Barrister Profile

Main Areas of Practice

Administrative Law or Judicial Review
Coroners or Inquests
Family Law
Human Rights

Biography

Sara was called to the Bar in 2025 and is available to accept instructions in all areas of practice.

Through pupillage, Sara gained extensive experience in Judicial Review, Inquests and historical civil cases. She has also spent time in the Family Law courts at all levels.

Before coming to the Bar, Sara was a speechwriter and advisor in the Irish and European Parliaments. She speaks Irish and Spanish.

Qualifications

2025:Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Studies (Distinction), The Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Queen’s University Belfast

2023: Master of Laws (LL.M.), Harvard Law School

2020: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. First Class), Trinity College Dublin

Scholarships and Prizes

Eoin Higgins Prize (highest overall mark in Bar exams)

J.P.B. Maxwell Scholarship (1st placed Bar trainee)

Tughans Prize for High Court Litigation, IPLS

Gammon Fellowship, Harvard Law School

Dean’s Award for Leadership, Harvard Law School

Gold Medal in Law, Trinity College Dublin