John MacMenamin retires after decades on the bench

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Justice John MacMenamin retired from the Supreme Court after almost two decades on the bench, at a tribute reported on 25 November 2022.

Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell praised his work as a barrister and judge across criminal, commercial, family, childcare and constitutional cases. The report said MacMenamin had been appointed to the High Court in 2004 and elevated to the Supreme Court in 2012.

Attorney General Paul Gallagher also announced he would step down the following month.