Mr. Keith Walsh:

Dr. O'Mahony is correct that the reality is that, while McKenzie friends are notionally possible in family law cases, I know of very few Circuit Court judges who would permit a McKenzie friend to go to court because of the in camerarule. The severity of the in camerarule in Ireland means that Deputy Fitzpatrick is right that one will not be able to get somebody into court unless that person is a lawyer or a party to the case.