"Irish Bar" redirects here. For the category of drinking establishments, see Irish pub.
The Bar of Ireland
Barra na hÉireann
Bar of Ireland headquarters, Dublin
Predecessor
The Law Library Committee
Formation
1897
Type
Bar association
Purpose
Educational, representative and regulatory
Professional title
Barrister
Headquarters
The Law Library, The Distillery Building, Church Street
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Region served
Ireland
Official language
Irish and English
Chair
Sara Phelan SC
Funding
Professional and educational fees
Website
www.lawlibrary.ie
The Bar of Ireland (Irish: Barra na hÉireann) is the professional association of barristers for Ireland, with over 2,000 members.[1] It is based in the Law Library, with premises in Dublin and Cork. It is governed by the General Council of the Bar of Ireland, commonly called the Bar Council of Ireland, which was established in 1897. The Council is composed of twenty-five members: twenty who are elected, four co-opted, and the Attorney-General, who holds office ex officio. Every year, ten members are elected for two-year terms; five by senior counsel and five by junior counsel.
The Bar of Ireland funds the Law Library, which has premises in Dublin in the Four Courts, Church Street, and the Criminal Courts of Justice, and also a smaller library in Cork. Nearly all barristers practising in Ireland are members of the Law Library, which is often used as a metonym for the Irish barrister profession itself. Before the creation of the Bar of Ireland in 1897, barristers in Ireland were only loosely organised through their occupation of the physical premises of the Law Library.
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