Galway Bay fm newsroom - Former Attorney General and Kinvara native Máire Whelan is now a judge of the Court of Criminal Appeal, despite controversy over the appointment.
Judge Whelan was formally appointed in a short ceremony at Aras an Uachtarán in the past hour with her warrant of appointment signed by President Higgins and countersigned by An Taoiseach.
Two judges of the High Court - Eileen Creedon and Charles Meenan - have also been appointed at the ceremony.
