South Tipperary's District Court Judge Brian O'Shea resigns from the bench

Judge Brian O'Shea, who has presided over district courts in south Tipperary for the past four years, has resigned from the bench, the Courts Service has confirmed. 

The judge for Clonmel, Cashel and Carrick-on-Suir district courts, tendered his resignation two days ago with the intention of resuming practising as a barrister in the Circuit and High Courts in the South East region. 

Mr O'Shea, who is from Owning near Carrick-on-Suir, practised criminal, family and civil law as a barrister before he was appointed a District Court judge in 2017.

He was appointed presiding judge for District Court Area 21 that comprises district courts in south Tipperary, Dungarvan in west Waterford and Youghal in east Cork, in July 2021 following the retirement of Judge Terence Finn. 

The Co. Kilkenny man began his career as a garda and worked as a lecturer at Carlow Institute of Technology and St Patrick’s College in Carlow before being called to the Bar in 2005.