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Rating |
Name |
Comments |
| 23rd of Feb, 2006 |
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Absolutely appalling in every single aspect. Do not touch with a barge-pole. |
| 28th of Feb, 2006 |
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Whoever gave him his qualifications should be shot. He has different staff every week and calls you up 6 months after you have finished dealing with him to discuss things he should have done 6 months ago. Incompetent, ignorant, rude. Should not be alllowed to deal with the public. |
| 28th of Mar, 2006 |
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K.N |
The greatest liar in the whole profession, also nothing but a bully and won't get away with it for much longer, plays with the wrong people at the best of times, he also thinks he is the only girl who studied law, makes a lot of mistakes and loses the most important things at the most critical times, has had more than 100 staff come and go since last September and that's a FACT. |
| 3rd of Jan, 2008 |
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Thought I'd check this site to see if Mark was here. Not surprised. He actually made my girlfriend cry when we questioned all the delays he caused which nearly made the seller dump us. He is a horrible man, utterly incompetent and I seriously think he is a sociopath with no conscience. Please don't listen to the positive raters - he is dangerous. |
| 12th of Apr, 2006 |
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This man is a crook and is by far the worst solicitor in the whole country, this man should be in prison. Should have played the lead role in 'Liar Liar'. I feel so sorry for people who don't know him and give him business, he is a total scumbag and should be stopped in his tracks. (P.S. Mark, I told you I would get you back) |
| 19th of Apr, 2006 |
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I am so delighted to have the opportunity to air some well deserved frustration. Mark Tiernan is the most incompetent solicitor I have ever come across, I now believe that it is only a matter of time before he is found out and struck off. After our dealings with him he deserves to have been reported to the Law Society... but they look after their own. I completely agree that he is a scumbag, is ignorant and a liar. Avoid him at all costs. |
| 20th of Apr, 2006 |
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Alan Grant |
Have never experienced anything like him in business. Totally incompetent and bordering on dangerous, should be avoided at all costs. Title deeds do not get registered up to 3 years after transaction and only when the client is looking at doing another transaction. |
| 20th of Apr, 2006 |
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What a great guy and fantastic at his job too. Delighted to deal with Mark and his friendly staff. |
| 20th of Apr, 2006 |
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Edel Mannion |
We received an excellent service from this firm and found the fees to be very reasonable. We had a very bad experience with our previous solicitor and were apprehensive. I would definitely recommend this firm again. |
| 20th of Apr, 2006 |
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When will the Law Society take action? |
| 21st of Apr, 2006 |
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Very sad when a solicitor writes good things about himself to up his rating. Do some work and stop using this site. |
| 24th of Apr, 2006 |
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Strings falsehoods together to cover up work that has not been done then does not return your calls or rings straight into your mailbox to avoid talking to you. |
| 26th of Apr, 2006 |
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My goodness... Mark does evoke some emotions. Can you imagine a Solicitor who has the incorrect name on a contract and the incorrect amount of the property being sold... we thought during the close that we were on candid camera.. our house sale did close but no thanks to Mark.. we did all the running and searching and thankfully our buyers solicitor saved the day... you know what I'm talking about Mark.. thank goodness there was a real solicitor there on the day to help you. Mark nearly lost us the sale of our house and I don't know how he can sleep at night. |
| 2nd of May, 2006 |
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Guess who |
Bet you never thought you would have to lie on the internet to save your practice Mark, you really know how to p*ss people off. Can't wait till you're gone as it won't be long now. Looks like you played with the wrong people, and look what I started, this long list of comments. Actually, driving a taxi might just be up your street, it's not all that bad. |
| 2nd of May, 2006 |
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I can't believe a wimp such as Mark Tiernan can't face up to well deserved criticism such as this and has to log onto this site and make up 'satisfied customers'. I doubt very much that there is such a thing, given that he hides in his office, tells lies, doesn't even remotely attempt to do his job in a way which would be even slightly sufficient for the fee he charges, and should be struck off the Law Society list for malpractice. Absolutely the worst person I have ever met, and likes to bully you despite being a little ginger wimp, and thinks it's 'big' to threaten not to close the sale on the house when you actually stand up to him and call him incompetent (after losing a loan drawdown cheque in his own office)! Avoid, unless you want someone to make you so angry that you would gladly handle a few months in the slammer for what you might do to him, that is! |
| 2nd of May, 2006 |
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Mark lost my loan cheque, then dragged his secretary into the office to explain where she had lost it and why - totally belittled her. Then, when I was running around town between my broker and First Active trying to get a new cheque issued (Mark was hiding in his office), his secretary called to say she had just quit over this, and that it wasn't her that had lost it at all, it was in fact, guess who... MARK!!! Miraculously the cheque then reappeared "somewhere in the office" (trans: in Mark's office) and Mark said to me that he "couldn't see what all the fuss was about, that it had turned up in the end"!!! Despite me almost not being able to close that day, and generally making me the most stressed I had ever been in my life! In the meantime, Mark actually lied and said that the cheque had been made out in my name anyway, so was invalid (he was trying to buy time to find it) so I rang First Active and they said it was ALWAYS made out in the purchaser's name! Bully, cheat and liar. |
| 2nd of May, 2006 |
