Government to start process to replace outgoing Chief Justice

The departure, while expected, follows a period of controversy in the country’s highest court which centred on the attendance of Judge Seamus Woulfe at the Oireachtas Golf dinner last August

The Hon. Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, Chief Justice.  Picture: Collins Courts

The Cabinet will on Tuesday approve the process to appoint a new Chief Justice to replace Frank Clarke who is set to retire later this year.

Justice Clarke, as the top judge in the country is paid €256,584, and has been in office since 2017.