He then attended University College Dublin and the King's Inns.
[2] He was a legal advisor to an inquiry into Deposit interest retention tax conducted by the Public Accounts Committee, along with future Supreme Court judges Frank Clarke and Mary Irvine.
[5] He oversaw proceedings related to the occupation and demolition of Apollo House, Dublin, and claims arising out of the Morris Tribunal.
[4] He was a member of the Judicial Appointments Review Committee and served as President of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary.
[7] A vacancy arose following the appointment of Mary Finlay Geoghegan to the Supreme Court.