Lawyers in Graham Dwyer trial got €1m in state fees

Payments by the State to barristers in the civil courts last year soared by 22% to €12m, figures show.

Lawyers in Graham Dwyer trial got €1m in state fees

Senior counsel Robert Barron SC received €290,053 (including Vat) in fees, with five other barristers receiving between €200,000 and €220,000.

The payments by the Chief State Solicitor at the Office of the Attorney General (AG) resulted in two of the barristers involved in the Graham Dwyer murder trial, Remy Farrell and Ann-Marie Lawlor receiving in excess of €500,000 each from the State last year.

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