
Advertising the shop, they said there was “nothing better than a coffee and a pastry after a good ride”.
They described their business as a “giant amongst others” and offer coffees, teas, soft drinks and food including crepes, protein balls and sandwiches. They also offer a delivery service.
Read more
The Sunday World photographed Howe smiling and serving customers through the hatch in the stall last November, with many of those unlikely to be aware their barista has links to Ireland’s most notorious Cartel.
However, another visitor was probably more acquainted with the owners.
British boxer Sunny Edwards, who was signed to Cartel boss Daniel Kinahan’s and Matthew Macklin’s boxing stable MTK and has staunchly defended him in the past, dropped by for a coffee in August.
Howe and Brannigan’s current coffee shop
The former IBF flyweight champion was one of several fighters to publicly back Kinahan’s MTK gym “as a legitimate business” and describe the Cartel boss as an “old friend” before later cutting ties.
Howe was released from prison in 2023 after serving four-and-a -half years for conspiracy to murder a Hutch associate in 2017.
Howe was previously arrested over the shooting of notorious Dublin gangster Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley on the orders of the Cartel in 2008 but was never charged. Foley was hit six times but survived the attack.
Howe was also quizzed by gardaí about a hit attempt on John Hutch – a brother of Gerry Hutch – but was released without charge.
Liam Brannigan is a cousin of senior Cartel figures, including ‘Fat Freddie’ Thompson and Liam Byrne, who was jailed in the UK for a weapons plot designed to get Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh a lesser sentence on organised crime offences.
In 2020, the Special Criminal Court found Brannigan, of Bride Street, Dublin, guilty of being at the “centre of the wheel” of the Kinahan Cartel plot to gun down the Hutch associate.
Mr Justice Paul Coffey said the evidence against Brannigan derived from four areas, including covert audio recordings from several cars bugged by gardaí.
Armed officers intercepted a Volkswagen Caddy van just 500 yards from the target’s home on the night of November 6, 2017, when two men, Joseph Kelly and Luke Wilson, were found with a loaded semi-automatic pistol.
According to local sources, Gulliver’s has proven a hit with staff with local businesses in the Liberties and enjoys a healthy passing trade.
It is understood that Seamus McEnaney and Hugh Mohan are related by Hugh Mohan's mother being the sister of the mother of Seamus "Banty" McEnaney.
Séamus McEnaney (born 1967/1968) is a Gaelic football manager and businessman. He has managed his native Monaghan county team (in two spells), as well as the Meath and Wexford county teams.
Who is Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney, the man who made over €200m from housing the homeless and refugees?
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Senior Counsel Hugh Mohan is the legal representative of Seamus McEnaney and his McEnaney Group of companies
Hugh Mohan – Former chairman of the Bar Council, Hugh Mohan SC chaired the Legal Advisory Group on Defamation. Called to the Bar in 1985, Mr. Mohan was called to the Inner Bar in 2000. He has practised widely in the area of defamation law.
Hugh Mohan is married to Sinéad, and they have two daughters. It has been reported that Hugh Mohan's mother is the sister of the mother of Seamus "Banty" McEnaney who is well known in Ireland as the IPAS and Homeless Accommodation King, who has has been reported in the media to be making around 200 million euros per year profit to his McEnaney Group of Companies from extremely lucrative accommodation contracts with the State of Ireland to house asylum seeks and refugeed and the Dublin City Council to house the homeless, the sick and vulnerable in Dublin, which have been publicly described as Golden Hand Shakes with Seamus 'The Banty' McEnaney's well connected powerful connections in the Government of Ireland and the Dublin City Council. Hugh Mohan and his instructing solicitors McKenna McArkle who are based in Dundalk, represents Seamus 'The Banty' McEnaney's and his McEnaney Group of Companies High Court of Ireland
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Hugh Mohan's mother is the sister of the mother of Seamus "Banty" McEnaney who is well known in Ireland as the IPAS and Homeless Accommodation King, who has has been reported in the media to be making around 200 million euros per year profit to his McEnaney Group of Companies from extremely lucrative accommodation contracts with the State of ...
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Séamus McEnaney (born 1967/1968) is a Gaelic football manager and businessman. He has managed his native Monaghan county team (in two spells), as well as the Meath and Wexford county teams.
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Feb 26, 2024 · Companies owned by GAA manager and businessman Séamus 'Banty' McEnaney and 14 other members of his family have been paid more than €130m by the State to house asylum seekers and refugees since 2020, writes Valerie Hanley.
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Aug 8, 2025 · Before 2018, McEnaney’s name was synonymous with Monaghan GAA, but these days, the businessman is more likely to be associated with the State’s asylum system.
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Aug 8, 2025 · In the News podcast: How family firms linked to Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney have been paid large sums for emergency accommodation.
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Feb 12, 2024 · It's directors are Frank McEnaney, Seamus 'Banty McEnaney's brother, along with Frank McEnaney's wife Mary and Frank's son Canal. Mary McEnaney is listed as 100% shareholder.
Kalergi Plan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalergi_Plan
Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_von_Coudenhove-Kalergi
Richard Nikolaus Eijiro, Count of Coudenhove-Kalerg
Richard Nikolaus Eijiro, Count of Coudenhove-Kalergi (16 November 1894 – 27 July 1972), was a politician, philosopher, and count of Coudenhove-Kalergi. A pioneer of European integration, he served as the founding president of the Paneuropean Union for 49 years. His parents were Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi, an Austro-Hungarian diplomat, and Mitsuko Aoyama, the daughter of an oil merchant, antiques-dealer and major landowner in Tokyo. His childhood name in Japan was Eijiro Aoyama. Being a native Austrian-Hungarian citizen, he became a Czechoslovak citizen in 1919 and then took French citizenship from 1939 until his death.His first book, Pan-Europa, was published in 1923 and contained a membership form for the Pan-Europa movement, which held its first Congress in 1926 in Vienna. In 1927, Aristide Briand was elected honorary president of the Pan-Europa movement. Public figures who attended Pan-Europa congresses included Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann and Sigmund Freud. Coudenhove-Kalergi was the first recipient of the Charlemagne Prize in 1950. The 1972–1973 academic year at the College of Europe was named in his honour. Coudenhove-Kalergi proposed Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" as the music for the European Anthem. He also proposed a Europe Day, a European postage stamp, and many artifacts for the movement (e.g. badges and pennants)More than 800 complaints were made against legal professionals in the six months from early March to September, according to the latest report of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.
The Kalergi Plan, sometimes called the Coudenhove-Kalergi Conspiracy, is a far-right, antisemitic, white genocide theory. The theory claims that Austrian-Japanese politician Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, creator of the Paneuropean Union, concocted a plot to mix and replace white Europeans with other races via immigration. The Coudenhove-Kalergi Conspiracy is most often associated with European groups and parties, but it has also spread to North American politics.
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- August 2025:Two gardaí were suspended and charged with corruption offenses in connection with a "dodgy" drugs search, with their cases appearing in the midlands courts in August 2025.
- March 2024:A third garda was charged with perverting the course of justice and burglary, with the case progressing through the courts.
- January 2025:The DPP is considering new charges against Gerry Hutch related to alleged widespread Garda corruption, following a file submitted by the authorities.
- Other Investigations:The Garda Anti-Corruption Unit is investigating other cases, including attempts to pervert the course of justice and instances of low-level abuse of position by gardaí.
- Prosecutions:Various gardaí have appeared before the courts charged with offenses like attempting to pervert the course of justice, with cases being heard and prepared for further proceedings.
- DPP Review:The DPP is involved in reviewing files and making decisions on potential charges in cases of alleged corruption.
- Organised Crime:The DPP is reviewing allegations of widespread corruption linked to organised crime figures, like Gerry Hutch.
- Drugs Searches:Cases involving corruption have arisen from alleged misconduct during high-profile drug-dealing investigations, with one incident leading to the suspension and charging of two officers.
Irish ExaminerFourth garda appears in court charged with perverting the course of justice and burglary
Detective Sergeant Paul Dowling told Judge Treasa Kelly that the accused was charged with the three offences on March 11 at Irishtown station and given bail.
A fourth Dublin-based garda has appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice and burglary.
Robert Gorman, 43, appeared at Dublin District Court on Monday following an investigation by the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit.
The officer was charged with trespassing with intent to commit a theft offence on September 7, 2021, at a basement flat at Mountjoy Square North in Dublin.
He is also accused of two counts of perverting the course of public justice by later signing information for the search warrant and by creating three incidents on the Garda Pulse computer system.
The warrant signing and Pulse computer incidents allegedly happened between September 30 and December 30 and on September 21, 2021.
Detective Sergeant Paul Dowling told Judge Treasa Kelly that the accused was charged with the three offences on March 11 at Irishtown station and given bail. The court heard the accused, who has a north Dublin address, "made no reply" to the charges.
Detective Sergeant Dowling confirmed that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed trial on indictment, and the defence consented to the case being adjourned until May so the State could prepare a book of evidence.
It must be served on the accused before a trial order is granted and the case is sent to the Circuit Court.
The officer, who was not in uniform, said, "Thanks, Judge," at the end of the hearing. He has still to indicate a plea.
Corruption investigation
Over the past two weeks, three other Dublin-based members of An Garda Siochana have been charged with connected offences.
Garda Mark Duffy from Dublin 15, Garda Colum Ryan, with a Co Meath address, and Garda Sergeant Ciaran Whelan, who resides in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, were charged with burglary and perverting the course of justice.
Garda Ryan and Sergeant Whelan were further accused of false imprisonment of a female at Saint John's Road West, Dublin 8, on September 7, 2021.
They have not entered pleas yet and will also appear again at the District Court on May 17 to be served with their books of evidence and returned to the higher court for trial.
A peace commissioner and former Labour Party councillor has also been charged with perverting the course of justice and forgery.
Steven Wrenn, 50, of Iveragh Road, Whitehall, Dublin, is accused of signing two false search warrants for flats at Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1 and Kenilworth Road, D6, in 2021.
