Oisín Quinn

Oisín Quinn (born 16 May 1969) is an Irish lawyer and former politician who is a judge of the High Court and former Lord Mayor of Dublin. He was formerly a barrister and an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2013 to 2014 and a Dublin City Councillor from 2004 to 2014.

Oisín Quinn
Judge of the High Court
Assumed office
6 July 2023
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
12 June 2013 – 12 June 2014
Preceded byNaoise Ó Muirí
Succeeded byChristy Burke
Dublin City Councillor
In office
8 June 2004 – 16 May 2014
ConstituencyPembroke-Rathmines
Personal details
Born (1969-05-16) 16 May 1969
London, England
NationalityIrish
Political partyLabour Party
SpouseJennifer O’Connell
Relations
Children4
EducationCastleknock College
Alma mater

Early life

Quinn was educated at Castleknock College.[1] He studied law at University College Dublin and the University of London, and qualified as a barrister from the King's Inns in 1992.[2]

His uncle is the former Labour Party leader Ruairi Quinn. He is the son of a former AIB Director Lochlann Quinn.[3]

Political career

Quinn was first elected to Dublin City Council in the 2004 Irish local elections for the Rathmines local electoral area. Quinn was an unsuccessful candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Dún Laoghaire constituency at the 2007 general election.[4] He was re-elected in June 2009 for the Pembroke-Rathmines electoral area, and was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin in 2013.[5]

In 2013, called for the direct election of Dublin's mayor, saying that direct election is a necessity if Dublin wants to compete with other similarly sized cities across Europe.[6]

He lost his council seat at the 2014 local elections.[7]

Quinn was called to the Bar in 1992 and became a senior counsel in 2008.[8]

Judicial career

He was nominated to the High Court in June 2023 and appointed in July 2023.[9][10]

Personal life

He is married to Jennifer O’Connell and has four children.

References
  1. Tyaransen, Olaf. "Hot Press Meets Oisin Quinn". Hotpress. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. "Lord Mayor of Dublin Oisin Quinn: Life in brief". Independent.ie. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. "Lunch with Oisin Quinn: No rest for the wigged as lawyer swaps court for Mansion House". Independent.ie. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. "Oisín Quinn". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. "Mayor Oisín Quinn - Biography". Labour.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  6. "Lord Mayor: Developers hanging on to prime Dublin sites should face penalties". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  7. "Lord Mayor of Dublin Oisin Quinn loses seat". Irish Examiner. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. "Oisín Quinn SC". Law Library. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. "Law Society applauds new High Court judicial appointments". www.lawsociety.ie. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. "Iris Oifigiúil - No. 56, 838" (PDF). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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