Born on 3 August 1931, Ireland

• Graduate in Ancient Classics of the National University of Ireland
• Barrister-at-Law of King’s Inns, Dublin
• Barrister at the Bar in Ireland, 1954-1960
• Appointed at the Secretariat-General of the Council of Europe, 1960
• Administrator in the Directorate of Human Rights
• Principal administrator in the Directorate of legal affairs
• Deputy Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights, 1968-1975.