Age: 46

Education: 1960-72: Schools in Germany, Headfort College, Kells, Co Meath. 1974-78: Law School TCD (BA, LLB). 1978-82: Christ's College, Cambridge (PhD).

Publications: include Employment Law in Ireland (Sweet and Maxwell) and Freedom of Association and Industrial Relations: A Comparative Study (Mansell).

Family: married to Heather Ingman. Two sons, aged 11 and nine years.