Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has built a strong reputation for advising on some of Ireland's most important public sector projects for public sector companies, investors, and developers. The team is equally active in relation to commercial development and renewable energy projects. Rory Kirrane SC has extensive expertise in handling complex construction disputes, as well as representing clients before the Irish Commercial Court, and jointly heads the team with Eoin Cassidy, who specialises in the energy sector. Shane Dolan and Hannah Devoy handle the full range of contentious and non-contentious construction law-related matters. David Gunn and Muireann Hernon are also recommended.
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- ‘Incredibly responsive, particularly for urgent matters, and excellent industry knowledge.’
- ‘The Mason Hayes & Curran team are exceptionally professional, but more importantly, extremely client-focused, more so than most. They can deliver their legal considerations and reviews in a way that is easier understood by the client, sometimes even regarding the most complex of legal issues.’
- ‘Shane Dolan is an excellent client manager and deploys resources swiftly.'
- 'They make a formidable team.’
Key clients
- SSE Renewables
- SSE Generation Limited
- Equitix
- Torc Sustainable Housing
- Amarenco Solar Ireland
- Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
- Bank of Ireland
- Irish Water
- Hines
- Allergan Pharmaceutical Ireland
- IMRF Frascati Ltd Partnership
- Statkraft Ireland
- Centrica Business Solutions
- Equisisk (a JV of Equitix and John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Limited)
- John Sisk & Son (Holdings Limited)
- Torc Sustainable Housing (a JV of Equitix and Kajima)
- Bord na Móna
- BAM Civil Limited
- Dragados Ireland Limited
- Coillte
- FuturEnergy Ireland
- Allied Irish Banks plc
- Elgin Energy
- Greencoat Renewables
- Bord Gais Energy
- Exyte
- House Building Finance Ireland
- Fortum eNext Ireland
- Société Générale
- ESB
- Uisce Éireann
- Tik Tok
Work highlights
- Advised Torc, the successful bidder for the Social Housing Bundle 2 PPP, on various contractual matters relating to certifying completion of the project and also advising on finance and hedging arrangements.
- Advised Fortum eNext on its contract with South Dublin County Council to develop Ireland’s first large-scale district heating scheme.
- Advised Amarenco on the development and financing of a portfolio of eight solar parks in Ireland.
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Practice head
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Rory Kirrane SC, Eoin Cassidy