Michael Moriarty (judge)

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Michael Moriarty
Judge of the High Court
In office
11 March 1996 –23 November 2018
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Education Blackrock College
Alma mater

Michael Anthony Moriarty, SC (born 10 August 1946) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the High Court from 1996 to 2018 and a Judge of the Circuit Court from 1987 to 1996.

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Early life and career

Born in Belfast in 1946 to parents James and Nora Moriarty. [1] He moved to Dublin in 1960 and was educated at Blackrock College, University College Dublin and King's Inns. [2] He was called to the Irish Bar in 1968, and became a Senior Counsel in March 1982. [1] He specialised in criminal law at the bar. [3]

He was appointed Chairman of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in 1986. [2]

Judicial career

He became a Circuit Court judge in 1987. He was subsequently appointed a High Court judge in March 1996. [2] He was the chairperson of the Lord Mayor's Commission on Crime. [3]

He is best known as Chair of the Moriarty Tribunal, which he chaired between 1997 and 2010. [3] The Tribunal investigated the financial affairs of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey and former Minister Michael Lowry. [4] The first report, in 2006, found that Haughey had misappropriated funds. [5] The second report, delivered in 2011, found that Lowry had shared information with Denis O'Brien "of significant value and assistance" to aid in the awarding of a mobile telephone licence. [6]

He retired in April 2018, following 31 years as a judge. [3]

Personal life

He was formerly married to Mary Irvine, with whom he has three children. [7] He subsequently married Doreen Delahunty. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Five called to Inner Bar". The Irish Times. 6 March 1962. p. 8.
  2. 1 2 3 "Name: Mr Justice Michael Moriarty". The Irish Times . 29 January 1999. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Carolan, Mary. "Tributes paid to Mr Justice Michael Moriarty on retirement". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Tributes as Justice Moriarty retires". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bungs, blank cheques and the Boss: final verdict delivered on Haughey's corruption". The Guardian. 20 December 2006. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Moriarty Tribunal publishes final report". RTÉ News. 22 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Leahy, Pat. "Ms Justice Mary Irvine to be promoted to the Supreme Court". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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