Covering the full range of media and entertainment law issues, Flynn O'Driscoll’s team is a key contact for newspaper publishers, broadcasters, book publishing houses and video producers. The team is well-placed to advise on contentious and non-contentious matters, including providing pre-publication and post-publication advice for print, online and broadcast media, as well as representing clients in media and defamation law litigation. Kieran Kelly leads the practice, and Zoë Mollaghan is another strong choice.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Zoë Mollaghan and Kieran Kelly are both highly experienced, very approachable and extremely knowledgeable. We often need to contact them with legal queries at short notice and they are always calm, efficient and able to deal with whatever we may need.'
- ‘Kieran Kelly is an expert in media and entertainment law, defamation, litigation and related matters. Hugely knowledgeable, extremely hard-working, and easy to get on with. No challenge is too great for him and his advice is always practical and to the point.’
- ‘The team have an unparalleled breadth and depth of media law experience. They combine superb technical skills with practical, commercial advice.’
- ‘Very strong leadership and understanding of the issues. Kieran Kelly has good experience and engenders confidence.’
- ‘Flynn O'Driscoll have always been excellent to deal with. In our industry, availability and speed of reaction is more of a factor than elsewhere and they have always scored highly here. There's a personal touch with them as well.’
- ‘I have worked with Zoë Mollaghan and Kieran Kelly in Flynn O'Driscoll and they are both fantastic.’
Key clients
- The Irish Independent
- The Sunday Independent
- The Irish Daily Star
- The Sunday World
- The Herald
- Iconic Newspapers
- Mediahuis
- Reach plc
- Virgin Media Ireland
- Penguin Books
- Hachette Books
- Gill Books
Work highlights
Conducted legal reviews of various non-fiction book publications for Penguin Books.
Provided Virgin Media with pre-publication advice on various shows in advance of broadcast.
Conducted legal reviews of television documentaries airing on Amazon Prime Video and Channel 4 for Peninsula Television.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Kieran Kelly
Other key lawyers
Zoë Mollaghan