The DPP has directed that his case could remain in the District Court if he pleaded guilty. He has yet to indicate what course he will take and is due back in court on May 7.
Kalergi Plan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalergi_Plan
Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_von_Coudenhove-Kalergi
Richard Nikolaus Eijiro, Count of Coudenhove-Kalerg
Richard Nikolaus Eijiro, Count of Coudenhove-Kalergi (16 November 1894 – 27 July 1972), was a politician, philosopher, and count of Coudenhove-Kalergi. A pioneer of European integration, he served as the founding president of the Paneuropean Union for 49 years. His parents were Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi, an Austro-Hungarian diplomat, and Mitsuko Aoyama, the daughter of an oil merchant, antiques-dealer and major landowner in Tokyo. His childhood name in Japan was Eijiro Aoyama. Being a native Austrian-Hungarian citizen, he became a Czechoslovak citizen in 1919 and then took French citizenship from 1939 until his death.His first book, Pan-Europa, was published in 1923 and contained a membership form for the Pan-Europa movement, which held its first Congress in 1926 in Vienna. In 1927, Aristide Briand was elected honorary president of the Pan-Europa movement. Public figures who attended Pan-Europa congresses included Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann and Sigmund Freud. Coudenhove-Kalergi was the first recipient of the Charlemagne Prize in 1950. The 1972–1973 academic year at the College of Europe was named in his honour. Coudenhove-Kalergi proposed Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" as the music for the European Anthem. He also proposed a Europe Day, a European postage stamp, and many artifacts for the movement (e.g. badges and pennants)More than 800 complaints were made against legal professionals in the six months from early March to September, according to the latest report of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.
The Kalergi Plan, sometimes called the Coudenhove-Kalergi Conspiracy, is a far-right, antisemitic, white genocide theory. The theory claims that Austrian-Japanese politician Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, creator of the Paneuropean Union, concocted a plot to mix and replace white Europeans with other races via immigration. The Coudenhove-Kalergi Conspiracy is most often associated with European groups and parties, but it has also spread to North American politics.
Two due before courts in Garda corruption case | Irish IndependentA GARDA and a civilian face imminent criminal prosecution as a result of initial recommendations from the DPP on the garda file on the Donegal corruption probe.
The Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that the two men should be charged with perverting the course of justice following a study of the file which was submitted by gardai last July.
Gardai are expected to act on the directions very quickly and arrest the suspects. The file was the culmination of a 16-month investigation into a litany of allegations of corruption in the Donegal garda division.
Decisions by the DPP on several other aspects of the affair are likely to be issued soon and it is anticipated that further prosecutions, including some against members of the garda force, may be directed while internal disciplinary proceedings may also be issued against gardai.
The two imminent prosecutions arise from a false report made to the gardai in Sligo that two men had called to the house of a local man and alleged that the man and a garda would be shot because of their role in an investigation into allegations made against Raphoe publican Frank McBrearty and members of his family.
The man reported that he had been shown bullets and was told that they were intended for him and the garda. He subsequently identified two men as those who had called to his house.
But the corruption investigation, spearheaded by Assistant Garda Commissioner Kevin Carty, who is in charge of the Northern region, concluded that the report was false and the incident did not take place.
That report now forms the basis for the pending charges against the civilian and the garda who was transferred from the Donegal division to a post in Dublin after the corruption inquiry began and then went on sick leave.
More than 160 summonses for a wide variety of motoring and licensing offences were brought against Mr McBrearty but last year the DPP directed that they should all be withdrawn.
Up to six gardai face possible criminal charges or serious internal disciplinary proceedings including dismissal from the force as a result of the investigation.
The six facing possible charges hold varying ranks in the force and most were based in the Donegal division at the time of the alleged corruption.
Three civilians also face the possibility of criminal charges by the time the DPP and his team of senior legal advisers have concluded their deliberations on the massive garda file into the affair.
The DPP has also ruled there is no evidence to warrant criminal charges against four Dublin-based gardai who had been involved in the investigation into the death of a Raphoe cattle dealer, Richie Barron in October 1996.
And he has directed that there should be no charges against an officer who was alleged by another garda to have altered a statement during a criminal inquiry.
The remaining aspects of the garda file will be dealt with by the DPP as the legal deliberations are concluded in the coming weeks.
Last night a garda spokesman declined to comment, saying only that the DPP had issued instructions in relation to the Donegal inquiry. These were currently being studied and would be implemented in the very near future.
Two gardaí appear in court over corruption charges
Two members of An Garda Síochána have appeared in court and will be sent forward for trial on a number of corruption linked charges in the midlands.
Serving members, 42-year-old Garda Brian Carroll with an address at Ballinaboy, Kilteevan, Co Roscommon and 47-year-old Sergeant James Muldowney, with an address at Greenville, Caltra, Ballinasloe, Co Galway appeared before Judge Michael Connellan at Longford District Court today.
Garda Brian Carroll faces a charge of disclosing confidential information in September 2021, which was obtained in the course of his duties.
He is also charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice where it is alleged he damaged his mobile phone prior to the lawful search of his home in March 2022.
Sergeant James Muldowney faces a charge of stealing cash at a property in Longford in September 2021 and also faces a charge of attempting to obstruct the course of justice during an incident in Rosommon Town in January 2024.
Both members are attached to the Mayo/Roscommon/Longford Garda Division.
Detective Sergeant Paul Dowling from the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.
He told the court that he arrested Mr Carroll by appointment at Granard Garda Station on 28 July.
He also outlined to the court that Mr Muldowney was arrested on the same date by appointment at Granard Garda Station.
The court heard that when the charges were put to the men, they made no reply.
He said directions had been received from the Director of Public Prosecutions which had paved the way for the men to be sent forward for trial in the Circuit Criminal Court.
Judge Michael Connellan remanded the men on continuing bail and they will appear back before Longford District Court in October.
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Fourth garda appears in court charged in connection with anti-corruption investigation
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A fourth Dublin-based garda has appeared in court charged in connection with an investigation by the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit.
Robert Gorman (43) appeared at Dublin District Court on Monday, charged with perverting the course of justice and burglary.
The officer was charged with trespassing with intent to commit a theft offence on September 7th, 2021, at a basement flat at Mountjoy Square North in Dublin.
He is also accused of two counts of perverting the course of public justice by later signing information for the search warrant and by creating three incidents on the Garda Pulse computer system.
The warrant signing and Pulse computer incidents allegedly happened between September 30th and December 30th, and on September 21st, 2021.
Detective Sergeant Paul Dowling told Judge Treasa Kelly that the accused was charged with the three offences on March 11th at Irishtown Garda Station and was granted bail
Two serving gardai appear in court in the midlands accused of corruption offences - Waterford Live
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Two serving gardai appear in court in the midlands accused of corruption offences
Both suspects, Sergeant James Muldowney and Garda Brian Carroll face trial on indictment before the circuit court
Two serving gardaí who are based in the midlands have appeared in court charged with corruption-related offences.
The defendants - Sergeant James Muldowney of Greenville, Caltra, Ballinasloe, County Galway and Garda Brian Carroll of Ballinaboy, Kilteevan, County Roscommon - are serving members in the Longford-Mayo-Roscommon Garda Division.
They were publicly identified for the first time when they appeared before Judge Michael Connellan at Longford District Court.
Garda Carroll (42) is charged with disclosing confidential information on September 9, 2021 to another individual at Esquires Coffee, N4 Axis Centre, Longford and with attempting to obstruct the course of justice contrary to Section 62 (1) and (2) of the Garda Siochana Act.
GARDA FILE WAS MALICIOUSLY DOCTORED – Sallins Inquiry Now
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GARDA FILE WAS MALICIOUSLY DOCTORED
The Garda File, upon which the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) determines whether to order a criminal case be taken, was maliciously and criminally doctored by Gardai before he received it. Relevant information was deleted, omitted and fraudulent witness statements were included.
After some prisoners had been forced to sign untrue self-incriminating statements (which in some cases incriminated others provided from a pre-existing garda list) the Taoiseach/Prime Minister wanted everyone named charged with the same crime. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) explained that incriminating people by naming them was no evidence at all. He refused to sanction them being charged.
For many subsequent months, after six IRSP men had been charged with a crime and were on bail awaiting trial, the DPP and the Gardai argued over the case. The DPP was reluctant to go to trial on the poor evidence supplied. Six months passed and the case was thrown out of the District Court as no evidence whatsoever was produced.
Gardai responded by producing additional information to the DPP to ensure he would agree to re-arrests and a trial. Consequently, four of the original six were brought before the notorious juryless Special Criminal Court to face the longest criminal trial in Irish legal history.
Some of the additional information supplied by Gardai was a witness statement claiming to identify one of those charged with the crime. At the subsequent trial the alleged witness, a victim of the crime, denied she authored the statement, nor did she claim, then or now, to be able to identify anyone. A Garda, she said, had asked her to sign a statement and she had, but it was not true.
Other relevant information, a garda surveillance report proving one of those charged could not have been involved in the robbery as he was some 50 miles away, was suppressed and omitted from the file. Consequent to this additional malicious and fraudulent information, the arrest of the man in question, John Fitzpatrick, was ordered by the DPP. Reports of alleged Garda illegal and unconstitutional ill-treatment, torture and oppression were not presented to the DPP.
‘NONE OF THOSE JAILED SHOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED OR CHARGED’- DPP
After years of campaigning on the case in the public domain, the DPP rescinded his arrest order, stating that had he had the full facts of the case at the time, that he would not have sanctioned the arrest and charging of any of those subsequently jailed.
Another reason for a public inquiry into the Sallins Cover-Up.
Gardaí suspended and charged with corruption offences after alleged ‘dodgy’ drugs search | Irish Independent
Two gardaí suspended and charged with corruption offences after alleged ‘dodgy’ drugs search
Two gardaí face charges over 'dodgy' drugs search
Two gardaí are due to appear before a court in the midlands in the coming weeks, charged with corruption offences linked to a drugs search.
