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Ronan O’Brien Ronan O’Brien & Company, Solicitors, 69 Church Street, Cavan, Co Cavan 07/11/2019 In the matter of Ronan O’Brien, a solicitor practising as principal of Ronan O’Brien & Company, Solicitors, 69 Church Street, Cavan, Co Cavan, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2015 [2018/DT88] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Ronan O’Brien (respondent solicitor) On 7 November 2019, the tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in that he, between March 2012 and February 2013, received a Social Welfare payment, to wit, Jobseekers Benefit, at a time when he ought to have known he was not entitled to receive such benefit. The tribunal ordered that the respondent solicitor: 1) Stand censured, 2) Pay the sum of €3,000 to the compensation fund, 3) Pay a contribution of €4,000 towards the whole of the costs of the Law Society of Ireland.Details for Ronan O’Brien
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