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This man is a bully and a coward. He does not deserve to be paid a single penny. It is his clients who spend their own time frantically running around trying to complete on properties while he is "out of the office"... "with a client"... "on another call". He doesn't seem to understand that he is working for you and acts more like he is doing you a favour and constantly threatens not to complete on house purchases. He constantly hides behind his staff who are completely competent and deserve medals for lasting more than a week in his company. He constantly lies and blames any other party he can for mistakes he has made. Eight months after completion, I am still getting voicemails from him, yes voicemails, no phone calls, and letters with incorrect names on them. At this stage he is still making a string of excuses and lies as to why I am STILL hearing from him, as far as I was concerned I had completed and he had been paid so I shouldn't be hearing from him anymore... how wrong could I be?! DO NOT USE THIS 'SOLICITOR'. |
| 4th of May, 2006 |
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This brings it all back. I can echo everything that's been said here and more. The lying, the arrogance, nearly losing a sale. Do not use this solicitor at any cost!!! Just worried I may not own my apartment. |
| 4th of May, 2006 |
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Anon |
OMG- if only I had seen this website around the time we were dealing with this incompetant man - would have been fantastic to vent my frustration - 6 months on and I am just about getting over it all. We had very similar experiences with this idiot and we tried to speak to the Law Society about him but they were having none of it. Funnily enough at the time he was trying to close our sale and purchase, someone broke into his offices- definitely one of his clients- I am still not convinced it wasn't my husband. He made so many stupid mistakes, almost cost us our sale - and most of our friends as they were so bored listening to us :) and took absolutely no ownership for anything- definitely making it all up as he goes along... also must have had 4/5 different people dealing with me and one girl had the cheek to laugh down the phone at me while telling me that our deal hadn't closed. Please please do not use this solicitor, not if you value your health anyways! |
| 6th of May, 2006 |
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The worst in the City by a long shot. |
| 6th of May, 2006 |
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If you value your mental stability don't touch this "solicitor"... is he actually qualified ??????? Two and a half years on I have just about recovered. Have thought strongly about sending him the therapy bills and the bills for wine that kept me stable during my dealings with Mark Tiernan. Never EVER in my life has someone caused me so much unecessary stress.... does he not know that he is SUPPOSED to be on his client's side ???? About time that you made a donation to charity for the amount of times you have held on to clients funds for large amounts you were supposed to lodge into their accounts... have you delcared to Revenue the large amounts of interest you earn because of holding on to these funds while clients sweat it out and have to chase you for the funds from the sale of their property... you're a robber Mark and you know it.
Its only a matter of time........ Office for sale / rent in Baggot St. Yipee Your just reward.
Good will out eventually and you'll get found out. Over a six month period of unfortunate dealings with Mark I must have encountered about 9 different secretaries. On one occasion while sitting waiting to see Mark I heard one poor girl begging over the phone for her wages... funny she was gone on my next visit.. I wonder why ????
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| 10th of May, 2006 |
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Please do not under any circumstances use this man, he is a thief and not at all good at his job, he should be struck off today. Just look at what people think and what he has done to people, get rid of this man now, he is an unbelievable excuse for a solicitor. |
| 9th of May, 2006 |
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Mr Keith Nolan |
Mark Tiernan called straight in to my voicemail about 5 weeks ago to tell me there have been some developments, this is eight months after MY PARTNER & MYSELF CLOSED OUR SALE, so I rang to his office to be told he was busy and 5 weeks on I am still awaiting to find out what these developments are. |
| 11th of May, 2006 |
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I think we should all march down Baggot Street in protest but I don't think we have enough Gardai in the country to control the crowds. |
| 20th of May, 2006 |
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I have to admit looking up this website simply to see if there was an entry for Mark.
He is not someone by whom the legal profession should be judged - his gross incompetence is absolutely legendary among other solicitors also.
He will be struck off, it can only be a question of when.
To the person who said (presumably joking?) "just worried I may not own my apartment" - with Mark on your side, you may be a lot closer to the truth than you think.
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| 22nd of May, 2006 |
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The VLPS |
Tiernan & Co is currently trying to get RateYourSolicitor.com taken off the internet. Others have tried before and did not succeed! |
| 22nd of May, 2006 |
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I have to agree with the comment of May 20th. I acted against him in a transaction last year and he never read the title, raised a query or even noticed the very onerous conditions in the Lease. He didn't ask for vital documents on closing. I sent them on a week later out of pity for his client. He sent the wrong amount of money to close and never did any searches. He'd sign anything to close a sale and has no idea of what he is buying. One of the worst I've seen in years. |
| 30th of May, 2006 |
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Similar to a previous entry, I just thought I'd check this site to see if Mark was here. Really wasn't surprised to find him top of the Hall of Shame. My sale AND purchase almost fell through because he hadn't done his job. He told both sets of the other solicitors to "f**k off"! I had to talk them down off the ledge and do all the running between banks/client/solicitors. Had to take two days off work to do his job. So so stressful, seriously, many sleepless nights. When I put it to him he looked at me as if I was mad! Run, run for the hills if he comes anywhere near you. |
| 30th of May, 2006 |
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Congratulations Mark... you've made top of The Hall of Shame.. so very well deserved. |
| 30th of May, 2006 |
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I have never met such a fool for a solicitor. A classic example of someone who cogged there way through law school and all of his clients are now paying the consequence. Can you imagine if this guy was a surgeon, you go in for a tonsillectomy and come out with a sex change. |
| 8th of Jun, 2006 |
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DMcG |
