Paulyn Marrinan

Paulyn Marrinan Quinn, Barrister Senior Counsel Paulyn Marrinan Quinn is best-known for advancing the development of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes through her work as an ombudsman and mediator, and in academia. Born in Belfast, she was educated in London and at Trinity College Dublin. During her time at Trinity during the late 1960s and early 1970s she was one of the founders of the Trinity College Arts Society, and contributed to Trinity News and the Trinity Miscellany...See more

Paulyn Marrinan Quinn, Barrister Senior Counsel Paulyn Marrinan Quinn is best-known for advancing the development of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes through her work as an ombudsman and mediator, and in academia. Born in Belfast, she was educated in London and at Trinity College Dublin. During her time at Trinity during the late 1960s and early 1970s she was one of the founders of the Trinity College Arts Society, and contributed to Trinity News and the Trinity Miscellany magazine, for which her first interviewee was the then up-and-coming broadcaster Gay Byrne. Paulyn is a member of the Bar in both Ireland and the UK. As the first Insurance Ombudsman of the Republic of Ireland (1992-1998), she was a founding Member of the British and Irish Ombudsman Association in 1994; and served on its first sub-committee to establish Standards of Best Practice for Offices of Ombudsman. She was subsequently appointed by the President of Ireland as founding Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (2005-2012). During her time as Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, Paulyn worked with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). See less