Born 1946; educated at Crescent College Limerick, Clongowes Wood College, University College Dublin (B.A. degree and Diploma in European Law) and the King’s Inns; called to the Bar of Ireland in 1968; Barrister (1968-82); Senior Counsel (Inner Bar of Ireland,
Crescent College Limerick, Clongowes Wood College, University College Dublin (bakalaureuse kraad ja diplom Euroopa õiguses) ja Kings Inns; võetud Iirimaa advokatuuri liikmeks 1968; barrister