Assessment of Need delays in Ireland are at record levels, with children facing waiting times of more than two years and families left without timely support guaranteed under the Disability Act 2005.
A High Court ruling allows a woman to continue her sexual abuse civil claim against her brother. The court found no unfair trial risk despite a 40-year delay in bringing the case.
The North Kerry CAMHS Review led by Dr. Colette Halpin has completed its assessment of around 300 patient files, but the report remains unpublished despite being drafted in June 2025. This delay is causing significant distress for affected families, particularly given that 50% of reviewed cases have resulted in apologies from the HSE, compared to just 15% in the South Kerry Maskey Review.
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Philip Treacy is a qualified solicitor with over 14 years of legal experience. In April 2019, Philip joined Coleman Legal, where he is a member of the highly experienced Litigation team with a combined team experience of well over one hundred years of practice.
Philip has represented many clients of our Firm. He recently has achieved successful settlements for workplace injury cases, fatal injury claims, road traffic accidents, and historical clerical school sexual abuse claims. Most recently, Philip has also successfully made applications on behalf of clients to the State Ex-Gratia scheme for victims of historical day school abuse. Philip also represents employees in work-related cases with the Workplace Relations Commission. Before joining our Firm in 2019, Philip managed his own general Law Practice, and he has brought us the benefit of a wide range of post-qualification experience.
Philip Treacy has successfully settled workplace injury cases, road traffic accidents, and school sexual abuse claims. He has also successfully made an application to the State Ex-Gratia scheme for four victims of day school abuse. Philip continues to work on medical negligence claims, dental negligence claims, workplace physical injury claims, workplace sexual assault claims, as well as historical childhood sexual abuse claims.
In addition to his legal professional qualifications, Philip also has a 2.1 Honours Degree in Accounting and Human Resource Management and a wide range of business and commercial experience. Philip Treacy has also worked in the past as a volunteer for FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centre) for eight years, offering legal advice to many people on various different and complex legal matters.
