Joanne has worked as a specialist employment lawyer for over 30 years, both in private practice in a number of large Dublin law firms and as in-house European employment lawyer at Intel Corporation. She brings her in-house experience to deliver commercial solutions and manage risk on a range of employment issues for employer clients.
Joanne's client base includes several of the largest multinational companies operating in Ireland as well as SMTs and public sector organisations. She advises issues such as absence management, equality, grievance, disciplinary and bullying and harassment investigations, transfers of businesses/outsourcing and terminations of employment. She also defends employment litigation claims in the Workplace Relations Commission, the Circuit Court and the High Court.
Joanne is a member and former Chair of the Employment and Equality Committee of the Law Society of Ireland.
Irish employment law continued to evolve through 2025, with legislative movement across pay transparency, pensions, equality, and AI governance, alongside active adjudication before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Courts that will shape risk and practice into 2026. We set out the key developments employers need to track for 2026 and beyond.
New action plan for collective bargaining
On 5 November 2025, the Government unveiled Ireland’s Action Plan to Promote Collective Bargaining 2026–2030, a phased programme to meet Article 4 of the EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive whilst also maintaining Ireland’s voluntarist model of union recognition. Proposals include enhanced union access to workplaces, a mandatory mediation window between notice of industrial action and its commencement, potential financial incentives for
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