It follows a lengthy investigation by the anti-corruption unit (GACU) into the search.
Two gardaí facing corruption-related charges appear in midlands court – The Irish Times
Two gardaí facing corruption-related charges appear in midlands court
Director of Public Prosecutions directs trial by indictment for both accused
Two gardaí who appeared in court in the midlands are being sent forward for trial at the Circuit Criminal Court on a number of corruption-related charges.
Sgt James Muldowney of Greenville, Caltra, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, and Garda Brian Carroll of Ballinaboy, Kilteevan, Co Roscommon, are serving members in the Mayo-Roscommon-Longford Garda division.
The two accused appeared at Longford District Court on Monday before Judge Michael Connellan.
Two serving gardai appear in court in the midlands accused of corruption offences - Limerick Live
Two serving gardai appear in court in the midlands accused of corruption offences
Both suspects, Sergeant James Muldowney and Garda Brian Carroll face trial on indictment before the circuit court
The two defendants appeared before Longford District Court this Monday
Trevor Quinn 11 Aug 2025
Two serving gardaí who are based in the midlands have appeared in court charged with corruption-related offences.
The defendants - Sergeant James Muldowney of Greenville, Caltra, Ballinasloe, County Galway and Garda Brian Carroll of Ballinaboy, Kilteevan, County Roscommon - are serving members in the Longford-Mayo-Roscommon Garda Division.
They were publicly identified for the first time when they appeared before Judge Michael Connellan at Longford District Court.
Garda Carroll (42) is charged with disclosing confidential information on September 9, 2021 to another individual at Esquires Coffee, N4 Axis Centre, Longford and with attempting to obstruct the course of justice contrary to Section 62 (1) and (2) of the Garda Siochana Act.
The charge alleges he "obtained (information) in the course of carrying out duties in this office, employment contract or business or other arrangements knowing the disclosure of said information was likely to have a harmful effect".
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Garda Carroll is also charged with perverting the course of justice where it is alleged he intentionally damaged his mobile phone prior to a garda search of his home at Ballinaboy, Kilteevan on March 16, 2022.
Sgt Muldowney (47) has been charged with stealing property, namely a quantity of cash at a property at Ardnacassa on September 29,
He is also charged with allegedly using 'harm, threatening, menace, intimidate or put fear in another person 'with the intention of causing the investigation or the course of justice to be obstructed or interfered with'.
Detective Sergeant Paul Dowling of the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit (GACU) said Mr Carroll was arrested on July 28 last shortly after 10am at Granard garda station in Longford and was subsequently charged.
He stated Mr Carroll was cautioned and he made no reply when the charges were put to them.
Detective Sgt Dowling said Mr Muldowney was also arrested shortly after 10am on July 28 and he also made no reply when he was cautioned after the charges were put to him.
Detective Sgt Dowling informed Judge Connellan the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had directed trial by indictment in respect of Mr Carroll and Mr Muldowney.
The court heard the DPP has also agreed both accused could be sent forward on a ‘signed plea should this arise’.
Sgt Dowling informed Judge Connellan the book of evidence may be completed and ready within eight weeks.
Niall Flynn, BL, defending, said his client, Mr Carroll, is protesting his innocence and he is "anxious to clear his name".
Judge Connellan remanded Mr Carroll on continuing bail to appear again at Longford District Court on October 14 next.
Solicitor Diarmuid Quinn, who represented Mr Muldowney, said his client had requested that he not be reuired to attend court if the book of evidence is not ready by the next court sitting.
Judge Connellan agreed to the request and he also directed Mr Muldowney not to make contact directly or indirectly with the witnesses in the case.
He also remanded Mr Muldowney on continuing bail until October 14 next at Longford District Court.
Mr Carroll and Mr Muldowney were charged with corruption offences after GACU investigated allegations that they were involved in perverting the course of justice and released on station bail.
Neither of the defendants spoke and they were not required to enter a plea during the short preliminary hearing.
The two men have served in An Garda Síochána for a significant number of years based on their combined service and level of experience.
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Hugh I Mohan SC
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Bar Council elects new chairman
Mr Hugh Mohan SC has been elected as chairman of the Bar Council
Bullying judges and barristers enjoy ‘culture of impunity’, review finds
Bullying judges and barristers enjoy ‘culture of impunity’, review finds
Mr Hugh Mohan SC has been elected as chairman of the Bar Council
Over 800 complaints lodged against legal professionals in six months
95% of grievances to Legal Services Regulatory Authority relate to solicitors
Tim O'Brien n Tim O'Brien is an Irish Times journalist 110th September 2025More than 800 complaints were made against legal professionals in the six months from early March to September, according to the latest report of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.
The report, published on Wednesday, shows 841 new complaints were received in the period, while 893 complaints were closed.
Legal practitioners, including solicitors and barristers, were directed by the authority to pay a total of €73,525 in compensation to their clients in the reporting period. In addition, fees amounting to €20,705 were directed to be waived or refunded.
The authority can receive and investigate three types of complaints – inadequate legal services, excessive costs (overcharging) and misconduct.
Of the 841 complaints received by the authority, 799 related to solicitors and 42 related to barristers. The authority said this reflected the higher number of solicitors and their greater level of contact with consumers.
A breakdown of grievances showed:
• 419 complaints ( almost 50 per cent) related to alleged misconduct.
• 240 (28 per cent) regarded allegations of legal services of an inadequate standard.
• Nine (1 per cent) were solely about excessive costs, or overcharging.
• 173 (21 per cent) were a combination of the above.
The report also details the authority’s High Court enforcement activities against solicitors who did not comply with its directions or determinations.
During the six-month period covered in the report, a total of 34 pre-action letters were issued to legal practitioners seeking compliance with the authority’s directions or determinations within a set time.
The authority said of the 893 complaints closed in the six months from March 8th to September 2nd, 337 (37 per cent) were inadmissible .
Another 27 per cent (247) were resolved with the assistance of the authority.
Eleven per cent (97) were upheld and 12 per cent (105) were not.
Wednesday’s report focused on conveyancing-related complaints which made up 9 per cent of the total number. Future reports will focus on probate and wills, and litigation.
The authority’s chief executive, Dr Brian Doherty, said he was pleased to see lawyers “increasingly reflect on their own behaviours and practices”.
“I have too often found the need in these reports to highlight the small number of instances where legal practitioners have failed to engage with their regulator, or have failed to comply with the authority’s directions or determinations in complaints which we have upheld,” he said.
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LSRA’s Dr Brian Doherty to join Fiosrú
The chief executive of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) Dr Brian Doherty has been nominated for the position of Deputy Police Ombudsman at Fiosrú (Office of Police Ombudsman).
The legal-services regulator said that it would begin the recruitment process for a new chief executive “in the coming weeks”.
The Government today (24 June) approved Dr Doherty’s nomination after an open competition, undertaken by the Public Appointments Service. He is expected to be formally appointed by President Higgins in the coming months.
LSRA chair Tom Boland paid tribute to Dr Doherty, saying that he had shown “dedication, commitment, and vision” as head of the authority for the past eight years.
Significant expansion
He was appointed as the regulator’s first chief executive in 2017 and has overseen a significant expansion of its regulatory work and staff numbers.
Boland cited Dr Doherty’s role in the establishment of a “robust and independent” complaints-handling function, as well as his work on reform of legal education and training, and the introduction of innovations such as legal partnerships.
A former barrister, Dr Doherty had worked previously at the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).
Under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, GSOC is being reconstituted as Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman with Emily Logan appointed as Police Ombudsman.
LSRA’s Dr Brian Doherty to join FiosrúPress release: 24 June 2025
Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) chair, Tom Boland, has today paid tribute to the achievements of outgoing Chief Executive Officer Dr Brian Doherty following his nomination as Deputy Police Ombudsman with Fiosrú.
Mr Boland said:
“On behalf of the Authority I would like to thank Dr Doherty for the dedication, commitment and vision he has shown for the past eight years as CEO of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.
“Brian was appointed as the LSRA’s first Chief Executive in September of 2017 and has overseen the establishment of the LSRA including significant expansion of the organisation’s regulatory work and staff numbers. Under his capable stewardship, the LSRA has successfully established a robust and independent complaints handling function, including the establishment of the independent Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.
“Brian has driven the organisation’s ambitious reform agenda in the arena of legal practitioner education and training, working closely with stakeholders to improve access to and diversity within the legal professions. Brian has also led on the introduction of several innovations in the legal services market including legal partnerships as a new business model for legal services delivery.
“Brian has achieved so much in his eight years at the LSRA and will be sorely missed by staff, stakeholders and Authority members. I wish him well in his new role as the Deputy Police Ombudsman with Fiosrú, the Police Ombudsman.
“The LSRA will begin the process of recruiting the next CEO of the LSRA in the coming weeks.”
ENDS
See Fiosrú press statement: https://www.fiosru.
lsra complaints committee members - Google Search
The Complaints Committee is composed of:
- Lay Members: Conan McKenna, Robert Gillan, Daniel Murphy, Finbarr O'Leary, Geraldine Donaghy, Tom Maguire, Joan O'Connor, Philip Moynihan, Healy Hynes, Patricia Gilheaney, Michael Walsh, Kevin Fleming, Heather Briers, and Aoife McMahon.
- Law Society of Ireland Nominees: Margaret Finlay, Kevin Hickey, Linda Kirwan, David Lane, Catriona Murray, Hugh O'Neill, and Cathal Lombard.
- Bar of Ireland Nominees: Derry O'Donovan SC, Fiona Murphy SC, Michael Delaney SC, and Leesha O'Driscoll SC. How the Committee Works
- Purpose: The Complaints Committee investigates complaints of alleged misconduct about legal practitioners that are referred to it.
- Divisional Committees: The Committee sits in divisional committees, which are comprised of three or five members, always with a lay majority and a lay chairperson.
- Powers: They can request information and documentation from complainants and solicitors, and can require parties to verify information by affidavit. They can also require parties to appear before them for the investigation.
