Feargus Flood

Feargus Michael Flood (2 July 1928 – 10 September 2022) was an Irish judge. A member of the High Court from 1991 to 2000, he chaired the Flood Tribunal which investigated allegations of corrupt payments to politicians.

Feargus Flood
Judge of the High Court
In office
1991–2000
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary Robinson
Personal details
Born
Feargus Michael Flood

(1928-07-02)2 July 1928
Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland
Died10 September 2022(2022-09-10) (aged 94)
Whitehall, Dublin, Ireland
Spouse
Anna Maria Carloni
​
(m. 1963)​
Children3
EducationCastleknock College
Alma mater
OccupationJudge
Known forChairman of the Flood Tribunal

Early life

Flood was born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal in 1928. The son of a banker, he was educated at Castleknock College, University College Dublin and King's Inns.[1]

Career

Flood spent the earlier parts of his legal career practising as a junior and senior counsel in Monaghan, Cavan and Dundalk.[2] He was appointed to the High Court in 1991. Flood became chairman of the Planning and Payments Tribunal in November 1997. Known as the Flood Tribunal, it was originally set up to probe allegations of corruption against former Fianna Fáil minister Ray Burke but was extended to cover alleged corruption involving land developers and Dublin politicians as well as former assistant Dublin city and county manager George Redmond.[3] Flood stepped down as chairman in 2003.[4]

Personal life and death

Flood met his future wife, Anna Maria, on a holiday in Italy. They married in 1963 and had three children. Flood suffered from Alzheimer's disease in later life and died on 10 September 2022, at the age of 94.[5]

References
  1. "Feargus Flood, the judge who chaired landmark planning tribunal, dies aged 94". Irish Times. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. "Former High Court judge Feargus Flood was an 'advocate of justice', funeral hears". Irish Times. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. "Feargus Flood, former chairman of Flood Tribunal, dies aged 94". Irish Independent. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  4. "Flood to step down as chair of tribunal". Irish Times. 21 June 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. "Former High Court judge Feargus Flood dies aged 94". RTÉ News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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