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Welcome to the P.O’Connor & Son Solicitors Law blog. Founded in 1900, our firm has a long and distinguished tradition of providing legal advice and services in Ballina, Castlebar, Swinford, Kiltimagh and across Co Mayo and the West of Ireland and we are now one of the leading law firms in Connacht. This blog is intended to give our clients and future clients an insight into areas of law that may affect them in the present or future. We hope that you will find this blog helpful.

Katie Cadden joins leading Mayo law firm, P. O’Connor & Son, Solicitors.
P. O’Connor & Son is very pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Cadden as Senior Associate. A Senior Associate in the firm’s Commercial Department, Katie advises and acts in matters of commercial and corporate law, including commercial property matters....

A day in the coroner’s court in Castlebar
District of Mayo coroner Patrick O’Connor. 'Deaths by suicide are extremely difficult but all too common in Ireland today.' Photograph: Michael Mc Laughlin Patrick O'Connor, Solicitor and Senior Partner at our firm recently featured in The Irish Times. You can read...

Inquests cannot be so narrow that families wonder afterwards what was the point
Barrister says service needs to be modernised and humanised, while coroners seek more resources and appointment of bereavement officers (This article is from The Irish Times, 5th February 2023 featuring Barrister Doireann O’Mahony at the Four Courts in Dublin: she is...

Samantha Geraghty appointed as new Managing Partner at P. O’Connor & Son Solicitors
Long established and respected legal firm P. O’Connor & Son Solicitors has announced the appointment of Samantha Geraghty as Managing Partner. Taking up her role on 1 January, 2023 Samantha succeeds former Law Society President Pat O’ Connor who continues in...

We rent out our holiday home when we’re not using it. Do we need planning permission?
Property Clinic: Planning authorities can take legal action in cases where a property does not have the required permission There are strict rules governing the letting of holiday homes. Aileen McGing, Solicitor at our firm, recently featured in The Irish Times...

Can I sell my apartment if there are outstanding management fees?
Property Clinic: The management company has applied compound interest to the monies due from 2008 When it comes to resolving a dispute over monies owed, a pragmatic rather than a principled course of action may be called for. Patrick O’Connor, Solicitor and Managing...