Complaints Committee
Mr Hugh Mohan SC has been elected as chairman of the Bar Council
Mr Hugh Mohan SC has been elected as chairman of the Bar Council. He replaced Mr Conor Maguire SC who retires from the position at the end of the month, having served two years.
Aged 41, Mr Mohan is a native of Monaghan.
He was educated at CBS and St MacCartan's College in Monaghan, followed by UCD, where he obtained a BCL. He qualified as a barrister in the King's Inns.
He was called to the Bar in 1985, and became a senior counsel in 2000.
His practice consists mainly of defamation, civil and commercial work, and he previously advised the Sunday Tribune on libel.
He was in the O and L case, involving the Irish-born children of foreign parents, and the Beverley Flynn libel trial.
He was chairman of the Advisory Group on defamation which reported earlier this year.
He is married to Sinéad, and they have two daughters. Hugh Mohan's mother is the sister of the mother of Seamus "Banty" McEnaney who is well known in Ireland as the IPAS and Homeless Accommodation King, who has has been reported in the media to be making around 200 million euros per year profit to his McEnaney Group of Companies from extremely lucrative accommodation contracts with the State of Ireland to house asylum seeks and refugeed and the Dublin City Council to house the homeless, the sick and vulnerable in Dublin, which have been publicly described as Golden Hand Shakes with Seamus 'The Banty' McEnaney's well connected powerful connections in the Government of Ireland and the Dublin City Council. Hugh Mohan and his instructing solicitors McKenna McArkle who are based in Dundalk, represents Seamus 'The Banty' McEnaney's and his McEnaney Group of Companis High Court of Ireland
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‘Poor-quality work’ by solicitors is delaying many property transactions for years, watchdog warns
Failings flagged by Legal Services Regulatory Authority
Substandard work by conveyancing solicitors has left clients facing lengthy delays, often stretching to years, in the purchase or sale of property.
A new report by the legal services watchdog said it was routinely directing solicitors to refund clients and pay compensation after upholding complaints about poor-quality services.
More than 140 complaints against lawyers upheld by regulator Irish Times
More than 140 complaints against legal practitioners were upheld by the legal services regulator last year.*
A 14 per cent rise in complaints was largely due to a high volume of complaints by banks alleging failures by solicitors to comply with undertakings, the report of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) for 2024 also disclosed
Published on Thursday, the report said 143 of the more than 1,400 complaints finalised against legal practitioners last year were upheld, while more than 40 per cent were inadmissible.
Fifty-seven complaints of alleged misconduct were referred by the committee to the separate Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal because the authority cannot itself make findings of misconduct against legal practitioners.
Solicitor facing inquiry over non-return of €100,000 deposit for luxury golf resort | Irish Independent
Solicitor facing inquiry over non-return of €100,000 deposit for luxury golf resort
Solicitor Michael A O'Brien
A solicitor is facing a misconduct inquiry after a €100,000 deposit was not returned to a property investor after the proposed purchase of a hotel and golf resort came to nothing.
Retired restaurateur Dolores Barrett Burke paid the money into the client account of solicitor Michael A O’Brien in June 2018 in connection with plans by a consortium to buy The Heritage in Killenard, Co Laois.
New report highlights the chronic lack of diversity in a sector heavily reliant on prior connections and networks
The current dispute between Simeon Burke and the Bar Council sheds an unflattering light on the antiquated and opaque processes which still govern admission to the legal profession. Simeon, who graduated two years ago with high grades, is a member of the Burke family, who are no strangers to high-profile disputes in the courts.
Lawyer Simeon Burke cannot get a master. Is this his own fault or due to an arcane system?
Pupillage is mandatory to practise as a barrister. After 25 months, the schism with the profession Burke aspires to practise only deepens
The fruitless quest by Simeon Burke for an apprenticeship to complete his legal training is a saga without end.
The Bar Council has rejected a bid from an established barrister to join the list of masters allowed take on newly qualified barristers as pupils.
The application from Garry O’Halloran BL, a former Fine Gael councillor from Co Waterford, might have given a lifeline to Burke, a member of the disputatious Co Mayo evangelical Christian family.
Solicitors told by legal watchdog to keep clients fully informed about costs in family law proceedings
Lawyers have room to improve their communications, says Legal Services Regulatory Authority
Solicitors have been told by a regulatory body to provide “clear and ongoing” information about legal costs to their clients involved in family law proceedings.
Seven per cent of the total number of complaints received by the legal watchdog concern family law, new data shows.
Almost 829 complaints were made to the Legal Service Legal Authority (SLRA}
Independent barristers will still play ‘critical role’ despite new ‘one-stop shops’ for legal services - Bar council chair
New senior counsel appointments increase numbers at Inner Bar to 389, of whom one in five are women
Senior counsel Seán Guerin, chair of the council of The Bar of Ireland representing more than 2,000 members of the Law Library, was reacting to the new business structure for legal services which commenced earlier this week.
It means, for the first time in Ireland, solicitors are permitted to form partnerships with barristers to deliver legal services and barristers may form legal service partnerships...
Dublin solicitor accused of helping couple hide cash during bankruptcy to take court challenge
Anthony Joyce’s counsel called for process to stop and said his good name was being ‘traduced’
Alan Doherty SC, for Mr Joyce, said it was his client’s intention to seek a judicial review in the High
A Dublin solicitor facing an accusation that he aided a couple in an attempt to conceal €10,000 from the official administering their bankruptcy is to take judicial review proceedings, a disciplinary inquiry has been told.
No evidence was heard on Wednesday when the case of Anthony Joyce, of Anthony Joyce & Co Solicitors, Oliver Bond Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8, resumed before a three-member Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.
Orders were made against Rafael Sanctuary (35), a director of River Lodge Eventing Limited, following an application on behalf of the company by its owner, international showjumper Michelle Kenny (33).
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Bar Council chief Hugh Mohan in move to lead troops out of 18th century | Irish Independent
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Thu 15 Dec 2005
INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK
Hugh Mohan,Bar Council chairman
AT 4.30pm last Monday afternoon, Hugh Mohan made his way from the Four Courts across the cobbled Smithfield Market area and into Chief O'Neills hotel.
The barrister, who is now chairman of the Bar Council, was there to outline the details of what has been described as the biggest shake-up the profession has seen since the foundation of the State.
Flanked by fellow senior counsel, Paul Gallagher and Michael Collins, and facing about 80 of his colleagues, Mr Mohan spoke of proposed changes which would make barristers more accountable, foster greater competition, and support new barristers as they attempt to establish themselves.
The Bar Council's proposed reforms are in large part a response to intense criticism from the Competition Authority, which has labelled our legal system one of the most antiquated in the world.
"We are unique in the world in terms of how close our legal system is to that which operated in the 18th century," was how John Fingleton, the former chairman of the Competition Authority, put it earlier this year when he published his highly-critical report on the legal profession.
The response of the two main branches of the legal profession could hardly have been more different.
The Law Society, which regulates solicitors and enjoys a monopoly in training them up, rejected out of hand any of the proposed changes, which it said were "based more on ideology than on evidence".
As well as scoffing at the idea that another body could educate solicitors, the society, which has been beset by allegations that many of its members double-charged sexual abuse victims, also rejected any changes to the current system which allows solicitors to regulate themselves.
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The Bar Council, on the other hand, immediately came up with a number of suggested reforms and it was the refined version of these which Mr Mohan, the scion of a modest but successful Monaghan family, put to his colleagues earlier this week.
Mr Mohan said: "We're meeting with all of the interest groups in society to see how we can best adapt to change. I want to interact with everybody in society, and say if you have a problem with us, let's fix it.
"That's why we've been meeting with the Small Firms Association and the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland and NGOs, such as the St Vincent de Paul."
The meeting with the business representative groups has already yielded a result. Last October, to relatively little fanfare, the Council launched a new arbitration scheme for commercial disputes.
Businesses who traditionally would have had to go to the courts to resolve a dispute can now walk into their local Chamber of Commerce, fill out a two-page form in plain English, pay a flat fee of ?750, and have their dispute resolved by a barrister.
"It's a speedy and more cost-effective way of resolving a dispute," said Mr Mohan. "These are claims such as failure to pay for goods or disputes over a property contract which would typically have gone to the Circuit Court. Last year, we trained up over 300 of our members in arbitration and mediation."
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Hugh Mohan,Bar Council chairman
AT 4.30pm last Monday afternoon, Hugh Mohan made his way from the Four Courts across the cobbled Smithfield Market area and into Chief O'Neills hotel.
The barrister, who is now chairman of the Bar Council, was there to outline the details of what has been described as the biggest shake-up the profession has seen since the foundation of the State.
Flanked by fellow senior counsel, Paul Gallagher and Michael Collins, and facing about 80 of his colleagues, Mr Mohan spoke of proposed changes which would make barristers more accountable, foster greater competition, and support new barristers as they attempt to establish themselves.
The Bar Council's proposed reforms are in large part a response to intense criticism from the Competition Authority, which has labelled our legal system one of the most antiquated in the world.
"We are unique in the world in terms of how close our legal system is to that which operated in the 18th century," was how John Fingleton, the former chairman of the Competition Authority, put it earlier this year when he published his highly-critical report on the legal profession.
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Howlin, associate professor at the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin, gives examples of people who became prominent in other fields after being called to the Irish Bar -- like poet, literary critic and biographer Anthony Cronin, poet Máire Mac An tSaoi, who after qualification joined the civil service and was later in the diplomatic service, broadcaster Liam Develly, and journalists Colum Kenny and Vincent Browne. Justice Conor Maguire – judges from the circuit court and upwards were qualified barristers -- even hosted a music program on RTE radio, “In the Mood,” after he retired from the bench.
A barrister is a professional qualified to act for someone in a higher law court and to offer legal advice more generally. Howlin examines “the barristers’ profession from different angles. The everyday experiences of individual barristers [particularly in the chapters entitled ‘Who was at the Bar,’ ‘The working lives of barristers,’ ‘Stresses and supports’ and ‘Making a living at the bar’] are presented alongside the major national and international issues which have impacted upon the profession.”
