Barrister and specialist food regulatory and consumer affairs lawyer. He has wide experience of EU issues, having worked in Brussels for the European Parliament, the European Consumers Association (BEUC) and a Brussels-based law firm. He has his own-law practice advising on Food Regulatory issues and has completed numerous EU-funded legal harmonisation projects in the Balkans & the Middle East.
He was Chair of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Management Board (2020-2021) & a member of the Board (2013-2021). He was also a member of the Management Board of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) (2013-2016), the Board of Bord Bia (Irish Government’s Food Marketing Agency) (2016-2021) & the OECD’s Advisory Group on Food Fortification (2022-2024). He is presently a member of the Irish Government’s Codex Alimentarius Advisory Committee.