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Long serving Tullamore-based solicitor is retiring
ONE of Offaly's leading lawyers has announced his retirement. Long serving Tullamore solicitor Donal Farrelly is retiring from practice and next Wednesday, February 14 will be his last day in the local District Court.
Mr Farrelly, who is 69, studied law in Limerick and Galway and qualified as a solicitor in 1981, setting up Donal Farrelly & Co after completing his apprenticeship with Hoey & Denning in Tullamore.
He grew his practice to become one of the busiest in the region with a particular emphasis on criminal law though it was a full service firm.
His office was located at the family home in Tullamore town centre and Mr Farrelly became a familiar figure in the local District and Circuit courts, along with regular appearances representing clients in the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin.
Mr Farrelly attended secondary school in St Eunan's College, Letterkenny. His father, the late PJ Farrelly, was a garda inspector in the Donegal town prior to his appointment as superintendent in Tullamore.
Donal Farrelly is married to Anne and they have five children.
“After more than 40 years I'm a long time at it,” Mr Farrelly told the Tullamore Tribune. “I'm retiring from practice now. Full retirement.”
Asked what he will do with the extra spare time, Mr Farrelly replied: “Play more golf.”
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