Added the author, who has provided expert advice to the Irish government in relation to historic murder trials, which has led to the granting of posthumous pardons from President Michael D. Higgins, in two cases: Myles Joyce (hanged in 1882) and John Twiss (hanged in 1895), “This book has considered the highs and lows of practice at the Bar, and has taken a multifaceted and interdisciplinary to constructing a history of the profession.”
Howlin writes, “In chapter one, it was pointed out that the gap between ‘historical research and professional rhetoric’ must be bridged to understand the history of the Bar and its role in society. By exploring first-person narratives of working at the Bar, along with primary source materials for the 20th century, it is hoped that this book has gone some way towards bridging that gap.”
Niamh Howlin
Place of birth: Dublin
Spouse: Robert
Children: two daughters
Residence: Dublin
Published works:
“Juries in Ireland: Laypersons and Law in the Long Nineteenth Century” (Four Courts Press 2017); “Law and Religion in Ireland 1700-1970” (Palgrave Macmillan 2021) and “Law and the Family in Ireland, 1800-1950” (Palgrave Macmillan 2017), both with Kevin Costello. “Barristers in Ireland: An Evolving Profession Since 1921” (Four Courts Press, 2023).
What is your writing routine? Are there ideal conditions?
I like to get up early, make a cup of tea and do some writing while the house is still quiet. My favorite place to write is the National Library of Ireland, on Dublin’s Kildare Street. It is a historic building with a beautiful reading room, right in the city centre. You never know who you will see there – I have spotted many well-known authors, historians and public figures over the years.
What advice do you have for aspiring writers?
It’s important to think about your reader. Whether you are writing a bestselling novel, a television script, a blogpost or a heavy academic book, it’s important to be aware of who you are writing for. This helps to inform how you structure your writing, the language you choose and how much detail or background information is necessary.
Name three books that are memorable in terms of your reading pleasure.
As a child I would read anything I could get my hands on. My favorite book growing up was probably Charlotte Brontës “Jane Eyre.” All that gothic drama!
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic’s “The Supreme Court” is a very engaging and well-researched book about the history of Ireland’s Supreme Court.
Claire Keegan’s “Small Things Like These,” which was nominated for the Booker Prize in 2022, is one of the most compelling novels I have read in recent years. It is a short book, and every word is well-chosen.
What book are you currently reading?
I like to have a few works of fact and fiction on the go.
I am currently in the middle of “A Dublin Magdalene Laundry: Donnybrook and Church-State Power in Ireland,” edited by my friend and colleague Mark Coen, along with Maeve O’Rourke and Katherine O’Donnell. It examines the operation of a Church-run laundry from different perspectives, and sheds light on the experiences of its inmates and the way the laundry was perceived in 20th-century Irish society.
I am also currently immersed in Declan O’Rourke’s “A Whisper From Oblivion,” the second instalment of his Famine trilogy. O’Rourke is a well-known Irish singer-songwriter and an accomplished lyricist, and his novels are beautifully written. I enjoy fiction which combines a compelling storyline with a strong grounding in terms of place and time.
Name a book that you were pleasantly surprised by.
Patrick Redden Keefe’s “Empire of Pain” was not something I would usually have picked up but it was strongly recommended to me and I found it to be meticulously researched, well-balanced and an absolutely gripping read.
If you could meet one author, living or dead, who would it be?
I’d like to meet the 19th-century Irish author Maria Edgeworth.
What is your favorite spot in Ireland?
I grew up in Monaghan and Cavan and I love the landscape in that part of the country. It may not have the drama of the Kerry mountains or the wildness of Connemara, but its glacier-made drumlins mean that the landscape is constantly changing as you move through it. It is said that there are 365 lakes in Cavan – one for every day of the year.
You're Irish if… you cannot count on one hand the number of cups of tea you drink in one day.
Hugh Mohan Law Library In Plain Sight Unveiling The Legacy Of Frances Moran Senior Council
The Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers.
The following notable people were called to the Bar by the Middle Temple.
Living members
- Clive Anderson, television presenter
- David Attard, Malta judge and academics
- Kemal Bokhary, Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong[1]
- Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- David Cameron, honorary Bencher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty
- Anthony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Paul Cohen, barrister and arbitration expert
- William Critchley, author
- Sir Donnell Deeny, Chancery Judge in the High Court of Northern Ireland
- Sir Peter Estlin, former Lord Mayor of London, honorary bencher
- Mónica Feria Tinta, international lawyer, obtained the first international human rights court decision ordering the prosecution of a former Head of State for crimes under international law; co-recipient of the Gruber Justice Prize 2007
- Dr. Darius Furmonavicius, author
- Hon. Mr. Justice André A. Mon Désir (Ret.) Supreme Court of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Alan Ganoo, Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius
- Christopher Geidt, Baron Geidt, honorary Bencher, Chairman of King's College London
- Andrew Gordon-Saker, Senior Costs Judge
- Stephen Hough, pianist and composer
- Geoffrey Howe, senior member of the British Cabinet 1979–1990
- Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, called as an Honorary Bencher on 3 November 2011
- Sir Edwin Jowitt, former High Court judge
- Igor Judge, Baron Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
- Anna Lawson, legal scholar, honorary bencher
- Andrew Li, first Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong[1]
- Professor Carl Lygo, Vice-Chancellor, BPP University
- Professor Michael Mainelli, 695th Lord Mayor of the City of London, called as an Honorary Bencher on 2 February 2023
- Sir John Major, honorary Bencher, Prime Minister 1990–1997
- Jonathan Mance, Baron Mance, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Donald James Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead, retired Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
- Nicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Anand Ramlogan, SC, human rights attorney, Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago
- Geoffrey Robertson, Queen's Counsel (QC), constitutional, criminal and media attorney
- Sir Christopher Rose, former judge on the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.
- John Rutter, musician, made an honorary Bencher in 2008
- Mark Rylance, honorary Bencher, awarded in acknowledgement of his 400th anniversary production of Twelfth Night mounted in Hall on 2 February 2002.[2]
- Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate, British judge and former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
- George L. Savvides, Attorney-General of the Republic of Cyprus
- Patricia Scotland, Attorney General for England and Wales (until 2010)
- Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (since 2024)[3]
- Sir David Steel former Second Sea Lord
- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, called to the Bar and made an honorary Bencher in 2009
- Sarah Worthington, Downing Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge
- Wong Yan Lung, SC, former Hong Kong Secretary for Justice[1]
- Dora Zatte, Ombudsman of the Seychelles
Deceased members
- Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester (1757-1829), British barrister, statesman, Speaker of the House of Commons (1802-1817).
- Peter Ala Adjetey, Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana (2001–2005).
- Alfred Augustus Akainyah (1907-1988), Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (1964-1966)
- Edward Akufo-Addo, Chief Justice of Ghana (1966–1970) and President of Ghana (1970–1972)
- Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002), American businessman, investor, philanthropist, diplomat and Honorary Bencher.
- Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche Attorney General & Minister for Justice Nigeria (Sept 1994–1997).
- Fred Kwasi Apaloo (1921-2000), Chief Justice of Ghana (1977 -1986) and later Kenya (1993–1995).
- Robert Ashley (1565-1641), English barrister, politician and translator.
- Sir Anthony Babington, Attorney General for Northern Ireland (1925-1937) and Lord Justice of Appeal (1937-1949)
- Sir Sidney Barton, Consul-General in Shanghai (1922-1929) and Minister to Ethiopia (1929-1936)
- Jyoti Basu (1914-2010), Chief Minister of West Bengal 1977–2000.
- William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford (1767-1845), British politician, judge, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (1824-1829).
- Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury (1800-1873), British barrister, judge and Liberal politician.
- John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey (1840-1929), British jurist and politician.
- Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780), jurist and author of Commentaries on the Laws of England
- Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, First President of Indian National Congress and an barrister of Calcutta High Court
- Birendranath Sasmal, nationalist politician from Midnapore, Secretary of Swaraj Party and eminent barrister, regarded as Deshapran
- Chittaranjan Das, Founder of Swaraj Party and famed lawyer who won many cases against the British Raj, regarded as Deshbandhu
- Sir John Bramston the Elder (1577-1654), English judge, Chief Justice of the King's Bench
- William Thomas Bridges (1821–1894), barrister and public servant in Hong Kong
- Sir Gainsford Bruce (1834-1912), British judge and Conservative politician.
- William Ward Burrows I (1758-1805), Second Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
- Barbara Calvert (1926-2015), first woman to head a chambers
- Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson (1854-1935), Irish Unionist politician, barrister and judge.
- Sir Elias Wynne Cemlyn-Jones (1888-1966) Welsh Liberal Party politician.
- John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), English barrister, judge and Liberal politician.
- William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper (c.1665-1723), English Whig politician, first Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1707-1708, 1714–1718).
- Arthur Geoffrey Neale Cross, Baron Cross of Chelsea (1904-1989), British judge, Lord Appeal in Ordinary.
- Major (Honorary) Basanta Kumar De, Commercial Traffic Manager (Chief of Traffic), Bengal Nagpur Railway
- Brajendranath De, esq., ICS, Magistrate and Collector, Hooghly and Commissioner (Acting), Burdwan, Bengal[4]
- Sanya Dharmasakti, Prime Minister of Thailand (1973–75), President of the Privy Council of Thailand (1975–98)[5]
- Alecos Markides (1943–2020) Attorney General of Cyprus from 1995 to 2003
- Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), Royal Bencher (1988).
- John Dickinson (delegate) (1732-1808), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
- William John Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock (1907-1985), British judge, Law Lord.
- Theophilus Adebayo Doherty (1895-1974), Nigerian businessman and politician.
- Terence Norbert Donovan, Baron Donovan (1898-1971), British Labour Party politician, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
- John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731-1783), English barrister and politician.