I don't know what all this fuss is about. Mark conveyed a property for me in April 2004 with no problems or hiccups. His fees were very reasonable (by the way I'm not Mark or anyone paid to make favourable remarks) and the service was absolutely normal. Obviously all of the above individuals have never dealt with a solicitor before and think that solicitors in general provide a smooth efficient seamless service. You are all living in goo goo land. Take a reality check... all solicitors avoid phone calls, duck messages, delay meetings, put typos in letters, etc... get over it. And finally to you Mr Psycho Taxi Driver, why did you need a solicitor to buy a mobile home??? |
| 8th of Jun, 2006 |
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anon |
Obviously the last entry is Mark, or someone associated with him, otherwise how would they know the details of the taxi man's dealings? If you are going to try cover up at least make a proper go of it, the terrible comments must be true if you can't even try to cover up properly! Dah! |
| 12th of Jun, 2006 |
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C. O'F |
Re: buying of mobile homes, perhaps it would be best if Mark made a completely new start conveying baby-buggies and then graduated very slowly to more difficult things! |
| 13th of Jun, 2006 |
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It seems 'someone' is trying to get himself off the top of the 'Hall of Shame' list by giving himself 3 stars every now and then. I think it's fair to say it's too little too late, your inadequacies have been exposed by too many ex customers already, it's time to give up. You seem to be doing really well at getting the site closed down by the way... that just shows what an outstanding solicitor you are! - NOT! |
| 13th of Jun, 2006 |
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Re 11th June, more difficult things such as making sure the correct names and spellings are on important documents? And picking up his phone when it rings? |
| 13th of Jun, 2006 |
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I'm reading all of the negative comments above and 100% agree with you and had all the same problems. I have never in my life come across such incompetence.Nearly lost the sale and now not even sure if things are tied up. He told my partner to F*ck off over the phone and they weren't even having an argument. As first time buyers my partner was just asking a question. He was sending an email to his secretary but replied to me by accident. The email told her to tell me the contacts had already been sent out and that he would get around to them the next day. Blatantly lying. He hid in his office also and sent a temp solicitor to deal with me. She was rude at the start but after i explained my story she commented " well thats what you get for hiring a cr*p solicitor".
The day we signed he seemed to have a cut over his eye. I'm not surprised if a client had hit him. No amount of begging, pleading bothers him.He still won't do things. He did not care if we lost the house.On the last day he still hadn't gotten the items sworn so i took the file off his dest and walked 1 block away to the sellers solicitor. i had to pretent i was staff from his office and get the documents sworn.He had different staff every week. Just getting over the trauma i experienced a few months ago and have definately gotten a lot more grey hairs from the whole experience. Please avoid him for your own sanity! |
| 13th of Jun, 2006 |
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Question for Alan Grant, 20 Apr 2006. How do we ensure our title deeds are registered? Can we contact the bank? Sorry, don't know much about this legal stuff. I doubt if Mark has done what he's supposed to. |
| 13th of Jun, 2006 |
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To DMcG on the 7th, many people who have made comments are in the business or deal with solicitors on a daily basis. Believe me, this solicitor is way outside the norm, you'll only find out when you go to sell your house. |
| 14th of Jun, 2006 |
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Most of us in this world do the very best we can for people and never go out purposely to hurt, annoy aggrivate or in some cases destroy peoples lives.....BUT every now and then we come across the exception and unfortunately there are rogue people out there, who take advantage, think that we are idiots. Think that it is ok to hang up the phone on us and treat us like utter fools... Mark Tiernan is one of those people. And I do believe that what goes round comes round... eventually.. I would wish Mark no harm but I would suggest that he considers another career because as has been said before it is only a matter of time before he is struck off. I won't bore you with our personal dealings, it has been said before in the 45 "Avoid" comments. But someone with Mark's personality and way of dealing with his "clients" ought to be stopped.... we live in hope for good to out do bad. |
| 13th of Jun, 2006 |
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xxx |
I worked with Mr Tiernan and agree with every comment made about him. He is a terrible solicitor, he does not care about his clients, only the money he makes. He is incapable of handling the workload he has and blames any mistakes he makes on others. I advise everyone to stay well clear of him, how he became a solicitor is beyond me. |
| 13th of Jun, 2006 |
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C.G |
This man is a complete fool. On the first of many occasions I had the misfortune of being in his office he had a well deserved black eye. He had the cheek to tell me to f*ck off and then hang up on me. Believe me I had to avoid him for a while in fear of the damage I might cause him. Obviously daddy set him up on his own, because no firm would take on such a liability. It took him six months to close our purchase. |
| 19th of Jun, 2006 |
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Nice guy, good at his work, we never had any problems with him. |
| 21st of Jun, 2006 |
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Fin |
Mark has always provided me with a first class service. I have always found him to be very pleasant to deal with and very conscientious in his work. I really cannot understand where the negative comments have come from. |
| 2nd of Jul, 2006 |
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Avoid this office like the plague as this man doesn't care about the law or you. However as a caveat to that I would say that you do get what you pay for and if you go for bargain basement fees do not expect a de luxe service, you get what you pay for. |
| 12th of Jul, 2006 |
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Anon |
As an ex-employee I have to agree with all the negative comments. |
| 10th of Jul, 2006 |
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A former client |
Avoid this office like the plague. This man is totally unprofessional and will offer you the following: Pain, Stress, Absolutely No Legal Advice, Badly written letters which tell you nothing (and he will overcharge you for them in the end). Never takes your calls, never returns your calls, never meets deadlines. Stay well clear. |
| 14th of Jul, 2006 |
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You're right Mark. What goes around comes around. Karma. |
| 26th of Jul, 2006 |
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anon |
Ahhhh I am going for an interview there tomorrow - might just give it a miss after this! |
| 21st of Jul, 2006 |
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Stick a needle in your eye, run naked through Dublin City, do anything other than deal with this man. You are better off getting your four year old sister to do your legal work. I am in business 15 years and I have (either through work or personal dealings) never come across anyone as incompetent, as rude, as arrogant or as bad at their job as Mark Tiernan. This site is a great idea as it gives me an opportunity to vent my anger over my dealings with this man. It is very rare that you meet someone who has absolutely no idea or interest in customer service or actually doing the job they are paid to do. I could list everything that went wrong but I don't have enough time. But if you have read other posts you will have a fair idea. In the end it shows one thing, that self regulation is no regulation. The Law Society should have had this solicitor struck off years ago and saved thousands of people the trauma heartache and financial loss of dealing with someone who can not plainly do their job. Although I have found him to be a despicable character I do feel sorry for him he cuts such a pathetic figure on his way to bankruptcy. In his mind he is right in every area and there are a few people out to get him when in fact this site is allowing people to tell the truth. I have been out socializing where I have overheard people discussing 'that w*nker Mark Tiernan'. Find a new job Mark, where you don't have to work and you can tell everyone to F*ck off as you like. Maybe Chucky Brown or Bernard Manning need an assistant. |
| 21st of Sep, 2006 |
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JC |
Why hasn't everyone on this site made a complaint to the Law Society regarding this guy or email him on mark@tiernansolicitors.ie telling him what you think, and CC general@lawsociety.ie
You know it makes sense ! |
| 10th of Aug, 2006 |
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I wish I'd known about this website months ago. I made the mistake of dealing with him for my apartment purchase. He was rude, ignorant and often refused to answer my calls. I've taken this to the Law Society. It's incredible how little regulation there is with lawyers. |
| 12th of Aug, 2006 |
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I didn't get a job with Tiernans as they said my five years of experience registering title and working in property development wasn't sufficient. Thank Christ!
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| 15th of Aug, 2006 |
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You didn't get the job because you have TOO much experience and would have exposed him for the crook he is... lucky escape... |
| 14th of Sep, 2006 |
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Nick |
I would simply avoid anyone who has angered so many pople so much.
Everyone in the legal profession (including myelf) has their critics, but this is remarkable. There are plenty of good solicitors around, and if you can't get personal recommendations then do a little research first:
How long have they been established?
How long have their staff been with the same employer?
How do they treat their staff?
What do other people say?
Agree charges, timescales and prospects for satisfactory outcome before you start doing business with them?
And if you hear anything bad about them from anyone (espcially their own staff) walk away quickly. |
| 27th of Aug, 2006 |
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Ex Client |
Avoid Avoid Avoid I had a very bad experience with this solicitor. Save yourself now before it's too late... do not use this solicitor! |
| 30th of Aug, 2006 |
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Ex Client |
CROOK! This guy is unbelievable. I used him 2 years ago to buy my apartment. I would gladly pay 10 times what I paid Mark to get back all the sleepless nights. I stopped counting after 5 unreturned phonecalls (in 3 days) and eventually told the girl on the other end of the phone (one of many I dealt with during the period) that if he didn't ring me back immediately that I would ring every 10 minutes and tie up his phone line. It was only then that he rang back. I eventually started following up every phone call and discussion with an email (in the event of a court case...). The worst thing was that when I got my deposit back (I got a 100% mortgage from the bank) he automatically deducted his fee (plust EUR 90 for photocopying and stationary) and the stamp duty. However he had deducted stamp duty on the total purchase price and did not deduct the agreed amount for fixtures and fittings of EUR 5k. That amounted to stamp duty of EUR 187.50. I know from my own job that in the unlikely event that he did not know that fixtures and fittings are not stampable, the Revenue Commissioners would have picked up on that and would have refunded that amount to him. It is my opinion that had I not demanded my EUR 187.50 back from him that it would have been highly unlikely that he would have returned that money to me. It makes you wonder how many times he has made that "mistake".... |
| 30th of Aug, 2006 |
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Freddie McGinty |
Well this poor rating is so unexpected! After the legal advice I received recently, I know who to ask in the future... Great job! |
| 4th of Sep, 2006 |
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Do not go near, I rang the Law Society after I thought he had closed down, as no response from phones. They told me they had nothing unusual on his file?? Please report him to save other people, also send copy to the Minister for Justice asking him to act. |
| 6th of Sep, 2006 |
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MK |
More of a chancer than a solicitor ! |
| 6th of Sep, 2006 |
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I knew after about a month dealing with this fool that I couldn't be the only one having an extremely bad experience. He is ignorant, foul mouthed, incompetent, crooked and ended up charging me at least 4 times his inital estimate for conveyancy.
The Law Society should strike this guy off immediately.
In all honesty, I think the guy is mentally unwell & needs help!
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| 6th of Sep, 2006 |
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I thought I had a bad experience in purchasing with my previous solicitor but this guy is a walking disaster.
To those in the Law Society: Do your job and strike him off |
| 6th of Sep, 2006 |
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Former Client |
Where to start, I only found out about this website today but such was my rage over the sheer incompetence of the service I received back in November 2004 I almost started up a website devoted to him alone.
Simply put he was arrogant to the extreme and through total neglect cost us the home we were purchasing.
Trying to contact him by phone was like obtaining an interview with the Pope and the secretary of the day would routinely lie just to get you off the phone.
When we went to the Law Society and detailed in writing the catalogue of mistakes he made and when I say catalogue we're talking Argos worthy here he could not come back on one single point raised and decided instead to fabricate preposterous claims including conversations that never happened.
In the end he wouldn't hand back documents until he had been paid for the "work" that had been done which led to no house being sold or bought.
The Law Society in the end rewarded us a refund of just under 200 euro but if they want to be taken seriously they need to start handing out stiffer penalties, at the time a jail term felt about right. |
| 7th of Sep, 2006 |
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James K |
Walter Mitty |
| 9th of Sep, 2006 |
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Just saw in the Times today that a Southside Solicitor's practice is for sale... I just wonder has Mark finally seen the light and put the general public out of its misery. I dearly hope so, after all of the hurt and humiliation that he has caused me and countless others maybe it's time to retire from the legal system Mark!!! |
| 11th of Sep, 2006 |
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Anon |
Re: 9th Sep comment... sure who would buy his practice?! It's not worth a damn and only carries problems... I wouldn't want to inherit the problems he caused! |
| 12th of Sep, 2006 |
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Unreal, can't believe this guy is still going and still causing problems... takes incompetence and rudeness to a whole new level. To DMcG on 7th June: Do all solicitors tell you to "f*ck off" as well when you challenge them on the excessive delays in signing... I think not. |
| 13th of Sep, 2006 |
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Tom |
Hate dealing with him The man is a fool.
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| 17th of Sep, 2006 |
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Seamus |
I don't know this guy but am looking for a solicitor at the moment in that area and am thankful to this site for the information as he was on a list I had made out. |
| 19th of Sep, 2006 |
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Former Client |
Made a complete mess of my conveyance, nearly lost the house I bought, made an arse of drawing down the mortgage and didnt repay the 10% bridging loan until it was pointed out to him. Very glad to deal with all of the other staff in the office but it's a bad sign that I dealt with three different solicitors who started and left over the course of our dealings.
Went with him due to convenient location and I'd recommend him on this basis seeing as the only way to get hime to do anything is to sit in his office and refuse to leave until he sorts things out. |
| 19th of Sep, 2006 |
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DM |
Lost the contracts, lost the cheque, same old story. It's no wonder he loses everything, his office is a pig sty. He is a fire hazard. |
| 22nd of Sep, 2006 |
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Forget the Law Society! Report this man to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Mr Tiernan should not be practising. |
| 26th of Sep, 2006 |
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SG |
Not recommended. |
| 26th of Sep, 2006 |
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Admin |
Discussion has been moved to the Forum. |
| 29th of Sep, 2006 |
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Nervous wreck |
Hell is dealing with Mark Tiernan. I can't believe REA mortgage choice RECOMMENDED him to me. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! |
| 3rd of Oct, 2006 |
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Solicitor |
Waster to deal with and likes to act the role. LAW IS BUSINESS NO LONGER A PROFESSION MARK. |
| 6th of Oct, 2006 |
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The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal is independent of the Law Society (see Forum discussion). Mr Tiernan has been posting his comments again, and has got it wrong again! |
| 6th of Oct, 2006 |
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Another unhappy customer |
As above, I could tell you my story but it would take far too long. Trust me, run, run for the hills, if he was the last solicitor on the planet, I'd do my own legal work. At least it would be done efficiently. Cr*p would be an understatement! |
| 6th of Oct, 2006 |
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Bernie |
Good solicitor |
| 19th of Oct, 2006 |
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Client |
I am so glad to see this space. I am so angry this week because 2 years after buying my apartment, Mark still has not finished registering it. Now I am under stress because I may not be able to remortgage my apt because of this crazy two-year delay. He also put wrong name on the certificate and when I told him to fix it he said to me, it's not important, it is only the Land Registry. My God, I do not understand the law business but I really don't think he knows what he is doing. Please please Mark, do the right thing and improve yourself before it is too late! |
| 31st of Oct, 2006 |
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Friend of lawyers |
Apparently all the solicitors in Dublin have a joke that if there's a problem with the title on a property, you'll only be able to sell it if Tiernan is on the other side. |
| 31st of Oct, 2006 |
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Helen O'Connor |
We purchased our house five years ago and when we went to sell a site earlier this year and needed our paperwork including the deeds it arose that he had never registered the property in our name and now three four months on he still has not done it won't take our calls and when we complained about him to the Law Society and I rang him to organise a meeting to discuss in person the whole issue he told me I could not have a meeting until I withdrew the complaint. This man still has no intention of sorting out our paperwork, he even told us that he doesn't need our signature on the deeds to register them - I can't see how this is even correct. Take my advice and stay well clear of him as he never finishes the job. |
| 20th of Nov, 2006 |
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anon |
Nothing more to say that hasn't been said before. Bad solicitor and shouldn't be approached.
