National court archive · 2026-03-26
Clients left 'irate' with law firm 'haemorrhaging' staff who wanted to work from home, solicitor to allege
At a glance
- Crime
- Not stated
- People
- Joseph McNally, Barry O’Donoghue, Tiernan Lowey BL, Christina Ryan, Padraic Ferry, Deborah Crowley
- Locations
- Dublin, Ballymun
- Court
- Workplace Relations Commission
- Outcome
- adjourned to May
Summary
Solicitor Joseph McNally told the Workplace Relations Commission that staff shortages after a law-firm merger left him dealing with upset clients instead of business development. Ferrys partner Barry O’Donoghue disputed McNally’s account, while Ferrys Solicitors LLP denies the alleged sham redundancy; the complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 was adjourned to May.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie