A King's Counsel is a senior lawyer appointed by the monarch of some Commonwealth realms as a "Counsel learned in the law". When the reigning monarch is a woman,the title is Queen's Counsel (QC).
David Byrne SC is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and barrister who served as Chancellor of Dublin City University from 2006 to 2011,European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection from 1999 to 2004 and the Attorney General of Ireland from 1997 to 1999.
The title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel is given to a senior lawyer in some countries that were formerly part of the British Empire. "Senior Counsel" is used in current or former Commonwealth countries or jurisdictions that have chosen to change the title "King's Counsel" to a name without monarchical connotations,usually related to the British monarch that is no longer head of state,such that reference to the King is no longer appropriate. Examples of jurisdictions that have made the change because of the latter reason include Mauritius,Zambia,India,Hong Kong,Ireland,South Africa,Kenya,Malawi,Singapore,Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. Jurisdictions that have retained the monarch as head of state,but have nonetheless opted for the new title include some states and territories of Australia,as well as Belize.
The Attorney General of Ireland is a constitutional officer who is the legal adviser to the Government and is therefore the chief law officer of the State. The attorney general is not a member of the Government but does participate in cabinet meetings when invited and attends government meetings. The current attorney general is Rossa Fanning,SC.
Hugh Edward Kennedy was an Irish judge,politician and barrister who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1924 to 1936,a judge of the Supreme Court from 1924 to 1936 and Attorney General of Ireland from 1922 to 1924. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency from 1923 to 1924. As a member of the Irish Free State Constitution Commission,he was also one of the constitutional architects of the Irish Free State.
Dermot Gleeson SC is an Irish barrister who served as Attorney General of Ireland from 1994 to 1997.
Sir William Hill Irvine was an Australian politician and judge. He served as Premier of Victoria (1902–1904),Attorney-General of Australia (1913–1914),and Chief Justice of Victoria (1918–1935).
The Attorney-General for Ireland was an Irish and then United Kingdom government office-holder. He was senior in rank to the Solicitor-General for Ireland:both advised the Crown on Irish legal matters. With the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922,the duties of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General for Ireland were taken over by the Attorney General of Ireland. The office of Solicitor-General for Ireland was abolished at the same time for reasons of economy. This led to repeated complaints from the first Attorney General of Ireland,Hugh Kennedy,about the "immense volume of work" which he was now forced to deal with single-handedly.
Mella Elizabeth Laurie Carroll,SC was an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the High Court from 1980 to 2005.
John Edward Walsh was an Irish lawyer and Conservative politician. He served as Attorney-General for Ireland in 1866 and as Master of the Rolls in Ireland from 1866 to 1869.
Jonathan Ernest Pim PC (1858–1949),was an Irish lawyer and judge,and Liberal politician.
Sir John William Basil Kelly,PC,PC (NI),QC,usually known as Sir Basil Kelly,was a Northern Irish barrister,judge and politician.
The Bar of Ireland is the professional association of barristers for Ireland,with over 2,000 members. It is based in the Law Library,with premises in Dublin and Cork. It is governed by the General Council of the Bar of Ireland,commonly called the Bar Council of Ireland,which was established in 1897. The Council is composed of twenty-five members:twenty who are elected,four co-opted,and the Attorney-General,who holds office ex officio. Every year,ten members are elected for two-year terms;five by senior counsel and five by junior counsel.
Kevin O'Hanrahan Haugh was an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1961 to 1968,a Judge of the High Court from 1942 to 1960 and Attorney General of Ireland from 1940 to 1942.
Edward Pennefather PC,KC was an Irish barrister,Law Officer and judge of the Victorian era,who held office as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.
Sir Maziere Brady,1st Baronet,PC (Ire) was an Irish judge,notable for his exceptionally long,though not particularly distinguished tenure as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
John Doherty,Q.C. (1785–1850) was an Irish politician,Solicitor-General for Ireland and senior judge,who became Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas.
Peter O'Brien,1st Baron O'Brien,PC,QC,known as Sir Peter O'Brien,Bt,between 1891 and 1900,was an Irish lawyer and judge. He served as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland between 1889 and 1913. In his lifetime he was universally known as Peter the Packer, due to the skill he displayed as Attorney-General in securing verdicts by packed juries.
Séamus Philip Woulfe is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since July 2020. He previously served as Attorney General of Ireland from 2017 to 2020. Prior to holding public office,he was a barrister with a practice in the areas of commercial and public law.
Séamus Francis Egan was an Irish judge and barrister who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1991 to 1995 and a Judge of the High Court from 1984 to 1991.