P.S. I notice that (with the exception of one) there are only 'avoid's and '3 stars'. |
| 20th of Nov, 2006 |
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MKO |
Don't touch this solicitor for your life. Absolutely terrible. |
| 22nd of Nov, 2006 |
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Ruined my son's life. |
| 22nd of Nov, 2006 |
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Former Employee |
Is Mark still changing staff at the rate of one a week??!! I'm not surprised! |
| 22nd of Nov, 2006 |
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Once off ex Client |
The most incompetent, rude and useless solicitor I have ever dealt with. Why has the Law Society not struck him off?! |
| 25th of Nov, 2006 |
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Once off very ex client |
I really thought that we had been caught on "Candid Camera" during the close of our house sale (it did close but only because our purchaser's solicitor "helped" Mark to close it). Mark asked us to sign a form and got quite grumpy when my husband asked to read through it. A. The incorrect names were on the contract, B. The incorrect amount of the sale was on the contract - by 150,000 !!! He also mentioned not being able to sleep the night before the sale as he had had a run in with the solicitor on the other side in a past sale... and we didn't see our money into our account until 5 days after he had promised, he was very very lucky not to have received a black eye or worse, he has a very very high opinion of himself and is really only a jumped up school boy who should NEVER EVER have made it through law school and who so deserves to be struck off for the scandalous way that he goes about his business. Do I feel guilty writing this, NO... maybe it will help to get this guy out of my hair and to recover from the dreadful experience of him handling our house sale. He even had the cheek to ask us for more money as the sale was getting complicated - he just didn't understand it. Please if there is a God let him be struck off. Is there someone in the Law Society listening to this??? We pray in hope. |
| 25th of Nov, 2006 |
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How great would this website have been when we bought our house 2 years ago! We were offered an all-in deal at a very competitive rate as we were first time buyers. But looking back would definitely have paid more to receive a professional and courteous service. The sale almost fell through because he lied to both us and the vendor's solicitor! Promised us the contract we signed had been dispatched, but when the vendor's solicitor enquired as to their wherabouts a week later, he told them we had a problem with the survey! I would not recommend Mark Tiernan to my worst enemy! |
| 21st of Dec, 2006 |
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Probably (hopefully?) because he no longer has any customers to slag him off anymore..... |
| 20th of Dec, 2006 |
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Anon |
Gosh, Mark is moving down the list! Now that is surprising! |
| 1st of Jan, 2007 |
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madi |
Mark is an out and out loser. He does not deserve to be in a league anywhere near that of a solicitor. He destroyed the sale of our house, leaving us with no choice but to let the purchase of our new dream property fall through, and remain in our current home until we sort through the legal mess he has left us in. This man is not only a bad solicitor but a slimey streak of underhanded manure. The great thing is, we all know it - even his mates! |
| 9th of Jan, 2007 |
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anon |
It is that difficult to get hold of Mark Tiernan one would be forgiven for thinking that he is in hiding. |
| 13th of Jan, 2007 |
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Homebuyer |
I was recommended to use Mark Tiernan by a friend and after reading this website was absolutely petrified that my purchase was in jeopardy. By that stage it was too late to change.
I am grateful my experience didn't reflect many of the comments here. I have to admit that it was very difficult to get hold of Mark throughout most of the sale, however other members of staff were able to help on occasion. I was a bit aggrieved to see a 'communication charge' of over 100 euro on my bill despite this.
Thankfully my purchase went through without any problems and I am somewhat glad that I read the comments above as, despite scaring me, they made me aware of potential issues that I may have faced.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend this solicitor to a friend, however I can't concur with the 'Avoid' rating. I feel a little sorry for him that the comments here are so personally insulting, rather than focusing on his professional skills.
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| 16th of Jan, 2007 |
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FM |
Difficult to get hold of Mark, but apart from that no other problems. |
| 24th of Jan, 2007 |
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Jim Purcell |
Something does not seem right here. We worked with this solicitor for the sale and remortgage of our house. We worked with a partner of the firm, not Mark directly but she was fantastic. She returned every phone call, email within a very acceptable time (usually within an hour or so). She was professional, helpful and very competent. This was not the easiest as we ran into title issues and she was a great help. |
| 2nd of Feb, 2007 |
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anon |
Having dealt with Tiernan's only last week, the service was terrible, nobody ever returns calls and I mean never!! Hurry up new Legal Ombudsman please!! The Law Society still lets innocent people go to this firm!! |
| 9th of May, 2007 |
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Jay |
Used Tiernans earlier this year. They weren't great, I got the feeling that they didn't really know what was going on all the time, and everything seemed very last minute and slapdash, but in no way was it the awful experience that some people on here would seem to have had. |
| 31st of May, 2007 |
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Please do not use this firm- we used when buying our house 2 years ago and end result we were sued by vendor because of his ill advice. Now today 2 years on and we are selling our house and we have just been informed the Title Deeds never reached the Bank and nobody will return our call at his firm to let us know what is going on- please for your own sake do not go near him! |
| 10th of Jun, 2007 |
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B O C |
AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Has to be the worst solicitor I have ever met. Arrogant, ignorant and incompetent. Sent us a final bill which I paid and then later rang to say he undercharged me. Said he wouldn't register the land in my name until I paid the deficit. When I asked for a new invoice to be sent out he said he would charge me extra for that. 2 1/2 years later I went to sell my house only to find out he still hadn't registered the land in my name. Then had the cheek to ask for my business selling the house. I nearly fell off my chair laughing at him. |
| 13th of Jun, 2007 |
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Takes incompetence to an all new level. Lost our deposit cheque and then sent the replacement cheque to the Land Registry instead of the vendor. NEVER returned our calls or emails. Nearly lost us the house through his inaction. Fortunately his assistant Melody knew what she was doing and got everything sorted in the end. |
