Blánaid started her pupillage at Garden Court Chambers in October 2025.
Her first-six supervisor is Una Morris, and her second-six supervisor is Tom Wainwright.
Prior to joining Chambers, Blánaid was a Legal Officer at REDRESS, focusing on strategic litigation against torture. Her work addressed discriminatory torture against LGBTIQ+ individuals in African jurisdictions and accountability for human rights and international criminal law violations in Belarus. She contributed to submissions before regional human rights courts and UN Treaty Bodies.
She also gained experience with a leading domestic law firm specialising in criminal defence and extradition law.
Blánaid has a strong background in human rights research and advocacy. She co-authored a legal opinion for the Myanmar Accountability Project on the customary international law status of universal jurisdiction, and contributed to civil party appeal submissions before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
Blánaid has also worked with the UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, the Clooney Foundation for Justice, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, and Global Rights Compliance.