- Romesh Dutt, ICS, Dewan of Baroda and Commissioner (Acting) of Orissa
- John Edge, Chief Justice in the Allahabad High Court, member of the Council of India and Privy Council
- King Edward VII (1841-1910), Royal Bencher (1861)
- Edward, Duke of Windsor (1894-1972), formerly King Edward VIII, Royal Bencher (1919).
- Sir Walter Egerton KCMG (1858-1947), Governor of Lagos Colony (1904-1906), Southern Nigeria (1906-1912) and British Guiana (1912-1917).
- Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (1900-2002), consort of King George VI, Royal Bencher (1944).
- Sir Samuel Thomas Evans (1859-1918), Welsh barrister, judge and Liberal politician.
- Chief Remi Fani-Kayode, the Deputy Premier of Nigeria's Western Region (1963–1966) and the Minister of Chieftaincy and Local Government Affairs for the Western Region (1963–1966).
- Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay (1842-1929), barrister, doctor and Liberal politician.
- William Finlay, 2nd Viscount Finlay (1875-1945), British judge and peer.
- Sir Andrew Fraser, Lieutenant Governor of Bengal
- Lalmohan Ghosh (1849-1909) Co-founder of Indian National Congress and 1st Indian to stand for election in British Parliament.
- Colin Macdonald Gilray OBE MCE (1885-1974), rugby union player, soldier and educationalist.
- Sir Hildreth Glyn-Jones (1895-1980), barrister and High Court Judge (1953-1968).
- Mervyn Griffith-Jones (1909-1979), British judge.
- Behari Lal Gupta, esq., ICS, Dewan of Baroda and first Indian Chief Presidency Magistrate of Calcutta
- Sir Krishna Govinda Gupta, ICS, Member of the Secretary of State's (for India) Council and Commissioner of Burdwan in Bengal.
- James Hannen, Baron Hannen (1821-1894), English judge.
- Alfred Harmsworth (1837-1889), British barrister.
- Sir Anthony Hart (c.1754-1831), British barrister, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (1827-1830).
- Sir John Anthony Hawke (1869-1941), English judge, Unionist politician.
- Charles Henry Hopwood (1829-1904), British politician and judge.
- John Turner Hopwood (1829-1900), Liberal Party MP and barrister.
- Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674), English statesman, Lord Chancellor to King Charles II (1658-1667), royalist and historian.
- Sir Nicholas Hyde (1572-1631), English judge, Lord Chief Justice of England.
- Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860-1935), British Liberal politician, judge, Lord Chief Justice of England, Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary.
- Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford (1828-1911), Anglo-Welsh barrister and statesman.
- Sir Joseph Jekyll (1663-1738), British barrister, Whig politician and judge.
- Sir Paul Jenkins (lawyer) KCB (1954-2018), Treasury Solicitor.
- William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt (1885-1957), British Labour politician, barrister and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1945-1951).
- Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (1732-1802), British politician and barrister.
- Myer Alan Barry King-Hamilton (1904-2010), British barrister and judge.
- Kwa Geok Choo (1920–2010), wife to Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew
- Alfred Tristram Lawrence, 1st Baron Trevethin (1843-1936), British barrister, judge and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (1921-1922).
- Sir John Leach (1760-1834), English judge and Master of the Rolls.
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), first Prime Minister and Minister Mentor of Singapore
- Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley (1828-1921), English judge, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
- Colonel Sir Henry Davies Foster Macgeagh (1883-1962), British Judge.
- Sir Charles Mallet (1862-1947), British historian and Liberal politician.
- Phraya Manopakorn Nititada (1884–1948), first prime minister of Thailand (then Siam)
- John Marston (1576–1634), playwright, poet, and satirist
- Rokuichiro Masujima (1857-1948), Japanese lawyer, legal advisor to the Japanese Ambassador in London and founder of Chuo University.
- Sir John Maynard (1602-1690), English barrister and politician.
- V.K. Krishna Menon (1896-1974), Indian nationalist, diplomat, and Defence Minister; cofounder of Penguin and Pelican Books.
- Sir Edward Montagu (c.1485-1557), English barrister and judge.
- Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (1625-1672), English military officer, politician and diplomat.
- Ewen Montague (1901-1985), English judge, Naval intelligence officer and author.
- Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester (c.1563-1642), English judge, politician and peer.
- Sir Rhys Hopkin Morris (1888-1956), Welsh Liberal politician.
- Michael Nolan, Baron Nolan (1927–2007), jurist and former Lord Justice of Appeal.
- Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford (1637-1685), English judge and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (1682-1685).
- Roger North (1651–1734), English barrister, biographer and amateur musician.
- Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley (1716-1789), Solicitor General for England and Wales (1762-1763), Speaker of the House of Commons (1770-1780).
- Fletcher Norton (1744-1820), Scottish barrister, politician, and joint Founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783).
- Sir James O'Connor (1872-1931), Irish barrister, judge, Solicitor General for Ireland (1914) and Attorney General for Ireland (1917).
- Nii Amaa Ollennu (1906 – 1986), Ghanaian jurist and judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, the acting President of Ghana during the Second Republic from 7 August 1970 to 31 August 1970 and the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 1969 to 1972[6]
- Arthur Onslow (1691-1768), English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (1728-1761).
- K. M. Panikkar, Indian Ambassador to China
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel First Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India.
- C. R. Pattabhiraman (1906–2001), Indian lawyer, politician and Union Minister. Eldest son of Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer.
- Sir William Peryam (1534-1604), English judge, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.
- Walter Phillimore, 1st Baron Phillimore (1845-1929) British barrister, High Court Judge and Lord Justice of Appeal.
- G.P. Pillai, one of the earliest practising advocates of the High Court of Madras
- Sir Lynden Pindling (1930–2000), First black premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands from 1967 to 1969 and then first Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas from 1969 to 1992.
- Oswald Pirow (1890-1959), South African lawyer and far right politician.
- Sir Edmund Plowden, (1518–1585), distinguished English lawyer, legal scholar and theorist during the late Tudor period.
- Sir Charles Porter (1631-1696), English-born politician and judge, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
- Denis Nowell Pritt (1887-1972), British barrister and Labour politician.
- Emmanuel Charles Quist, OBE (1880 – 1959), barrister, educator and judge, first African President of the Legislative Council, the first Speaker of the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly and the first Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
- Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1554-1618), landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer.
- John Rutledge, Chief Justice of the United States in 1795.
- Sir Eric Sachs (1898-1979), British barrister, High Court Judge and a Lord Justice of Appeal.
- Cyril Barnet Salmon, Baron Salmon (1903-1991), British judge.
- John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey (1866-1948), British barrister, judge, Labour politician and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
- Pote Sarasin, Prime Minister of Thailand (1957) secretary-general of SEATO (1958–1964)
- Sir Charles Scarborough (1615-1694), physician to King Charles II and later King James II; King William III and Queen Mary II; and Prince George of Denmark.
- John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), British barrister and Tory politician.
- William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell (1745-1836), English judge and jurist.
- Dudley Senanayake (1911–1973), second Prime Minister of Ceylon
- Pixley ka Isaka Seme (c.1881-1951), President of the African National Congress, 1930–1936.
- Sir Barry Shaw, first Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland
- Jocelyn Edward Salis Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale (1911-2006), British judge, Law Lord.
- Sir John Simon (1818-1897), British Jew Serjeant-at-Law and Liberal MP for Dewsbury.
- Raja Sir Maharaj Singh, First Indian Governor of Bombay
- John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), Whig jurist and statesman.
- Sir Wintringham Stable (1888-1977), English barrister and High Court Judge.
- Alexander Martin Sullivan (1871-1959), Irish barrister and the last Serjeant-at-Law.
- Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795-1854), English judge, politician and author.
- Sir Alfred Tobin (1855-1939), British barrister and judge, Conservative MP for Preston (1910-1915).
- Sir Christopher Turnor (1607-1675), English judge, knight and royalist.
- Christopher Machingura Ushewokunze, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Zimbabwe (1992-1994).
- Sir Peyton Ventris (1645-1691), English judge and politician.
- Sir John Verney (1699-1741), British barrister, judge and Tory politician.
- Sir Robert Wallace (1850-1939), Irish-born barrister and Liberal Party politician.
- John Webster (c.1580-c.1634), playwright
- Richard Orme Wilberforce, Baron Wilberforce (1907-2003), British judge.
- Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), English barrister and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1737-1756).
- Tan Sri Haji Dato' Dr. Abdul Aziz bin Mohd. Zain (1922–2012), former Attorney-General of Brunei (1961-1962), Attorney-General of Malaysia (1963), Federal Court Judge of Malaysia (1964-1970), OIC Secretary-General (1973).
- Somnath Chatterjee, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha of India
See also
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Seán Guerin SC, Member of the Inner Bar.
Seán Guerin SC is a native of Wexford town with a strong family connection to County Clare. Educated at St. Peter’s College Wexford and St. Andrew’s College, Dublin, he studied law at University College Dublin and Université de Nancy II (France) and qualified as a barrister at the Honourable Society of King’s Inns Dublin and was called to the Bar in 1997. He has postgraduate qualifications in law from UCD (commercial law) and King’s College London (European law). He has been in practice at the Bar of Ireland since 1998 and was called to the Inner Bar and appointed Senior Counsel in 2013.
Seán is based at the Law Library in Dublin, and practices mainly in public law, including criminal, regulatory and administrative law
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Chair: Seán Guerin SC
- Bairbre O’Neill SC
- Derek Sheahan SC
- Michael C O’Connor SC
- Michael D Hourigan SC
- Rossa Fanning SC – Attorney General
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- Denise Waldron BL
- Aoife O’Leary BL
- Tim O’ Connor BL
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- James Cross BL
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- Darren Lehane SC
- Colm O’Dwyer SC
- Tim O’Connor BL
- Seamus Clarke SC
- Michael D Hourigan SC
- Tabitha Wood SC
- Tanya Smith BL
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks during a United Nations summit on Palestinians.
