Siobhán Keegan
United KingdomjudgeFemale5.5Global Dominance: 0.00%Mrs Justice Siobhán Keegan is Northern Ireland’s chief justice and chaired the final of The Irish Times Debate, contributing her legal expertise to the event.
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Siobhan Keegan described the ruling as 'unfortunately' an error in law.
Drumcree standoff shows Northern Ireland’s troubled past still threatens its peace | Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-27
Judge Siobhan Keegan reversed a previous decision, allowing the Orange Order's march to proceed.
PSNI tells Orange Order not to march down Garvaghy Road amid blockade by protesters – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-09-27
Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan said the high court judge who granted the injunction against the march had 'unfortunately erred in law'.
Loyalist parade in Northern Ireland given go-ahead as almost 30-year ban overturned | Northern Irish politicsUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-27
Siobhan Keegan, the chief justice of Northern Ireland, refused bail for Lijam due to concerns about his release.
Man detained in Belfast allegedly convicted of rape in Dublin under different name – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-08-05
Siobhan Keegan is the Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy.
Gambian historian Hassoum Ceesay elected fellow of the British Academy
Gambia· 2026-08-05
Justice Siobhán Keegan ruled that the 10 people shot and killed by members of the British parachute regiment had been 'entirely innocent'.
‘New York is beautiful. But it’s not quite Belfast’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-08
Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan requested clarification and the submission of documents on several issues during the hearing.
Hazel Stewart ‘under coercive control’ of lover Colin Howell when respective spouses murdered – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-23
The debate was chaired by Mrs Justice Siobhán Keegan, Northern Ireland’s chief justice.
UCD and University of Galway students crowned winners of the Irish Times Debate – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-28
