[3] He was the prosecuting solicitor in a case against Vinnie Doyle and the Irish Independent for a breach of the Official Secrets Act.
[2] He has represented an anti-war activist convicted of damage to US military property,[6] fugitive solicitor Michael Lynn,[7] the former company secretary of Anglo Irish Bank on trial for tax offences,[8] and a Christian Brother accused of 110 charges of indecent assault.
[5] In 2008, he called for the Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan Jnr to fund an independent forensic laboratory.
[13][5] He is a former chair of the Dublin Simon Community, a founder of the Irish Refugee Council and board member of the Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School.
[21] He was the judge in bail hearings involving Lisa Smith and those accused of the murder of Ana Kriégel and the kidnapping of Kevin Lunney.