The Hon Mr Justice Anthony M Collins
Judge, Court of Appeal; former Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union; former President of Chamber, General Court of the European Union.
Mr Ciarán Toland SC
Senior Counsel, Bar of Ireland & Bar Library of Northern Ireland
Mr Benedict Blunnie BL
Benedict is Senior Legal Advisor at Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Vacant
The Secretary is Acting Treasurer until a new Treasurer is appointed in April 2025.
Ms Hilkka Becker
Hilkka is the Chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal. She is a Solicitor (Ireland) and an Advocate of Law (Germany).
Ms Rosa Eivers
Rosa is a Senior Solicitor at Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.
Dr David Fennelly SC
David is a barrister practising from the Law Library, Dublin and also an assistant professor in the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin.
Professor Tobias Lock
Tobias holds the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law and Fundamental Rights in National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Professor Christopher McCrudden CBE MRIA FBA BL
Christopher is Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen's University Belfast and William W Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a practising barrister at Blackstone Chambers in London.
Dr Vincent Power SC
Vincent is a Partner in Competition & Mergers, A&L Goodbody, Solicitors, Dublin
Ms Bernadette Quigley SC
Bernadette is a Senior Counsel at the Bar of Ireland.
Ms Moira Smyth KC
Moira is a King's Counsel at, and former Chair of, The Bar of Northern Ireland.
The Hon Mr Justice Anthony M Collins
Judge, Court of Appeal; former Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union; former President of Chamber, General Court of the European Union.
Ms Maria O'Connell FCA
Chartered Accountant; Non-Executive Director; Former Vice-President - Business Strategy & Governance, State Street Global Advisors Europe Ltd
Mr Brian Doherty
Vice-President; Former Solicitor; Former Deputy Director General, NI Departmental Solicitor's Office; ICEL Board Member 2000-2024
Ms Anne Fitzpatrick BL
Advisory Counsel (Grade II), Office of the Attorney General; ICEL Assistant Director (Brexit) 2016-2018
Professor Tobias Lock
Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law and Fundamental Rights, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Professor Christopher McCrudden CBE MRIA FBA BL
Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen's University Belfast; William W Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School; practising barrister at Blackstone Chambers in London and the Bar of Northern Ireland.
Upcoming Events
European Human Rights Law In Practice 2025 [Rescheduled]
The Irish Centre for European Law (“ICEL”), in partnership with BKC Solicitors, Trayers & Company Solicitors, and Social Change Initiative are hosting a major human rights conference on Friday, 16 May 2025 in the Upper Library of the Inn of Court at the Royal Courts of…
The EU’s Competitiveness Compass – Members’ Committee Webinar
ICEL is happy to announce the first event in our Members’ Committee Series. On 28 May 2025 from 13:00, ICEL will host a lunchtime panel discussion on the European Commission’s Work Programme 2024-29 – what to watch out for on the EU’s legislative agenda and how…