| 20th of Jun, 2007 |
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former client |
AVOID AT ALL COST. The most unprofessional and arrogant man I have ever dealt with. |
| 28th of Sep, 2007 |
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disgruntled |
You know when you have those conversations with friends about house buying disaster stories... my experiences with Mark add so much colour to my disaster story I should almost be thanking
him! What I will thank him for is making a naive first time buyer so much wiser second time round that no one was going to pull the wool over my eyes a second time! Every budding solicitor should shadow him and do the exact opposite of everything he does in order to become first class professional solicitors! |
| 4th of Oct, 2008 |
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Dermot O'Leary |
The Grandmaster of Disaster. Muppetry of the highest order! The man is a lying sociopath! AVOID AVOID AVOID! |
| 3rd of Dec, 2007 |
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Julle |
Must say I am a bit taken aback by all these comments. I had several dealings with this office and it was always done in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost. Always friendly and helpful. |
| 13th of Dec, 2007 |
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C Wilson |
I am an estate agent, I would deal with this guy on a regular basis, he is ignorant and incompetent. I cringe when a vendor or purchaser say they will be using him for conveyancing, as I know it will make my job a lot more difficult. Avoid at all costs. |
| 9th of Dec, 2007 |
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American victim |
Julle, please post your phone number, I would love to speak to you and find out what was done for you in Mark's office. |
| 13th of Dec, 2007 |
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Julle |
For the attention of 'American Victim'. I can call you if you need any information in relation to my dealings with this office. Don't really want to talk to everybody on the list if you know what I mean. Trust me, I am a satisfied genuine customer. |
| 17th of Dec, 2007 |
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American victim |
Be on notice Julle, I would double check everything done in Mark's office. The vast majority on this page believe Mark should be avoided. I guess you have not done your homework like I did in selecting an honest solicitor. |
| 16th of Jan, 2008 |
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Julle, come back after you try to refinance, or sell, etc, and then let us know if "everything worked out fine". |
| 13th of Jan, 2008 |
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Julle |
American Victim: I understand you might have had a bad experience with this solicitor and that is your problem. I did my homework and everything worked out fine. |
| 31st of Jan, 2008 |
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E & R |
Just came across this site and had to check for Mark. Not at all surprised with the comments and couldn't agree more. The AVOID doesn't go far enough. We too nearly lost a house due to his utter incompetence. We considered writing a letter of complaint to the Law Society on several occasions. His aggressive, belligerent attitude was shocking. He shouldn't be allowed to work with the public. Looking forward to seeing him on the 9 o'clock news! |
| 29th of Jan, 2008 |
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1234 |
Thank you all for this information. I was about to hand over E800 for a med lit case in the morning. I won't be doing so now. I didn't realise such a site existed. I should have trusted my gut with this from the get go but didn't want the hassle of having to change solicitor. Everything has been very slow to get going since dealing with him. Can never get to speak to him and his office keep calling me back with the same information but it never gets any further. Worst thing? I work for the Law Society so probably should have known better. I'm going to speak to my colleagues in the morning about this solicitor. |
| 16th of Jan, 2008 |
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Anne |
Yes, I too wish I had read this before we dealt with this solicitor before we bought our house... not only did we nearly lose the house because we were unable to contact him, when I asked him should we make a Will, he said no, it wasn't needed!! We took him at his word but it was more likely he couldn't be bothered, after speaking to numerous professionals they are all horrified that he didn't do this for us. Stay clear! |
| 23rd of Jan, 2008 |
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Anon |
Anne - having been unfortunate enough to have dealt with Mark, I suspect it is more likely that he COULDN'T draw up a will as opposed to not being bothered. |
| 31st of Mar, 2008 |
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Appalled Exec |
I am a legal executive in a firm who recently had to deal with this nutjob! When we first saw who was acting for the purchasers there were so many jokes and complaints about having to deal with Mark I thought it was actually a joke on me! However three months on I know better! Not only did he never inform HIS client that we had furnished them with contracts, his client repeatedly called us out of desperation as she was unable to reach him! Finally, weeks after the date for return of contracts had passed, his assistant June (bless her, she has the patience of a saint!) confirmed that contracts had been signed and that Mark had promised they would be sent on that night. A week later and still no contracts. Our client was on a knife-edge about to lose her purchase, and still no word from Mark, just an increasingly stressed sounding June saying she would try to get Mark to call us. In the end, he never did and his purchaser pulled out of the contract, leaving our client in the lurch, and never even had the grace or professional courtesy to once return our calls or give our client warning so that she could put the property back on the market. With a bit of luck our client was able to arrange things so that it all worked out, but she has yet to put her property back on the market again. She is afraid of a repeat of this experience! I may only be a legal executive but I am baffled and appalled to see that this man is still practising! No wonder there are so many pubs near his office, the clients probably need a good stiff drink after dealing with him! |
| 1st of Mar, 2008 |
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Anon |
It's not that he couldn't be bothered drawing up your will, it's more likely to be the fact that his drawer is full and he has nowhere else 'safe' to store them! I used to work for this nutjob, anyone who thinks they are getting a good deal is seriously mistaken, I've never seen a person to be so sly, devious and underhand. I could write a book on this fella's wrongdoings (include forging clients' signatures)! He is a DISGRACE to his profession. |
| 15th of Jul, 2008 |
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Jason Drennan |
I only became aware of this webiste recently. We dealt with this guy for our first mortgage - really didn't know what we were doing and he certainly didn't help. I had an argument with him over his availability and when it got heated he told me how dare I as he was an officer of the court. Would most highly recommend you steer well clear of this muppet. |
