Ciara is an Associate in our Energy and Infrastructure Department.
Ciara advises on the entire life cycle of large scale energy and infrastructure projects, with experience across commercial developments including offshore and onshore wind farms and solar farms.
She also advises on public private partnerships (PPPs) having advised on PPPs in the housing and education sectors to date. Ciara regularly supports international investors and funds with legal advice on the Irish renewable energy market.
Ciara's recent client experience includes:
- advising a large construction contractor on their bid as part of a consortium for a significant social infrastructure PPP
- advising a large renewable energy developer on the project financing of a portfolio of wind farms with a combined capacity of 17 MW
- advised a large renewable energy developer on the acquisition of three pv solar farms with a combined capacity of 33 MW
- advised a large energy developer on the development and project financing of four pv solar farms with a combined capacity of approximately 400MW
- advised an international solar developer in relation to the construction and financing of two solar farms with a combined capacity of approximately 360MW
- advised a lender group as part of a significant social housing PPP
- advised a lender group as part of a significant higher education PPP
- Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 2025
- Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), Maynooth University 2019