Appointments to the Supreme Court

Appointments to the Supreme Court

• From: Department of the Taoiseach

• Published on: 24 February 2026
• Last updated on: 24 February 2026

At its meeting today, the Government agreed to nominate the Hon. Mr. Justice Brian O'Moore and the Hon. Ms. Justice Niamh Hyland, Judges of the Court of Appeal, as Ordinary Judges of the Supreme Court.

The vacancies in the Supreme Court arise following the retirement of the Hon. Ms. Justice Elizabeth Dunne on 24 February 2026 and the scheduled retirement of the Hon. Mr. Justice Peter Charleton on 11 April 2026.

The Government has taken the necessary steps to formally advise President Connolly of the nomination in accordance with constitutional practice.

ENDS

Note for Editors

The nominations for appointment to the Supreme Court follows a process conducted by the Judicial Appointments Commission.

Limited biographical details:

The Hon. Mr. Justice Brian O'Moore

• Educated at Trinity College Dublin
• Called to the Bar in 1984
• Called to the Inner Bar in 1999
• Appointed as a Judge of the High Court on 02/12/2019
• Appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal on 23/10/2023

The Hon. Ms. Justice Niamh Hyland

• Educated: Trinity College Dublin, Magdalen College Oxford, The Honourable Society of Kings Inns.
• Called to the Bar in 1994
• Called to the Inner Bar in 2012
• Former member of the Board of Rehab, Director of Open Spectrum CLG, former member of the Bar Council and various committees. Former board member of Irish Commercial Mediation Association.
• Appointed as a Judge of the High Court on 02/12/2019
• Appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal on 03/10/2024