Lorcan Staines
IrelandcounselMale6.5Global Dominance: 0.00%Lorcan Staines is a senior counsel representing the prosecution in the ongoing legal case against Ciara Kelleher, arguing that she was part of a scheme that misled clients regarding the management of their investments at Custom House Capital.
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Prosecution senior counsel Lorcan Staines gave the jury an outline of the anticipated facts in the case.
Teenager found guilty of murder of postman Barry Daly in Co Cork – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-30
Lorcan Staines SC published a report addressing concerns about offending by people on bail.
time for action – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-22
Lorcan Staines is the senior counsel and independent facilitator for the scoping exercise into the sex offender Michael Shine.
The system let the victims down before – it cannot happen again – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-16
Senior counsel Lorcan Staines began work as the independent facilitator to conduct the scoping exercise within a time frame of 16 weeks.
Court refuses to release transcripts from trials of sex offender Michael Shine – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-22
The review of the bail laws was initiated by Lorcan Staines SC.
Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald had bail conditions relaxed prior to trial date – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-04
Counsel for the DPP Lorcan Staines SC noted the unprecedented damage caused by Harry Cassidy's scheme.
CHC boss Harry Cassidy fails to have sentence cut – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-08
Lorcan Staines was the prosecuting senior counsel in the case against Ms Kelleher.
Second trial of CHC portfolio manager fails to reach verdict – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-14
