Diarmuid Rossa Phelan
Diarmuid Rossa Phelan is a farmer, senior counsel, professor at the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin and fellow of Trinity College Dublin.[1][2] He is also a member of the Bar of England and Wales, the Bar of Northern Ireland and the New York State Bar Association.[2] He is a citizen of the United States.[3]
Personal life[edit]
On 3 August 2008 he was seriously injured when the car he was in was hit by a car driven by Catherine O'Meara.[4] After the accident he was cut from the vehicle and taken to Nenagh Hospital.[4] He suffered from a spinal injury and over a decade later was still being treated.[4] A court case to determine damages was settled between him and O'Meara.[4]
He owns mixed organic livestock farms in County Wexford and near Tallaght, County Dublin. The farms also run training programs for veterinary students [3]
Career[edit]
He was made Junior Counsel in 1994 and Senior Counsel in 2008.[2] He was a junior counsel to the Moriarty Tribunal on the issuing of the second GSM licence.[5]
He was a member of Trinity College Dublin's Board from 2014 to 2022 and Chair of the Fellows from 2015 to 2018.
He represented the companies Phone Paid services Association Ltd, Modeva Interactive and Zamano Plc before the High Court in 2012.[6]
Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland[edit]
During the debate over the amendment, he suggested that giving the Supreme Court absolute discretion to select which cases to hear was dangerous and would need to be monitored for mission creep.[7]
Death of Keith Conlon[edit]
Keith Conlon was shot at Phelan's farm near Tallaght on 22 February 2022 and died in Tallaght University Hospital two days later.[3] Phelan was subsequently charged with murder and initially denied bail.[3] He was later granted bail on April 8 after an appeal.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dr. Diarmuid Phelan". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Diarmuid Rossa Phelan". www.lawlibrary.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d O’Riordan, Alison (21 March 2022). "Senior barrister with 'powerful incentive to evade justice' refused bail in murder trial". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d O'Faolain, Aodhan (17 February 2020). "Lawyer settles damages claim over road traffic accident injuries". Irish Law News. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Three tribunal barristers share €8.5m legal fees". Irish Times. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Proposed code of practice would force Irish firms out of business, court told". Irish Examiner. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Phelan, Diarmuid Rossa (30 September 2013). "Supreme Court's control of access to itself needs to be watched". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Tom Tuite (13 April 2022). "Senior barrister accused of murder has taken up €100k bail, court told". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 April 2022.