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Mayo’s Pat O’Connor is reappointed chair of Charity Appeals Tribunal
Image & article by The Connaught Telegraph A Mayo solicitor with a lengthy track record in charity and philanthropic governance has been reappointed as chairman and a member of the Charity Appeals Tribunal. Pat O’Connor, a former president of the Law Society of...
We’re trying to sell our home but there’s a problem with the title deeds. What can we do?
We’re bogged down in what seems like an extreme bureaucratic quagmire Tailte Éireann was established to manage the Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds Dean Carney, Solicitor at our firm, recently featured in The Irish Times Property Clinic. You can read the...
P O’Connor & Son Solicitors Celebrate 125th Anniversary
P. O'Connor & Son recently celebrated its 125th anniversary. A function took place in Belleek Castle, Ballina, to mark the occasion. Pat O'Connor and his of solicitors pictured: Pat O'Connor and his wife, Gillian O'Connor.
How did someone apply for planning permission on my father’s land without his knowledge?
Property Clinic: The prospective buyer didn’t have written or even verbal consent Planning regulations do not state outright that a person must have the consent of an owner of land in a planning application. Dean Carney, Solicitor at our firm, recently featured in The...
Can a telecoms provider install cables in my garden – even though I’m not their customer?
It seems odd to allow the retention of unsightly cables on my house Patrick O’Connor, Senior Partner and Solicitor at our firm, recently featured in The Irish Times Property Clinic. You can read the original article here. I would like to know if it would be...
I’m worried about our home being devalued because our neighbour’s trees block light. What can we do?
'I’m worried that it will seriously reduce the value of our beautiful architect-designed home.' Patrick O’Connor, Senior Partner and Solicitor at our firm, recently featured in The Irish Times Property Clinic. You can read the original article here. Our solar panels...
