Catherine Pierse is an Irish solicitor who has been the Director of Public Prosecutions since November 2021.
Catherine Pierse | |
|---|---|
| Director of Public Prosecutions | |
| Assumed office 8 November 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Government of Ireland |
| Preceded by | Claire Loftus |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | |
Early life edit
Pierse comes from Listowel, County Kerry.[1] She studied at University College Cork.[2] She obtained a master's degree in governance from the Queen's University Belfast in 2011.[3]
Legal career edit
She qualified as a solicitor in 2001.[2] She first worked as criminal defence solicitor, including as a trial lawyer at Kelleher and O'Doherty solicitors.[4][5][6] She later worked as a legal adviser to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and was a lawyer at the Central Bank of Ireland.[4]
She was the head of legal, policy and research at the Policing Authority between 2016 and 2018.[7]
Her final position before becoming Director of Public Prosecutions was head of the agency's prosecution support services division.[2]
Director of Public Prosecutions edit
Pierse was announced as successor to Claire Loftus as the Director of Public Prosecutions in October 2021.[2] Her appointment was effective from 8 November 2021.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Kerry woman appointed as next Director of Public Prosecutions". RadioKerry.ie. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Hutton, Brian (27 October 2021). "Catherine Pierse announced as new director of public prosecutions". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Degrees". Belfast Telegraph. 8 July 2011. p. 22.
- ^ a b "Appointment of Director of Public Prosecutions". www.gov.ie. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Duff v Dunne [2004] IEHC 151". bailii.org. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "After a long and distinguished record across a range of organizations..." Twitter. KOD Lyons. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Policing Authority congratulates Ms. Catherine Pierse on her appointment as Director of Public Prosecutions". Policing Authority. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "No. 88 – 1248" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. Retrieved 10 December 2021.