• Education Law
• Employment Law

• Allianz Insurance
• IPB
• ACCS
• Scouting Ireland
• 80% + of the schools in Ireland
• University College Dublin
• Trinity College Dublin
• The GAA

Authorships

Catherine has written course content for lectures and workshops on the Law Society’s Diploma in Education Law and has also written articles for a number of Irish publications on employment and education law issues.

Engagements

• Lecturer on the Law Society’s Diploma in Education Law course.
• Assessment Design Course Coordinator on the Innovation in Professional Practice course for Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology.
• Contributor to the DCU Access to the Workplace Programme.
• Catherine is a regular speaker at education law events and panel sessions across Ireland. She frequently delivers webinars to education clients, offering practical guidance on topical employment and education law issues.

Education

• National University of Ireland Galway, Bachelor of Arts
• National University of Ireland Galway, Bachelor of Laws
• University College Dublin, Diploma Employment Law

Professional Memberships

• The Law Society of Ireland

• Represented the board of management of a community school in a matter which provided clarity to all schools on the enrolment of children of separated parents.

• Representing Wilson’s Hospital school in all matters relating to Enoch Burke.

• Successfully defended an Equal Status claim of discrimination, on the ground of membership of the Traveller community, for an educational institution before the WRC, Circuit Court, High Court and Supreme Court.

• Acted for a special school in High Court proceedings against the Department of Education in relation to the overturning of an expulsion of a student who represented a significant health and safety risk.

• Advised on the closure of a satellite college and associated governance and constitutional issues, including redundancy of staff, transfer of undertakings and retention of senior management.

• Acts for third level institutions, secondary and primary level schools in the defence of claims, including those brought under the Employment Equality Acts, Equal Status Acts and Unfair Dismissals Acts.

• Acts for a number of sporting, religious and educational organisations in relation to the defence and settlement of current and historical child protection matters.

• Advises sporting, religious and educational organisations in relation to Child Protection Procedures and liaising with the Gardai and Tusla.

• Successfully defended university clients in relation to a number of claims brought by students and employees.