It was another bumper year for Ireland’s disputes lawyers, as 2024 shaped up to be every bit as intense (if not more so) than previous years. Busy courtrooms, a marathon aviation insurance dispute, alternative dispute resolution, and heavyweight EU regulations have kept teams busy and wearing different hats— from classic litigators to trusted advisors. This sense of moreness is only partly borne out by case numbers as much activity takes place away from the public gaze, in mediation and arbitration forums, in handling complex regulatory inquiries from watchdogs on behalf of clients or dealing with the fallout from a dawn…