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Irish Taoiseach accuses Israeli government of ‘genocidal intent from day one’ in Gaza
Irish leaders to push for peace in Palestinian territory and for a vote on sanctions on Israel at UN General Assembly
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Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin has stated certain members of the Israeli government “clearly had genocidal intent from day one” in their response to the Gaza conflict.
He also stressed the importance of the United States using its influence on Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Mr Martin made the remarks as United Nations member states awaited Tuesday’s address from US president Donald Trump at the General Assembly in New York.
Ireland’s delegation intends on using the high-level week to emphasise the dire need for urgent resolution, with Tánaiste Simon Harris lobbying member states for a vote on taking sanctions against Israel.
Having recognised the state of Palestine in May of last year, the Irish Government has been encouraged by the recent succession of countries, including Britain and Australia, falling into step.
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[To say] the world is becoming very, very angry and frustrated is an understatement in terms of the continued killing in Gaza and the absence of any pathway to settlement,” Mr Martin said, speaking outside the UN headquarters in Manhattan immediately after the opening address.
“The conference today is designed to try and create a pathway to a two-state solution, but we can see what is happening in the West Bank is designed to undermine any possibility of that.
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“I think there are many people in Israel who are now very disillusioned with prime minister Netanyahu’s government and the behaviour of minister [Bezalel] Smotrich and [Itamar] Ben-Gvir, who clearly have had genocidal intent from day one.”
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“It’s very, very bleak. The approach of prime minister Netanyahu is absolutely shocking. He seems to be plunging Gaza further and further into the abyss. He is, almost in a premeditated and deliberate way, contributing to the isolation of Israel diplomatically in the international world.”
Mr Netanyahu, who is due to address the UN on Friday, has repeatedly scorned the concept of an international forum on a two-state solution. He has been buoyed by the unwavering support of both the Biden and Trump administrations.
A mood of trepidation hangs over the 80th anniversary of the UN as it braces itself for further criticisms from president Trump, who has cut US funding, deepening the UN’s financial crisis.
Describing Ireland as being “vindicated” in its “solid, grounded” diplomatic support for Palestine and the plight of Gazans, Mr Martin stressed that the outcome of the next few days in New York are “an important moment for the Middle East and Palestine”.
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Who is Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney and how did he make over €200 million from housing homeless people and refugees?
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In the News podcast: How family firms linked to Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney have been paid large sums for emergency accommodation
McEnaney was once synonymous with Monaghan GAA, but is now more likely to be associated with the State’s asylum systemSeven years ago, in September 2018, the Government approached a company called Brimwood Ltd asking for help to secure extra accommodation in hotels and B & Bs for asylum seekers.
- While the number of international protection applicants arriving in Ireland was significantly lower at that time when compared with today – nearly 6,000 in 2018 compared with almost 33,000 in 2025 – the State’s direct provision system had reached full capacity and needed temporary additional beds. Brimwood Ltd, which is now unlimited and so does not have to publish financial accounts where it might show the profits it makes, is run by Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney and his two daughters Sarah and Laura. It is just one of a number of companies owned by the wider McEnaney family which provide accommodation for asylum seekers and homeless people. Before 2018, McEnaney’s name was synonymous with Monaghan GAA, but these days, the businessman is more likely to be associated with the State’s asylum system.
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- Irish Times reporters Colm Keena and Sorcha Pollak discuss their investigation into the McEnaney family’s earnings and how the State has become so reliant on private operators to house refugees and the homeless.
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Who is Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney, the man who made over €200m from housing the homeless and refugees?
Former Monaghan manager Séamus 'Banty' McEnaney.
McEnaney was once synonymous with Monaghan GAA, but is now more likely to be associated with the State’s asylum system
Seven years ago, in September 2018, the Government approached a company called Brimwood Ltd asking for help to secure extra accommodation in hotels and B & Bs for asylum seekers.
While the number of international protection applicants arriving in Ireland was significantly lower at that time when compared with today – nearly 6,000 in 2018 compared with almost 33,000 in 2025 – the State’s direct provision system had reached full capacity and needed temporary additional beds.
Brimwood Ltd, which is now unlimited and so does not have to publish financial accounts where it might show the profits it makes, is run by Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney and his two daughters Sarah and Laura. It is just one of a number of companies owned by the wider McEnaney family which provide accommodation for asylum seekers and homeless people.
Before 2018, McEnaney’s name was synonymous with Monaghan GAA, but these days, the businessman is more likely to be associated with the State’s asylum system.
How did McEnaney build up his property empire and how much have his family’s companies earned through the provision of emergency accommodation?
And who is to blame for the lucrative contracts being paid to secure this accommodation – private operators or the Government?
Today, on In The News, how one family earned millions from housing refugees and homeless people.
Irish Times reporters Colm Keena and Sorcha Pollak discuss their investigation into the McEnaney family’s earnings and how the State has become so reliant on private operators to house refugees and the homeless.
Presented by Aideen Finnegan. Produced by Suzanne Brennan, Andrew McNair and John Casey.
Sorcha Pollak
https://businessplus.ie/news/banty-mcenaney-refugees/
Companies owned by GAA manager and businessman Séamus 'Banty' McEnaney and 14 other members of his family have been paid more than €130m by the State to house asylum seekers and refugees since 2020, writes Valerie Hanley.
Firms controlled by Mr McEnaney's family received more than €50m in payments between April 2022 and September 2023.
This is on top of over €83m paid to a company belonging to Mr McEnaney himself since 2020, when the procurement of asylum accommodation was taken over by the Department of Integration.
The hotelier and former Monaghan, Meath and Wexford football manager was also among the highest earners from the direct provision system under the Department of Justice for several years up to 2020.
But providing accommodation for people seeking international protection or fleeing conflict has really become a family affair since 2022.
Companies owned by GAA manager and businessman Séamus 'Banty' McEnaney and 14 other members of his family have been paid more than €130m by the State to house asylum seekers and refugees since 2020, writes Valerie Hanley.
Firms controlled by Mr McEnaney's family received more than €50m in payments between April 2022 and September 2023.
This is on top of over €83m paid to a company belonging to Mr McEnaney himself since 2020, when the procurement of asylum accommodation was taken over by the Department of Integration.
The hotelier and former Monaghan, Meath and Wexford football manager was also among the highest earners from the direct provision system under the Department of Justice for several years up to 2020.
But providing accommodation for people seeking international protection or fleeing conflict has really become a family affair since 2022.
No fewer than 13 companies belonging to Mr McEnaney's family members have secured lucrative State contracts for such accommodation since April 2022, shortly after the war broke out in Ukraine.
even of these firms received their first payment between April and June 2022, with one receiving its first payment in the final three months of the same year.
A further four companies received their first payments in 2023.
Mr McEnaney's own company, Brimwood Unlimited Company, of which he is listed as director along with his daughters Laura and Sarah, was paid €83,128,338 between January 2020 and last September - the latest period for which the Department of Integration has released figures.
Oakgate Limited, set up in April 2022 with Mr McEnaney's sisters Bernadette Walsh and Margaret McCarville listed as directors, was paid €9,771,896 between then and last September.
Margaret McCarville is listed as the 100% shareholder - as she is with JMA Ventures Limited, which was paid €7,527,734 in the same 18-month period.
That company was set up in August 2021 and lists Ms McCarville as the sole director.
Corduff JG Enterprises Limited began receiving payments from the department in May 2022, and had received €9,171,723 by last September.
Mr McEnaney's son Gavin is its sole director and shareholder.
Between April 2022 and last September, Longfield Ventures Limited was paid €7,639,141. It is jointly owned and directed by Mr McEnaney's son John and his nephew Gary McEnaney.
And Rosscorp Limited, whose sole director and shareholder is listed as Mr McEnaney's nephew Conor, was paid €4,477,690 from the department between April 2022 and September 2023.
Conor is also co-director and co-shareholder of Rossblue Management Limited, along with his brother Christopher. That company was paid €5,380,434.00 in the same 18-month period.
Copperwhistle Limited was paid €1,610,300.00 between April 2022 and September 2023. Its directors are Frank McEnaney, Banty's brother, along with Frank's wife Mary and his son Cahal. Mary is listed as 1,00% shareholder.
Foxstrand Limited was established in July 2022 and received its first payment three months later. It had been paid €769,080 by last September. Its 50/50 shareholders and co-directors are listed as Mr McEnaney's nephews, Dylan and Kian McEnaney.
Of the four companies whose first payments came in 2023, Highgrove Property Limited has received the most money so far, according to available figures.
It was paid €3,034,013 in the first nine months of last year. It is a quarter owned by Mr McEnaney's son John, a quarter by his nephew Gary, and half by Orla Marron, all of whom are listed as directors.
Brother Baghin Limited, established in July 2021 and jointly owned and directed by John and Gary McEnaney, was paid €2,772,960 between January and September of last year.
Fernboro Limited, which has the same ownership and directorship and was set up in March 2021, was paid €981,050 in the same period.
And Blueburn Limited, owned and directed by Christopher McEnaney according to paperwork on Vision- Net, was paid €1,042,020 over the same nine months.
Companies owned by GAA manager and businessman Séamus 'Banty' McEnaney and 14 other members of his family have been paid more than €130m by the State to house asylum seekers and refugees since 2020, writes Valerie Hanley.
Firms controlled by Mr McEnaney's family received more than €50m in payments between April 2022 and September 2023.
This is on top of over €83m paid to a company belonging to Mr McEnaney himself since 2020, when the procurement of asylum accommodation was taken over by the Department of Integration.
The hotelier and former Monaghan, Meath and Wexford football manager was also among the highest earners from the direct provision system under the Department of Justice for several years up to 2020.
But providing accommodation for people seeking international protection or fleeing conflict has really become a family affair since 2022.
No fewer than 13 companies belonging to Mr McEnaney's family members have secured lucrative State contracts for such accommodation since April 2022, shortly after the war broke out in Ukraine.
Seven of these firms received their first payment between April and June 2022, with one receiving its first payment in the final three months of the same year.
