Congratulations to our Winners    

The 2026 LEAP Irish Law Awards, proudly sponsored by LEAP, celebrated excellence and innovation across Ireland’s legal profession. Held on June 12th at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin, the event brought together legal professionals from across the country to recognise those who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, dedication, and impact in their fields.

This year’s ceremony brought together over 650 legal professionals from across the country, representing a wide range of practice areas, regions, and sectors. With 34 award categories, the night recognised solicitors, barristers, legal executives, in-house teams, law schools, and students who have gone above and beyond in delivering exemplary service and driving positive change in the legal landscape.

We extend our warmest congratulations to all of this year’s winners and finalists. Your commitment to advancing legal practice in Ireland continues to set the benchmark for excellence.

Please find below the full list of this year’s winners, we applaud your success!

2026 Submission Based Categories

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Winner

Graham Kenny Solicitors

Overall Winner

Lavelle Partners LLP

Dublin

Regional Winners

Connacht/Ulster

McGinley Solicitors LLP

Leinster

Coghlan Kelly LLP

Munster

Sweeney McGann LLP

Sponsored By

Winner

MHP Sellors LLP

Winner

Michael Hennessy Solicitors

Sponsored By

Overall Winner

Anne O’Connell Solicitors

Leinster inc. Dublin

Regional Winners

Connacht/Ulster

Alastair Purdy LLP

Munster

Aoife McCarthy, Douglas Law Solicitors LLP

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Winner

 

Laura Croke, Croke Medical Law

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Overall Winner

Chief State Solicitor’s Office – Public Procurement Law Section

Dublin

Regional Winners

Connacht / Ulster

Lacey Solicitors

Leinster

Coghlan Kelly LLP

Munster

Katherina White Solicitors

Winner

James Northridge, UrAbility

Overall Winner

Niamh Walsh, Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP

Dublin

Regional Winners

Connacht/Ulster

Geraghty & Co. Solicitors

Leinster 

Clarke Jeffers LLP

Munster

Teresa O’Sullivan, Douglas Law LLP

Winner

Dr. Suzanne Egan, Associate Professor, UCD Sutherland School of Law

Winner

DCU School of Law and Government

Winner

Colman Monaghan, University of Galway

Róisín Cunningham, University of Galway

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Winner

O’Donoghue and Associates

Winner

Connor Beaton, Irish Legal News Ltd

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Overall Winner

Keith Walsh S.C, Keith Walsh Solicitors LLP

Dublin

Regional Winners

Connacht/Ulster

Natasha McDermott, McDermott Solicitors

Leinster

Paul Brady, Paul Brady & Co. Solicitors LLP

Munster

Ronan Hynes, Sellors LLP

Sponsored By

Overall Winner

Sweeney McGann LLP

Munster

Regional Winners

Connacht/Ulster

Alastair Purdy LLP

Dublin

OSM Partners LLP

Leinster

Clarke Jeffers LLP

Winner

Irish Legal Capacity and Assisted Decision-Making, by Aine Hynes S.C

Sponsored By

Winner

Mary Hughes, Michael Staines and Co. Solicitors

Sponsored By

Overall Winner

PBN Litigation

Dublin

Regional Winners

Connacht/Ulster

Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP

Leinster

Connellan & Noone Solicitors LLP

Munster

MM Halley & Son

Overall Winner

HOMS Assist

Munster

Regional Winners

Connacht/Ulster

Geraghty & Co. Solicitors

Dublin

Lavelle Partners

Leinster

Coonan Cawley LLP Solicitors

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Winner

Mercy Law Resource Centre

Sponsored by

Overall Winner

O’Connor LLP

Dublin

Regional Winners

Connacht/Ulster

William Wilson, Lacey Solicitors

Munster

Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors

Leinster

Clarke Jeffers LLP

Overall Winner

Niall Fox, Niall Fox Solicitors

Connacht/Ulster

Regional Winners

Dublin

Aaron Duff, Signal Legal Foundry

Leinster

Breda Cullivan & Co Solicitors

Munster

Majella Walsh Solicitors

Winner

Dye & Durham Ireland

Overall Winner

Andrea Clarke, Coyne Solicitors

Dublin / Leinster

Regional Winners

Connacht / Ulster

Deirdre Gallagher, Boner Gallagher and Co. Solicitors

Munster

Kevin O’Donoghue, O Donoghue And Associates

Special Recognition & Research-Led Categories

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Winner

Gerard Griffin

Winner

Gareth Noble, KOD Lyons Solicitors

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