Micheál P O’Higgins SC and Rory Mulcahy SC received their warrants of appointment from President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin. Both were nominated for appointment by the Government earlier this year. Having received their warrants of appointment at Áras an Uachtaráin on Tuesday, 4 March 2023, they will swear the oath required of judges under the Constitution before the Supreme Court on Thursday, 6 March 2023.

Rory was called to the Bar in 1998 and became a senior counsel in 2014. He specialised in company, construction, planning and local Government law, and was a panel member of the Dispute Resolution Authority since 2005. He has acted frequently for regulatory authorities, including the Medical Council, in fitness-to-practice inquiries.