Elected Representatives
The Bar Council is responsible for the governance, regulation and representation of the profession. Elected biannually, the Council is comprised of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Bursar, at least 4 Queen’s Counsel, Junior Counsel and one barrister of less than 3 years in practice.
Chairman: Bernard Brady QC
Vice Chair: Peter Coll QC
Bursar: Donal Lunny QC
Members of the Bar Council:
Dermot Fee QC
Niall Hunt QC
Moira Smyth QC
Adrian Colmer QC
Eilis McDermott QC
Michael Bready BL
Michael Chambers BL
Tom Fitzpatrick BL
Michael Forde BL
Alana Harty BL
Grainne Murphy BL
Louise Murphy BL
Michael Sheil BL
James Toal BL
Deborah Jordan BL
The Bar Council discharges its regulatory functions through the Professional Conduct Committee. The Professional Conduct Committee includes experienced practitioners across a range of legal specialities and two lay representatives.
Chairman: Martin Wolfe QC
Vice Chairman: David McDowell QC
Sean Smyth BL
Donal Sayers QC
Julie Ellison BL
Hayley Gregan BL
Paula O’Kane BL
Jackie Orr QC
Jon Paul Shields BL
Leona Askin BL
Louise Maguire BL
Suzanne Simpson QC
Liam McCollum QC