Miriam O'Regan

O'Regan was educated at University College Cork and the King's Inns. She was called to the Bar in 1983 and became a senior counsel in 2014.^[1]

Her practice was predominantly based in Cork.^[2] She had experience in the law of property and probate, and in family and commercial law.^[1] She has acted in several cases where other parties have engaged in contempt of court.^[3][4] She appeared for a complainant at the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse.^[5]

From 1989, she was court counsel for the city and county of Cork.^[1]

She became a High Court judge in January 2016.^[6] She has heard cases involving property law,^[7] personal injuries,^[8] judicial review,^[9] insolvency,^[10] extradition,^[11] injunctions,^[12] and defamation.^[13]

She has presided over a defamation dispute involving Declan Ganley, Denis O'Brien and Red Flag Consulting.^[14] Her experience of other high-profile actions includes the bankruptcy of Seán Dunne,^[15] contempt of court by the Irish Independent,^[16] and an action against Rihanna, who was accused of uttering malicious falsehoods.^[17]

She made a reference to the European Court of Justice in 2019 regarding an environmental law case.^[18]

In 2018, she was one of the judges present for the opening of redevelopment of the courthouse in Cork.^[19]