Kieran Dillon appointed as new State Solicitor for Donegal

Letterkenny-based solicitor Kieran Dillon is Donegal's new State Solicitor.

Mr Dillon was welcomed into his new role this week.

He succeeds Mr Ciaran Liddy in the role. In October, Mr Liddy was appointed as a District Court Judge.

The 57-year-old Mr Dillon is a partner in a well-established legal practise, Quinn Dillon & Company, alongside Cathal Quinn.

State Solicitors are solicitors in private practice who are employed on a contract basis to act on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

There are 32 Local State Solicitors who provide a solicitor service to the DPP in cases heard outside Dublin in the Circuit Court and District Court.