A further four companies received their first payments in 2023.
Mr McEnaney's own company, Brimwood Unlimited Company, of which he is listed as director along with his daughters Laura and Sarah, was paid €83,128,338 between January 2020 and last September - the latest period for which the Department of Integration has released figures.
Oakgate Limited, set up in April 2022 with Mr McEnaney's sisters Bernadette Walsh and Margaret McCarville listed as directors, was paid €9,771,896 between then and last September.
Margaret McCarville is listed as the 100% shareholder - as she is with JMA Ventures Limited, which was paid €7,527,734 in the same 18-month period.
That company was set up in August 2021 and lists Ms McCarville as the sole director.
Corduff JG Enterprises Limited began receiving payments from the department in May 2022, and had received €9,171,723 by last September.
Mr McEnaney's son Gavin is its sole director and shareholder.
Between April 2022 and last September, Longfield Ventures Limited was paid €7,639,141. It is jointly owned and directed by Mr McEnaney's son John and his nephew Gary McEnaney.
And Rosscorp Limited, whose sole director and shareholder is listed as Mr McEnaney's nephew Conor, was paid €4,477,690 from the department between April 2022 and September 2023.
Conor is also co-director and co-shareholder of Rossblue Management Limited, along with his brother Christopher. That company was paid €5,380,434.00 in the same 18-month period.
Copperwhistle Limited was paid €1,610,300.00 between April 2022 and September 2023. Its directors are Frank McEnaney, Banty's brother, along with Frank's wife Mary and his son Cahal. Mary is listed as 1,00% shareholder.
Foxstrand Limited was established in July 2022 and received its first payment three months later. It had been paid €769,080 by last September. Its 50/50 shareholders and co-directors are listed as Mr McEnaney's nephews, Dylan and Kian McEnaney.
Of the four companies whose first payments came in 2023, Highgrove Property Limited has received the most money so far, according to available figures.
It was paid €3,034,013 in the first nine months of last year. It is a quarter owned by Mr McEnaney's son John, a quarter by his nephew Gary, and half by Orla Marron, all of whom are listed as directors.
Brother Baghin Limited, established in July 2021 and jointly owned and directed by John and Gary McEnaney, was paid €2,772,960 between January and September of last year.
Fernboro Limited, which has the same ownership and directorship and was set up in March 2021, was paid €981,050 in the same period.
And Blueburn Limited, owned and directed by Christopher McEnaney according to paperwork on Vision- Net, was paid €1,042,020 over the same nine months.
In total, the 13 companies in which Séamus McEnaney and 14 other family members are involved have been paid €106,918,379 in taxpayers' money since the beginning of 2022 for what the department lists as 'Provision of accommodation and services' or 'Ukraine Accommodation and/or Related Costs'.
The Department of Integration paid more than €1.3bn in the first nine months of last year to companies providing accommodation for International Protection Applicants (IPAs) and refugees from Ukraine.
Séamus McEnaney's Brimwood was the second-highest-paid company, receiving a total of €28,863,543 from the State between January and September 2023.
In 2018, a hotel linked to Mr McEnaney made a massive €2.58m settlement to the taxman. The payment by the Westenra Arms Hotel Limited was the single largest settlement in a list of tax defaulters for the third quarter of that year.
The company behind the hotel is owned by another firm, Corvalley Enterprises, which in turn was owned by shareholders including Mr McEnaney, other members of his family, and Padraig Hegarty.
The settlement, made on foot of a Revenue investigation, was for the under-declaration of PAYE, PRSI, USC and VAT.
The huge sums of money paid by the State to private accommodation providers revealed in the Irish Mail on Sunday in recent weeks have sparked a planned investigation by the Dáil spending watchdog into the payments, which have enabled seven people to amass vast fortunes out of the deepening immigration crisis.
Earlier this month the Irish Mail on Sunday also revealed that half of the companies earning the most lucrative State contracts to provide accommodation for refugees and asylum seekers are fully owned or majority owned by entities based abroad, including in tax havens such as the Isle of Man, Guernsey, and the British Virgin Islands. Public Accounts Committee (PAC)member and Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon said the latest revelations underline the need to end the State's reliance on private emergency accommodation.
In a stark criticism of his own Government, the Mayo TD said it is time the Coalition "got real" and pushed ahead with plans for Statebuilt reception centres for asylum seekers as quickly as possible.
Mr Dillon said: "There is that elephant in the room here - How sustainable is this in the long run in relation to exchequer funding? It's not, I think, and the sooner we can get the new reception centres built the better.
"It's really important we have a clear focus and a path on how we transition from using these companies which have now mushroomed up overnight in all parts of Ireland.
"In many senses, those who have been validated early in the process have expanded into multiple sites. Who is authorising this and who is scrutinising it?"
While Mr Dillon stressed the Government has a responsibility to provide "safe shelter" for genuine asylum seekers and refugees, he said: "There comes a point where the Government needs to get real with what they are facing and circle the wagons in relation to how much further they intend to go."
He said: "There is the commercial element to subsume other hotels and properties into the same type of accommodation model, not for tourism or the local economy, but more focused on capitalising on the immediate accommodation crisis."
PAC chair Brian Stanley said the lack of "clear procurement rules and controls' relating to lucrative State contracts to accommodation providers 'is an invitation to abuse"
Brian Stanley said the lack of "clear procurement rules and controls' relating to lucrative State contracts to accommodation providers 'is an invitation to abuse"
He said: "We need to determine the level of payments and who receives them. There are serious and legitimate questions; are a small elite creaming off huge profits at the expense of the taxpayer? There is genuine concern over the role of middlemen and fixers. What are the payment structures and what controls exist?"
The Sinn Féin TD added: "An entire class of fixers appear to have evolved. We need to know how they operate, are there controls and are the taxpayers and refugees protected. There is a worrying looseness. We need to move on from the current ad-hoc system.
"It is an invitation to abuse."
An attempt was made by the paper to contact Séamus McEnaney and members of his extended family involved in the asylum accommodation business.
Séamus McEnaney
Séamus McEnaney (born 1967/1968) is a Gaelic football manager and businessman. He has managed his native Monaghan county team (in two spells), as well as the Meath and Wexford county teams.
Personal life
His brother Pat is a former inter-county referee
Business career
McEnaney is in charge of Westenra Arms Hotel in the town of Monaghan.[1]
In December 2021, The Irish Times reported that the McEnaney controlled company Brimwood Ltd had been given payments of €15.78 million (including VAT) from the Irish state for asylum seeker accommodation (direct provision) at eight different properties across five counties in 2020, the largest sum given to any company for that purpose.[1] As well as County Monaghan, other properties are in County Cavan, County Dublin, County Louth and County Meath.[1] Brimwood's portfolio includes Dún Na Rí House Hotel, Airport Manor Hotel, Carnbeg Hotel, Setanta Guesthouse, Alverno House, San Giovanni House, Lisanisk House Hotel and Treacy's Hotel
Managerial career
Monaghan
McEnaney managed the Monaghan senior football team from 2004 until 2010.[5] Where he led his side to a National Football League Division 2 title in 2005. He also led Monaghan to a first Ulster Senior Football Championship final in 19 years in 2007 and again in 2010 but lost out to Tyrone both times.
Meath
McEnaney was appointed as Meath manager in November 2010.[6] He resigned in 2012 after Dublin defeated Meath by three points in the 2012 Leinster Senior Football Championship final, and Laois defeated Meath by three points again six days later in the fourth round of the All-Ireland qualifiers.[7][8]
Wexford
In October 2016, McEnaney was announced as Wexford senior manager on a three-year deal.[9]
Yet he did not complete the three years on offer. He resigned as Wexford senior manager after one season in August 2017, blaming the distance he had to travel; the driving from his house in Carrickmacross to Ferns in Wexford was, he said, "a 500km round trip... I'd leave my house at 3.0pm to head to training and I wouldn't be back again until midnight. The driving was the single biggest reason because the county board and the players were top class. We had whatever we needed and the respect, commitment and attitude of the players couldn't be questioned."[2] He immediately began his search for a nearer post; within days of announcing his departure from Wexford he submitted his name for the then vacant Donegal senior football manager role that ultimately went to Declan Bonner.[3]
Return to Monaghan
McEnaney led Monaghan to an Ulster Minor Football Championship in 2018.[10] He was linked with the Down senior football manager role.[10]
In August 2019, McEnaney's return as Monaghan senior football team manager was confirmed.[11] In September 2021, following his suspension for bringing the Association into disrepute, Monaghan announced McEnaney would be retained as manager for a third year.[12] He left at the end of the 2022 season.[13]
Suspension
On 8 April 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, the Irish Independent reported that Minister for Justice Helen McEntee had received photographic evidence and video footage of Monaghan footballers collectively training in late March and thus breaching the COVID-19 Level 5 restrictions then in force. Minister McEntee sent the details to both the Garda Síochána and Croke Park.[14] The incident occurred at Corduff GAA club near Carrickmacross and members of the county's management team were implicated.[15] The Department of Justice confirmed that it had received the information and passed it on to the Garda Síochána, the GAA and the Department of Health.[16] Gardaí launched an enquiry into the matter.[17] Hours later, Monaghan GAA announced it was suspending McEnaney for 12 weeks after the team manager admitted involvement in breaching the Level 5 restrictions and said it would comply with a GAA investigation into the incident.[18][19][20] Minister Jack Chambers told RTÉ: "My officials from the Department of Sport have been in touch with the GAA to reemphasise that all breaches undermine the broader public health messaging". Former GAA president Seán Kelly said: "It's terrible to see it happening, officially organised, in a GAA club, by a county team... Saying you can't start training until two or three weeks after other counties would be a good place to start" as an additional punishment, he said.[21] GAA president Larry McCarthy said the GAA's reputation had been damaged.[22]
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- "Banty leaves Wexford after just one season". RTÉ Sport. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- McNulty, Chris (28 August 2017). "'Banty' in the mix for Donegal post as Monaghan man applies for job". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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