Anthony Barr (judge)
Anthony Barr is an Irish judge who is currently a Judge of the High Court.
Barr grew up in Foxrock, Dublin 18. He graduated from University College Dublin with a BCL in 1983. He subsequently obtained a Diploma in Arbitration from there in 2007. He attended the King's Inns and became a barrister in 1985. He became a senior counsel in 2004. He was counsel for the Morris Tribunal between 2002 and 2008.
He was appointed to the High Court in July 2013. He is a member of the Superior Courts Rules Committee at the Courts Service. He has heard cases including those related to medical negligence, personal injuries, judicial review, and bankruptcy.
He refused an application by John Delaney of the FAI against The Sunday Times to block the publication of details of a loan Delaney had provided to the organisation.
His father Robert Barr, who was married to Mary Roche, was also a High Court judge and conducted the Barr Tribunal. His grandfather Robert Barr was part of the A.G. Barr family which created Irn-Bru.
