New rules for appointing judges ‘not ideal’, says Chief Justice Frank Clarke

From the backstreets of Walkinstown to the top legal bench in the land, the journey of new Chief Justice Frank Clarke has been a remarkable one.

He attended Drimnagh Castle Secondary School — where, he notes, rugby was not the sport of choice — before making his way to UCD.

A scholarship student, he was the first person to attend the King’s Inns “on the grant”, as he says.