Michael Moriarty (judge)

Michael Anthony Moriarty (born 15 June 1946) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the High Court from 1996 to 2018 and a Judge of the Circuit Court from 1987 to 1996.

Michael Anthony Moriarty
Judge of the High Court
In office
11 March 1996 – 23 November 2018
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary Robinson
Judge of the Circuit Court
In office
13 January 1987 – 11 March 1996
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byPatrick Hillery
Personal details
Born
Michael Anthony Moriarty

(1946-06-15) 15 June 1946
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Spouse(s)
Children3
EducationBlackrock College
Alma mater

Early career

Born in Belfast to parents James and Nora Moriarty.[1] He moved to Dublin in 1960 and was educated at Blackrock College, University College Dublin and King's Inns.[2] He was called to the bar in 1968, and became a Senior Counsel in March 1982.[1] He specialised in criminal law at the bar.[3]

He was appointed Chairman of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in 1986.[2]

Judicial career

He became a Judge of the Circuit Court in 1987. He was appointed a Judge of the High Court in March 1996.[2] He was the chairperson of the Lord Mayor's Commission on Crime.[3]

He is best known as Chair of the Moriarty Tribunal, which he chaired between 1997 and 2010.[3] The Tribunal investigated the financial affairs of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey and former Minister Michael Lowry.[4] The first report, in 2006, found that Haughey had misappropriated funds.[5] The second report, delivered in 2011, found that Lowry had shared information with Denis O'Brien "of significant value and assistance" to aid in the awarding of a mobile telephone licence.[6]

He retired in April 2018, following 31 years as a judge.[3]

Personal life

He was formerly married to Mary Irvine, with whom he has three children.[7] He subsequently married Doreen Delahunty.[3]

References
  1. "Five called to Inner Bar". The Irish Times. 6 March 1962. p. 8.
  2. "Name: Mr Justice Michael Moriarty". The Irish Times. 29 January 1999.
  3. Carolan, Mary. "Tributes paid to Mr Justice Michael Moriarty on retirement". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. "Tributes as Justice Moriarty retires". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. "Bungs, blank cheques and the Boss: final verdict delivered on Haughey's corruption". The Guardian. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. "Moriarty Tribunal publishes final report". RTÉ News. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. Leahy, Pat. "Ms Justice Mary Irvine to be promoted to the Supreme Court". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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