13 Facts About Rory Brady

Rory Brady was an Irish barrister who served as the Attorney General of Ireland from 2002 to 2007.

Rory Brady served as a Member of the Council of State, and was a mediator on the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

Rory Brady was visiting fellow at Harvard University in the United States, and was considered a candidate for the Supreme Court of Ireland.

Rory Brady sat his Leaving Certificate at Synge Street CBS in 1975.

Rory Brady studied law at University College Dublin and received a Bachelor of Civil Law Degree in 1978.

Rory Brady was called to the Irish bar from King's Inns in 1979 and to the English bar from Middle Temple in 1986.

Rory Brady was made a senior counsel in 1996 and was chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland from October 2000 until June 2002.

Rory Brady held the view that the Personal Injuries Assessment Board was a "fatally flawed project".

Rory Brady was a member of several statutory bodies within Ireland, including the Courts Service Board ; the Censorship of Publications Board ; and the Garda Siochana Complaints Board.

Rory Brady was embroiled in the "Mr A" case which unexpectedly overturned the state's age-of-consent law, but an official report blamed a subordinate for not notifying him in advance of the hearing.

Rory Brady was Chairperson of the Irish Takeover Panel from April 2008 until his death.

Rory Brady died in July 2010, after two years of illness and was survived by his wife and two daughters.

Fine Gael's Charles Flanagan stated that Rory Brady had served "with distinction".