Solicitor suspended as Law Society finds ‘dishonest’ handling of clients’ €300,000

Penalty follows allegation of money from property sale in 2021 going missing and probe by accountant

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Mark Tighe

A solicitor has been suspended from practising by order of the High Court after an emergency Law Society committee hearing found he had been “dishonest” in his handling of €300,000 of client monies.

Ronan O’Brien, of Ronan O’Brien & Co Solicitors of Church Street, Cavan, was suspended from the roll of solicitors last Monday by order of David Barniville, the president of the High Court.