Firm:	Flynn O'Driscoll LLP
Position:	Partner
Address:	No. 1 Grants Row, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HX96,
Phone:	+353 1 642 4299
Email:	zoemollaghan@fod.ie
Personal URL:	https://fod.ie/people/zoe-mollaghan/

Special Areas:

Zoë is a Partner working within the Litigation Department. Zoë commenced working with Fanning and Kelly in February 2009. Zoe has worked in the area of Media and Entertainment law for over 16 years.

Zoë advises the largest media organisations on the island of Ireland including national and regional newspapers, magazine publishers and online news providers on all aspects of media law including pre-publication / post-publication advice; defamation, privacy, copyright, regulatory matters and contempt law.

Zoe alongside Kieran Kelly has advised major newspaper publisher on contentious litigation matters inter alia defending defamation and privacy claims. Zoe has been involved in cases in the Circuit and High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Zoe has worked on a number of well-publicised defamation and privacy cases defending media clients’ publications and freedom of expression rights, many of which have resulted in the establishment of significant precedents in the context of both the print and online media.

Deals and Awards:

Acting for an airline in multiple Judicial Review proceedings brought concerning the passenger cap at Dublin Airport. Proceedings are ongoing and referral has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for rulings.

Precedent establishing cases;

• William Bird v Iconic Newspapers Limited

• Ruth Hickey v Sunday Newspapers Limited;

• William McClean v Sunday Newspapers Limited;

• Cornec v Morrice & Ors;

• Paul White v Sunday Newspapers Limited;

• Paul White v Independent Star Limited;

More recent cases;

• Dana Rosemary Scallon v Independent News & Media plc;

• Paudie Coffey v Iconic Newspapers Limited;

• Michael Reilly v Iconic Newspapers Limited;

• Judicial Review proceedings

Career:

Media Law Team of the Year 2023 - Irish Law Awards

Qualifications:

BA, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004
LLB Law, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005

Memberships:

Law Society of Ireland
Law Society of England and Wales.