Julie Ahern

Legal, Policy and Services Director

Julie joined the Children’s Rights Alliance in September 2013 and is Legal, Policy and Services Director. Prior to this she has worked in various roles across the Alliance and led the establishment of the Access to Justice Initiative and projects such as the annual Report Card and the Children’s Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Prior to joining the Alliance she worked on the children’s rights referendum campaign with the ISPCC and NASC (The Irish Immigrant Support Centre). Julie is a qualified barrister having been called in 2018. She holds a BL from the Honourable Society of King’s Inns, a BCL (Clinical)(Hons) and an LLM in Child and Family Law both from University College Cork. Julie has also completed the Leadership Development for Transition and Change programme with the Social Intelligence Associates.

Julie sits on the boards of Ballyfermot Star and One in Four.

You can reach Julie at [email protected] or on +353 1 860 5563.