Firm of the Year, Irish Law Awards 2025
Galway Solicitors since 1892.
For clients across Galway, Connacht, and the West of Ireland since 1892. We act in property and conveyancing, probate and estate planning, personal injury, medical negligence, public-sector law, and commercial matters. Incorporating Ford & Associates since 2024.
Recognised expertise
Recognised in the West, and beyond.
Independently audited quality, repeatedly recognised by the Irish Law Awards. The awards we are most proud of are the cases we are remembered for, but here are the formal ones.
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Winner
Law Firm of the Year, Regional
Irish Law Awards 2025
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Winner
Connacht/Ulster Property Law Firm of the Year
Irish Law Awards 2019
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Winner
Connacht/Ulster Property, Planning & Probate Firm of the Year
Irish Law Awards 2018
Fifteen solicitors, one firm, two offices.
- 133
- Years in Galway
- 15
- Solicitors
- 10
- Practice areas
- 4.6
- Google rating
Expertise
- Medical Negligence Misdiagnosis, surgical errors, obstetric and post-operative care claims, and dental and optical negligence. We act for clients across Ireland.
- Personal Injury Road traffic accidents, workplace injuries, public liability, and product liability. We guide clients through the PIAB process and, where required, litigation.
- Property & Conveyancing Buying and selling residential and commercial property, remortgaging, new-build purchases, and complex title matters. Decades of experience acting for Galway homeowners and businesses.
- Probate & Estate Planning Drafting wills, advising executors, administering estates, and contentious probate. Sensitive private-client work handled discreetly.
- Administrative & Public Law Long-standing advisers to Local Authorities, semi-state bodies, and educational institutions on judicial review, planning, and statutory matters.
- Compulsory Purchase Orders Extensive CPO experience for both acquiring authorities and affected landowners. Roads, rail, and infrastructure projects across Ireland.
- Commercial Litigation Disputes in the District, Circuit, and High Courts. Contract, debt recovery, professional negligence, and shareholder disputes.
- Commercial Law Acquisitions and disposals, shareholder agreements, commercial leases, and advice for Galway SMEs and family businesses.
Where we work
Our offices are at 2 Saint Francis Street and St Augustine Street in Galway City. We act for clients across Galway city and county, including Salthill, Knocknacarra, Oranmore, Athenry, Tuam, Loughrea, Ballinasloe and the surrounding areas. We also act for clients throughout Connacht and nationally, including in Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Dublin, as well as on national mandates for local authorities and semi-state bodies.
We appear regularly in Galway District Court and Galway Circuit Court, and in the Four Courts in Dublin for High Court and Supreme Court matters. The partner who would handle your matter is listed on our people page.
Galway solicitors since 1892.
Two partners and a team of fifteen solicitors at our Saint Francis Street and St Augustine Street offices. Meet the full team on our people page.
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Michael Molloy
Partner
Michael qualified as a solicitor in 1974 having previously attended University College Galway.
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Edward Molloy
Partner
Edward graduated from N.U.I. Galway with a Bachelor of Arts and furthered his studies.
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Hilary Molloy
Solicitor
Hilary is from Salthill in Galway. She studied in U.C.G. (now N.U.I.G.) and graduated with a B.A. and L.L.B.
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Dawn Lyons
Solicitor
Dawn joined Blake & Kenny Solicitors in 2004. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Psych) from N.U.I. Galway.
What clients say.
4.6 from 33 Google reviews View on Google →
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Great firm to deal with. Helped me through the sale of my house immensely. Easy to deal with and a very efficient service. Highly recommend Blake & Kenny
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We recently required the services of a solicitor/legal firm. We decided to run with Blake and Kenny and we were exceptionally pleased with the service they provided. Michael and Vera were extremely professional and provided a very relaxed atmosphere and a most pleasant experience overall. We highly recommend Blake and Kenny.
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Can't recommend Blake and Kenny enough. We just bought our first home and Eddie and Tara were amazing from start to finish. Reasonably priced, absolute experts in their field and always at the end of the phone if we had any questions or concerns.
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I used Blake and Kenny for buying my first house recently.I bought in Dublin but had been recommended B&K by a work colleague. I found them to be extremely efficient and their knowledge of the process was near perfect. everything was outlined to me from the outset, which was helpful for buying my first house. We worked with Edward and he provided a very personal and professional service. I would definitely recommend them for conveyancing work and any other work for that matter.
Reviews sourced from Google. Showing 4 of 33.
Speak to a Galway solicitor.
Initial consultations are by appointment, in confidence, with the partner who would handle your matter.