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Law Society Council election 2023 results

The results of the Law Society's Council Election for 2023 have been announced.

At their meeting on 3 November 2023, the scrutineers approved the provisional results of the online elections and agreed their report, which was considered at the Law Society's AGM on 9 November.

At the meeting of the Law Society Council today (10 November), the following candidates were declared elected (the number of votes received appears after each name):

Sonia McEntee (1,281)

Richard Hammond SC (1,226)

Niamh Counihan (1,218)

Justine Carty (1,201)

Keith Walsh SC (1,159)

Bill Holohan SC (1,139)

Gary Lee (1,109)

Valerie Peart (1,091)

Michele O’Boyle SC (1,083)

Siún Hurley (1,077)

Paul Egan SC (1,010)

Susan Martin (1,001)

Brendan Cunningham (956)

Paul Keane (920)

Hilary O’Connor (915), and

Dónal Hamilton (846).

Munster provincial election 2023

Two candidates were nominated for the province of Munster. The candidate declared elected was: Shane F McCarthy (279).