Ennis barrister’s €5.3m from tribunal

An Ennis barrister is ranked among the top five earners at the Mahon Tribunal, having earned €5.3 million in legal fees acting on behalf of the tribunal.
Mr Patrick Quinn SC, who is originally from Ennis, practised on the South Western Circuit but moved to Dublin some time before the Mahon Tribunal began and was appointed as a senior counsel for the tribunal.
It is understood that he was among the senior counsel to remain on to work on the final preparation of the Mahon Report and is understood to have made €5.3m from the tribunal since it began.
Mr Quinn became a junior counsel in 1979 and qualified as senior counsel in 2001 and has practised in commercial/chancery, administrative law, Tort and personal injury law and specialises in tax law.
Senior counsel, Patricia Dillon was the top earner from the tribunal, having earned €5.9 million, while Des O’Neill SC and Patrick Quinn SC both earned €5.3m, they were followed by Eunice O’Raw BL, who earned €4.2m and John Gallagher SC who earned €3.2m.