Mark Dunne and Micheál O’Connell, senior counsel who were educated at the King’s Inns in Dublin, have been nominated to become High Court judges. Photograph: Bryan O’BrienTwo new judges have been nominated by the Government for appointment by President Catherine Connolly to the High Court, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has said. The nominees are Mark Dunne and Micheál O’Connell, senior counsel who were educated at the King’s Inns in Dublin. The Department of Justice said one nomination would fill a vacancy in the High Court which arose following the appointment of Mr Justice Alexander Owens to the Court of Appeal in September. [ Government nominates senior counsel as new High Court judgeOpens in new window ]The second is contingent on an anticipated vacancy arising later this month due to the scheduled retirement of Judge Mary Ellen Ring.

Source: The Irish Times December 18, 2025 14:52 UTC