About

Known as an excellent ‘litigator, lobbyist and lawyer’, Marie Daly joined Ibec (formerly the Federation of Irish Employers) in 1991 as an employment lawyer. When the Federation of Irish Employers merged with the Confederation of Irish Industry in 1993 to become a broader lobbying organisation, Daly became a member of highly significant groups such as the Company Law Review Group, the Pensions Board, the Business Regulation Group and the High Level Group on Business Regulation. In 2005, her efforts and expertise were rewarded as she was appointed as Ibec’s general counsel. Since then Daly has been ‘witness to the development of key policy and legislation, most notably in employment, company, pensions and accounting laws’ in Ireland. Daly qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and initially worked initially in Dublin Corporation’s law department before joining the Federation of Irish Employers. Giving advice to her general counsel peers, Daly says ‘attend the breakfast briefings given by the law firms on up and coming topics. They can be invaluable’.