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ONE DAY AFTER a High Court judge appealed for women to be appointed as examiners and liquidators, the first female examiner in Ireland has been appointed.
Up until today, no female examiners had been appointed since the examinership system was set up in 1990.
Earlier today, the first female examiner in Ireland was appointed in the Circuit Court in Trim, Co Meath when Sarah Jane O’Keefe, an insolvency practitioner with Baker Tilly in Dublin, was appointed interim examiner to the Eastern Seaboard bar, restaurant and bakery in Drogheda.
Examinership is a protection process introduced in Ireland in 1990 to rescue companies in financial difficulty. There have been over 1,000 men appointed as examiners since, but no women up until now.
On Monday, Mr Justice Robert Haughton, who manages the Commercial Court list in the High Court, called for female examiners to be appointed. The Irish Times reported that Judge Haughton said “a prize” awaits the first law firm that would nominated a female examiner.
At today’s proceedings, the Eastern Seaboard were represented in Court by Barry Lyons solicitor and Ross Gorman BL for the appointment.
Sarah Jane O’Keefe joined Baker Tilly five years ago and has progressed to become an experienced insolvency practitioner within the company. She was previously shortlisted for ‘Accountant of the Year 2018’ at the Irish Early Career Award.
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They are doing a big sewage job not far from my house and it’s an absolute disgrace that it’s only men who are carrying out this work.
@Decko Kelly: it’s pitiful…there is a building site beside me and not one woman labouring on it..can’t believe the ladies don’t protest and block the entrance until a few get hired.
@Decko Kelly: Unless “they” are in receivership, I don’t see the point of giving out here.
@Fiona Fitzgerald: I am pretty sure that sailed right over your head!
@lambda sensor: straight over
@Fiona Fitzgerald: You ok hun?
There is also a gender imbalance in teaching, nursing and the civil service that needs to be corrected. Also, it’s about time men were allowed to compete in the Rose of Tralee and Miss Ireland.
@Henry Gaynor: only a matter of time!
@Declan Edward: What would a winner be called, though? The Person of Tralee? The Thorn of Tralee?
@Fiona Fitzgerald: the pr1¢k of tralee!
@Fiona Fitzgerald: don’t assume that they’ll identify as people
@Fiona Fitzgerald: The Flower of Tralee?
Join me as a founder member of Females For Sewerage (FFS). I want equality in that industry too.
@John Horan: I like it. Sewage companies should hang their heads in shame and need to be held accountable.
Where is their quotas?
@Decko Kelly: where are their quotas – illiterate idiot.
@Anna O Connor: I know it’s temping to be a grammar nazi and to be rude to people online but please try to refrain from it. It will ruin any possibility of civil discourse which may be beneficial.
@sVRCsaSg: *tempting
@Peter Shannon: haha ironic. I really should have spell checked that.
@Anna O Connor: That is quite harsh, Ms O’Connor. Actually, it is a Latin word which would make it ‘quotum’ in the singular and ‘quota’ in the plural. So it looks you are both wrong.
@Anna O Connor: ah bless.
Disgraceful in this day and age that a lot of the country’s that still have conscription only insist on men to participate in this brilliant opportunity, women everywhere should be disgusted at this behaviour….
@Devilsavocado: a lot of the countries that have ….
Another illiterate idiot.
How come the men who post anti- women comments are also illiterate? No brainer.
@Anna O Connor: I don’t see any anti – women comments on this article. Maybe you could point them out……..
@Anna O Connor:
No anti-women comments here.
Just remarks on the inequality in the sewerage industry and the construction industry.
I’m sure this lady deserves this token position.
I have a nice little number going around with a pick up truck doing tarmacadaming of driveways, eavegutter and roof repairs for naive elderly householders. Most of the work is ‘pretend’ so the money is excellent and expenses are low. In fairness I have tried hard to employ a few women so that I’m not seen to discriminate on grounds of gender. I have found it impossible however to attract them into this booming business. Strange.
@Eli Fant: Ya have that wrong boss, the role of women in our culture is to breed and get clothes for the childer and themselves without paying!!
The only year , they had a man sitting on the nursing panel , a third of the class was male. Food for thought folks . Media were strangely quiet on that one …
Maybe I’m reading this wrong ——Does it mean that all females should have their gender examined?
Gender shouldn’t come into play at all here, the rightful skill set for the job is what counts. Jobs and livelihoods are on the line. Hopefully it all works out for the Eastern Seaboard. A restaurant that plays a big part in the local community. #eithershouldgrammer
Does Anybody know what the “Prize” Is ???
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