Chairperson
Ms Dorothy Donovan , LL.B., LL.M., B.L., is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and the Honourable Society of King Inns. Dorothy is a practising barrister dealing with commercial landlord and tenant cases. Former vice chair of the Employment Appeals Tribunal and a former council member of CORU (the Health & Social Care Professional Council) where she was involved in preparing the Codes of Practice and setting up regulatory standards.
Ordinary Members
Ms Orla Coyne is a qualified solicitor for over 30 years. She has previously served as a Council/Committee member and Committee Chairperson in both the Law Society and the Dublin Solicitor’s Bar Association (DSBA), including having held the position of past President of the DSBA. She was appointed to the Board of the Private Residential Tenancies Board from 2005-2013 and served as Chairperson of the PRTB from 2009-2013 and remained on as a Tribunal member from 2013 to 2016. She was previously appointed to the Rent Tribunal (as member and Chairperson) and more recently to the Valuation Tribunal from 2015 to date. She is currently a member of the Property Services Appeal Board since 2022. She is a graduate of UCD and holds a post graduate Diploma in Arbitration and European Law.
Ms Fiona McLafferty is a Solicitor and Accredited Mediator. She has worked as a Solicitor in the public sector and the private sector. Fiona is a former full-time Tax Appeal Commissioner. She is currently a member of the Valuation Tribunal and the Private Security Appeal Board.
Dr Shane McCarthy An accomplished Solicitor, Chairman and Board member who has led complex, high profile organisations with significant experience in consumer protection, regulation, governance, change management and audit and risk management in various sectors.
Since merging his practice in 2016 with Fitzgerald Legal & Advisory LLP, Shane has practiced as a consultant solicitor continuing to provide strategic advice on complex, niche areas of law. Shane has an MA in Criminology and been awarded a PhD in Law, for his research on the manner in which the Irish Parole Board balances the issues of Justice and Risk in their decision-making processes. Shane is a published co-author of “Probation and Parole in Ireland: Law and Practice” winner of the Law book of the Year at the Irish Law Awards 2022.