UCC appoints top criminal judge to its faculty of law
The appointment will be seen as a major coup for UCC as Mr Justice Carney is widely regarded as a leading expert in Irish criminal law with forthright views on sentencing and the legal process as well as being one of the most respected members of the judiciary, despite his involvement in the occasional legal controversy.
A High Court judge since 1999, Mr Justice Carney has spent most of his time on the bench presiding over many of the most high-profile murder and rape trials at the Central Criminal Court, including the prosecution of Midleton student, Wayne O’Donoghue for the unlawful killing of Robert Holohan earlier this year.
