Finnegan nominated to the Supreme Court

THE President of the High Court Mr Justice Joseph Finnegan was last night nominated by the Government as a member of the Supreme Court.

Mr Justice Finnegan will replace Mr Justice Brian McCracken, who retired from the eight-member court earlier this year. Another Supreme Court member, Ms Justice Catherine McGuinness has also recently retired.

Born in 1942, Mr Justice Finnegan, a Dubliner, practiced as a solicitor for 12 years before becoming a barrister in 1978. One of his more prominent roles as a barrister was representing former Fianna Fáil minister Ray Burke at the Planning Tribunal.