About Samantha...

Partner in the firm of P. O'Connor & Son is a Solicitor, Chartered Tax advisor, Notary Public, Legal Representative & Tribunal Chairperson with Mental Health Commission. In addition, Samantha advises in many areas of Commercial Law, including banking, property and agreements. She has acted in relation to many farm transfers, sales and purchases and related matters over her 20-year career. She represents the Bank of Ireland as a panel solicitor, often taking security over farmland, piggeries and poultry houses, slatted houses and such like in support of agricultural loans. She is also a panel solicitor for Bord na Mona dealing with registration of bogland, easements and turbary right issues.

Samantha will arrange consultation meetings with the farmer participants within the EIP project to discuss their intentions for succession. She shall design a succession plan of action for the farmer, dealing with wills, powers of attorney, enduring powers, farm partnerships, leases, transfers, options and sales. She will ensure all aspects of her work within the OG comply with its data protection and associated compliance obligations.