Margaret Heneghan Explained

Margaret Heneghan
Office:Judge of the High Court
Term Start:10 February 2015
Term End:2 October 2017
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Office1:Judge of the Circuit Court
Term Start1:22 January 2010
Term End1:10 February 2015
Nominator1:Government of Ireland
Appointer1:Mary McAleese
Nationality:Irish
Spouse:Austin Power
Education:Gortnor Abbey

Margaret Heneghan (born 1959) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the High Court from 2015 to 2017 and a Judge of the Circuit Court from 2010 to 2015.

Early and personal life

Heneghan was born in 1959. She attended the Gortnor Abbey school in County Mayo and was educated at the King's Inns.[1] [2] She is married to businessman Austin Power.[3]

She was a founding member of the Mayo Association of Dublin.[4]

Legal career

She qualified as a barrister in 1993 and became a senior counsel in 2009.[5] She acted in cases involving family law, personal injuries and repossessions.[6] [7] [8] In 1997, she acted in repossession proceedings against Adele King.[9]

She was appointed to the panel of the Commission for Communications Regulation in 2004.[10] She served on the Legal Aid Board between 2009 and 2010.

Judicial career

Circuit Court

Heneghan was appointed to the Circuit Court in January 2010. In April 2011, she was assigned to the Dublin circuit where she primarily presided over criminal trials. She also sat on three judge panels of the Special Criminal Court, including the trial of John Dundon for the murder of Shane Geoghegan.[11]

In 2011, she presided over a defamation case taken by Michael Lowry against journalist Sam Smyth.[12]

High Court

She moved from the Circuit Court to the High Court in February 2015.[13] She continued to hear criminal trials, including cases involving murder and sexual offences.[14] [15]

She retired early as judge, two years after being appointed to the High Court. Her final day as a judge was in October 2017.

Notes and References

  1. News: The Chief cries foul . 29 March 2021 . www.mayonews.ie . 10 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510221317/http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14622:the-chief-cries-foul&catid=23:news&Itemid=46 . live .
  2. News: Celebrations Reynolds's girl joins circuit court . 29 March 2021 . Irish Independent . en.
  3. News: Murray . Sean . High Court judge steps down after just two years in the job . 29 March 2021 . TheJournal.ie . en . 7 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191207115043/https://www.thejournal.ie/high-court-judge-3628510-Oct2017/ . live .
  4. Web site: Annual Business Lunch 2017 . Mayo Association of Dublin . 29 March 2021.
  5. News: Mrs Justice Heneghan retires from High Court . 29 March 2021 . www.lawsociety.ie . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923030158/https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/in-depth/margaret-heneghan . live .
  6. News: Gallagher . Conor . High Court judge resigns unexpectedly after only two years . 29 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en . 12 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112011753/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/high-court-judge-resigns-unexpectedly-after-only-two-years-1.3243226 . live .
  7. News: Woman trapped in train for 2S hours gets €14,500 . 29 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923030249/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/woman-trapped-in-train-for-2s-hours-gets-14-500-1.1142169 . live .
  8. News: Fanning home repossession case adjourned indefinitely . 29 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923030200/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/fanning-home-repossession-case-adjourned-indefinitely-1.760689 . live .
  9. News: Loan arrears case involving Twink settled . 29 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923030249/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/loan-arrears-case-involving-twink-settled-1.114559 . live .
  10. News: Smyth . Jamie . New appeals panel will oversee decisions made by ComReg . 29 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923030249/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/new-appeals-panel-will-oversee-decisions-made-by-comreg-1.1158681 . live .
  11. News: Dundon for June murder trial . 29 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en . 22 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130522120230/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/dundon-for-june-murder-trial-1.745631 . live .
  12. News: Keena . Colm . Lowry fails to secure summary ruling in Smyth defamation case . 29 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en . 28 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228200600/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/lowry-fails-to-secure-summary-ruling-in-smyth-defamation-case-1.559884 . live .
  13. Web site: Annual Report 2015 . JAAB . 29 March 2021.
  14. News: Man died of blunt force trauma before being set on fire, court told . 29 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en . 26 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226145120/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/man-died-of-blunt-force-trauma-before-being-set-on-fire-court-told-1.2202029 . live .
  15. News: Jury discharged in trial of men charged with rape . 29 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en . 3 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160103181411/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/jury-discharged-in-trial-of-men-charged-with-rape-1.2248098 . live .

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