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Irish Residence Permit Process Update

The application process for first time registrations and renewals of Irish Residence Permit cards will change for residents of Cork and Limerick.…

04/07/24

About Ger

Ger is a partner in our Employment Law & Benefits team. He advises both the public and private sector on all Employment Law and industrial relations issues

Due to his extensive experience, Ger is able to act for clients in a variety of employment claims from unfair dismissal to occupational stress and restraint of trade to strikes and picketing. He also advises on all aspects of the termination of employment.

Ger acts as trusted advisor on the various employment law issues generated by mergers and acquisitions including in-depth due diligence exercises to negotiating employee-related indemnities and warranties. He also advises on the applicability of the European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 – TUPE. His straightforward and business-centric approach resonates strongly with clients.

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Engagements

External Examiner in Employment Law for the Law Society
Lecturer in Employment Law on the Law Society’s Diploma in Employment Law
Ger has presented at numerous IBA and other events in the US and Europe and has also written articles for Irish and European trade and legal publications on employment issues

Education

University College Dublin, BCL
University College Dublin, Diploma Employment Law

Professional Memberships

Member of the International Labor Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA)
Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
Member of the Association of Employment Lawyers Ireland (ELAI)
Law Society of Ireland

Representative Matters

- Regular point of contact for a large number of private and public organisations in relation to both contentious and non-contentious employment law and industrial relations issues. Such organisations include UBS Bank, Kerry Group, Intel, Xerox, Facebook, Renault Ireland, Bord Gáis Éireann and RBS.
- Acted for a large financial institution in a gender discrimination case.
- Acted for a large financial institution in successfully defending a High Court injunction application where an employee sought to challenge her suspension on the grounds of gross misconduct.
- Acted for Kerry Foods, part of the Kerry Group, in securing a High Court injunction to restrain picketing on its plant following an industrial dispute. Of particular interest and a somewhat new concept before the court was the issue of the use of social media in a trade disput.
- Advised a financial institution on its obligations under the European Communities (Protection of Employees on the Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 on its sale of part of its business.
- Acted for a number of financial institutions in relation to their obligation both in the sale and purchase of loan portfolio books.

Ger Connolly

Irish Residence Permit Process Update

About Ger

Engagements

Education

Professional Memberships

Unfair Dismissal Award for Employee with Expired Employment Permit

Forced Labour Ban Set to Reshape Global Supply Chains

Advising Circal on €15m Investment from Octopus Energy Generation

Advised NWPF on Transfer of its Disability Services into the HSE

Key Changes in the Employment Permits Act 2024