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Michael Moriarty (judge)

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Michael Anthony Moriarty
Judge of the High Court
In office
11 March 1996 – 23 November 2018
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary Robinson
Judge of the Circuit Court
In office
13 January 1987 – 11 March 1996
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byPatrick Hillery
Personal details
Born
Michael Anthony Moriarty

(1946-06-15) 15 June 1946 (age 78)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Spouses
Children3
EducationBlackrock College
Alma mater

Michael Anthony Moriarty (born 15 June 1946) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the High Court from 1996 to 2018 and a Judge of the Circuit Court from 1987 to 1996.

Early career

Born in Belfast to parents James and Nora Moriarty.[1] He moved to Dublin in 1960 and was educated at Blackrock College, University College Dublin and King's Inns.[2] He was called to the bar in 1968, and became a Senior Counsel in March 1982.[1] He specialised in criminal law at the bar.[3]

He was appointed Chairman of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in 1986.[2]

Judicial career

He became a Judge of the Circuit Court in 1987. He was appointed a Judge of the High Court in March 1996.[2] He was the chairperson of the Lord Mayor's Commission on Crime.[3]

He is best known as Chair of the Moriarty Tribunal, which he chaired between 1997 and 2010.[3] The Tribunal investigated the financial affairs of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey and former Minister Michael Lowry.[4] The first report, in 2006, found that Haughey had misappropriated funds.[5] The second report, delivered in 2011, found that Lowry had shared information with Denis O'Brien "of significant value and assistance" to aid in the awarding of a mobile telephone licence.[6]

He retired in April 2018, following 31 years as a judge.[3]

Personal life

He was formerly married to Mary Irvine, with whom he has three children.[7] He subsequently married Doreen Delahunty.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Five called to Inner Bar". The Irish Times. 6 March 1962. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b c "Name: Mr Justice Michael Moriarty". The Irish Times. 29 January 1999.
  3. ^ a b c d e Carolan, Mary. "Tributes paid to Mr Justice Michael Moriarty on retirement". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Tributes as Justice Moriarty retires". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Bungs, blank cheques and the Boss: final verdict delivered on Haughey's corruption". The Guardian. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Moriarty Tribunal publishes final report". RTÉ News. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. ^ Leahy, Pat. "Ms Justice Mary Irvine to be promoted to the Supreme Court". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.