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Flynn O'Driscoll

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Flynn O'Driscoll offers comprehensive expertise across the media and entertainment sector, covering advertising, music, film, and television. The team handles contentious and non-contentious matters, including pre and post-publication advice, defamation, confidentiality, and intellectual property disputes, regularly advising major Irish publishers and media outlets on advertising and brand sponsorship arrangements. Kieran Kelly, the head of the practice, specialises in business litigation and provides counsel on a wide array of matters, including defamation, privacy, and statutory regulation. Zoë Mollaghan is another key member of the team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Flynn O’Driscoll is always available for advice timely.’
  • ‘Kieran Kelly and Zoë Mollaghan are experts in their field. They are knowledgeable and confident in their advice, which they provide when needed.’
  • ‘We have worked closely with Flynn O'Driscoll for several years, and they have always been very accommodating with their time and advice.’
  • ‘I have worked directly with Kieran Kelly on multiple projects. Kieran has been very reliable, approachable and usually on call to answer assist when a deadline is looming.’
  • ‘The team led by Kieran Kelly are the authoritative go-to on media matters in Ireland.’
  • ‘Authoritative, experienced, hugely knowledgeable and pragmatic.’

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
  • Atlantic Books
  • Harper Collins
  • Irish Academic Pres
  • Empire Elite Limited
  • Hot Press
  • The Stand with Eamon Dunphy
  • Newspread Limited
  • Irish Licensed Merchants Association
  • Celtic Woman Limited
  • Paul Williams
  • Ralph Reigel
  • Nicola Tallant
  • UTV
  • Belfast Telegraph
  • Sunday Life
  • Disney
  • Bonnier Books UK Limited
  • Peninsula Television
  • Clean Slate Television Limited
  • Below the Radar Limited
  • MGN Limited

Work highlights

  • Assisted Penguin Books with the legal reviews of various non-fiction book publications.
  • Advised Virgin Media on various shows before broadcast.
  • Assisted Peninsula Television with the legal reviews of television documentaries.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kieran Kelly

Other key lawyers

Zoë Mollaghan