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Fragomen Ireland Limited
Block B, Central Quay Ground Floor, Riverside IV, Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Dublin, D02 RR77
Ireland
Samantha is a solicitor and Senior Manager at Fragomen’s Dublin office, where she focuses on Irish immigration law. She leads the Irish Private Client Team and advises clients across a broad range of immigration matters, including employment, investment and start-up, citizenship and family applications.
Alongside her work at Fragomen, Samantha is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin and has a strong academic and research background in migration. She previously worked as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow with the European Migration Network at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). Her professional and academic work brings together expertise in immigration law, migration policy and research.
Education
- Trinity College Dublin, School of Law, PhD, 2017
- University College Cork, LLM, 2011
- Dublin City University, MA in International Relations, 2009
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges, B.A., 2005
- Suffolk University Madrid, Erasmus, 2003
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Professional accomplishments
Memberships: Member, Law Society of Ireland
Publications and Lectures
Quoted, “What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship.” The New York Times, 2 June 2026.
Author, “An Irish goodbye: Closure of the Immigrant Investor Pathway and its remaining opportunities.” Global Mobility Lawyer, 2 June 2026.
Speaker, “Navigating Irish Immigration: Futureproofing Your Compliance and Workforce Planning.” Open Doors Initiative and Fragomen, Dublin, Ireland, 30 April 2025.
Speaker, “Exploring Pathways to European Residency and Citizenship.” Fragomen, Webinar, 11 February 2025.
Author, “Immigration Considerations in Corporate Transactions.” Irish Law Times, September 2021.
Author, “Child refugees and subsidiary protection appeals in Ireland.” Child and Family Law Quarterly, 2018.
Author, “Children’s Rights and Refugee Law. Conceptualising Children within the Refugee Convention” Routledge, 2017.
Co-author, “LGBT Asylum Applications in Ireland: Status Determination and Barriers to Protection.” Springer, 2020.
Samantha’s insights
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