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Catherine O’Flynn

Catherine O’Flynn

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Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

Ireland

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Employment

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP delivers full-service employment law advice, covering advisory, contentious, and transactional matters. The practice is headed by Melanie Crowley, who works closely with boards, CEOs, HR teams, and in-house legal departments, providing strategic guidance on employment and HR issues, internal restructurings, and day-to-day matters. Ronnie Neville maintains a broad client base, advising across the hospitality, luxury, technology, and financial services sectors. Catherine O’Flynn handles the full range of employment law issues, with particular expertise in equality and age-related matters.
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+353 86 204 0679
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Employment Law & Benefits
Position

Partner

Career

Catherine is a Partner in the Employment Law & Benefits team in Mason Hayes & Curran.

Catherine has over 20 years’ experience practising exclusively in the area of employment law and has been involved in many leading employment cases. She is the former Chair of the Law Society of Ireland Employment and Equality Law Committee and in that role made various submissions to the Irish Government on matters of Irish employment law.

Catherine advises on all contentious and non-contentious employment law matters with a particular expertise in equality issues and age-related matters. She advises clients in all sectors to include the regulated financial services sector and sports sector.

Catherine regularly appears on national radio and in the national media as an employment law thought-leader.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Dynamic and client-focused. It is outstanding as an employment team.’

    ‘They are personal, dedicated and are able to strategically advise us on the steps to take legally and operationally with difficult and complex cases. This is what is needed rather than just providing legal advice.’

    ‘The team has strong knowledge of employment law and employee relations issues. They adopt a collaborative, friendly approach with us as a client and are responsive. They also dovetail well on GDPR matters, which cross over from time to time.’

    ‘Ronnie Neville is a pleasure to work with; his knowledge is exceptional.’

    ‘I have complete trust in Melanie Crowley's advice and the strategies she proposes. Her practical and no-nonsense approach makes her the ideal person to have by my side when navigating challenging employment law issues. I can always rely on her expertise and guidance.'

    'Catherine O'Flynn consistently offers thorough advice to the wider team, always making herself available and providing well-thought-out strategic options.’

    ‘Melanie Crowley is head & shoulders above her competitors in the Irish employment law market. Globally known as a superstar. Very commercial, strategic, responsive. Can't be bettered.'

    ‘We have found MHC excellent in the employment law cases they have acted for us in. They have given very good advice, been pragmatic and responsive as well as understanding our needs as a client.’

Work highlights

Advising a French multinational financial institution regarding disclosures made on its protected disclosures (whistleblower) hotline.