| 9th of Jul, 2008 |
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Jim |
After three years he has still not sent the Title Deed to the bank so we cannot sell our house. The guy is incompetent and dishonest - AVOID |
| 26th of Jun, 2008 |
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Fredrick Johnson (TCH) |
Tiernan & Co handles all our conveyancing and can I just say to the board, this firm gets deals done. The legal system is a slow and cumbersome machine with many antiquated procedures. Tiernans may ruffle a few of the old guard's feathers and frustrate the other side but trust me they get it done! |
| 11th of Apr, 2008 |
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I work in a different solicitor's office and constantly get calls from this rude nutjob of a man! The solicitor I work with refuses to deal with such a man yet Mark will have the cheek to hold the line for up to an hour, that's probably why no one else can get to speak to him. I feel so sorry for the people that have to work with him all day and the poor girls he gets to ring up and basically do his job for him! |
| 9th of Jul, 2008 |
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Margaret |
Re Comment on 26th June 2008. My name is indeed Margaret, not Mark as you suggested.. maybe that is the kind of cynic that airs their grievances on a site like this, without leaving your own name may I add. I do not wish to partake in a tribunal re Mark's competencies with dogmatic posters who seemingly refuse to accept good comments about this solicitor. On the contrary, if you are so concerned about the service of solicitors you should be celebrating with us that we have found a good solicitor in Mark. I will say it once more only, Tiernan & Co have carried out work for me very efficiently and professionally in the past and continue to do so. Mr. Anon, June 26th - find yourself a solicitor that you are happy with, stop this campaign against Mark and get a life. Have a nice day. |
| 26th of Jun, 2008 |
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Margaret (if that indeed is your name and you aren't just Mark trying to bring his ratings up...) I really don't care if a solicitor is arrogant, provided he gets the job done. Mark does not get the job done. Mark appears to be incapable of doing the simplest of legal tasks. I accept that every profession has its good and bad, but Mark takes the biscuit. He is a disgrace to the legal profession. Obviously, according to you, this is a "hate-campaign" against Mark. Wake up and leave the conspiracy theories to the tinfoil hat-wearing loonies. There are over 120 comments on this website regarding Mark, and the vast majority are negative. For each person posting a negative remark, that's a person that Mark has crossed. Do you honestly think all these people have nothing better to do than wage an unwarranted hate campaign against Mark Tiernan? Honestly? |
| 24th of Jun, 2008 |
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Marnie |
Sale and purchase done and dusted - would have no problem recommending Mark Tiernan. |
| 9th of Jul, 2008 |
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anon |
Failed to deposit title deeds with the bank - now means that I can't sell my house and move! Avoid avoid. |
| 18th of Jun, 2008 |
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Annoyed Broker |
The whole company need manners and should be trained to answer the phone, as they seem to be waiting for a fight even when you are ringing to inform them that you recieved items. Poor service and again, terrible manners. |
| 22nd of Jun, 2008 |
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Margaret |
Can see what all this is about, sounds like a hate campaign against Mark.. Having spent years dealing with arrogant solicitors, I was delighted to have found Mark and his team, they have been nothing but efficient, friendly and very informative, and Mark himself - well a perfect gentleman, thorough and very capable in his work.. 5 years on and still a happy client. |
| 8th of Apr, 2008 |
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John Ryan |
This is the most ignorant person to ever walk the face of the earth. Quit now and save yourself the embarrassment of being struck off. |
| 13th of May, 2008 |
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Marnie |
Mark and Audrey have been looking after a sale and purchase for me and so far everything has been fine - all emails and phone calls have been responded to within an acceptable length of time and he has been nothing but a gentleman both over the phone and face to face - the estate agent that was looking after the house that I was buying was wrecking my head and if anything Mark guided me in how to deal with him in order to get the house I wanted. |
| 15th of Jul, 2008 |
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Daniel Roberts |
Bought my first apartment through Mark 4 months ago. He was very helpful, reassuring and the sale went through with no problems whatsoever. All calls were either answered or returned as soon as I could have expected. His rate was very competitive and I would have no hesitation recommending him to friends and family. |
| 23rd of Jul, 2008 |
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anon |
Oh my God, that man is a psychopath! I had dealings with him years ago and he is off the wall mad! I heard him on the phone shouting and screaming at clients. I also heard that staff come and go like you wouldn't believe, no one will work with him because of his temper. I also heard that the guards were called in one instance! |
| 14th of Aug, 2008 |
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Anon |
All the drama queens still causing a fuss. Mark has completed a total of 3 transactions for me with no errors and also has sold on one since with no delays. Satisfied client now for almost 5 years. |
| 13th of Aug, 2008 |
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The Truth |
I used Mark for conveyancing twice. Never any problems. |
| 14th of Sep, 2008 |
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Ex employee |
Hall of Shame, says it all. Conveyancing factory run by an incompetent crook who thinks his title as a solicitor allows him to treat everyone including his staff like second class citizens. Hopefully the downturn in the housing market will get rid of solicitors like Mark Tiernan. AVOID... for very good reason. |
| 30th of Sep, 2008 |
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S. O'R |
Scary man, I could never be described as a shrinking violet but he was incredibly intimidating. Hacked into my mobile phone answering service. |
| 29th of Oct, 2008 |
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AnneMarie |
Incompetent isn't the word because he has to do something to earn this title after doing nothing and then passing the blame to his RECEPTIONIST. Come on guys, why is this man still in business?! |
| 3rd of Nov, 2008 |
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anon |
Great service. Satisfied customer. Conveyance is never straightforward. What are you expecting? |
| 13th of Nov, 2008 |
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Richie Rich |
This man is the most self absorbed man around. He cannot do anything asked of him, is the most rude and arrogant man I have ever met and has no people skills. A seven year old child could do this job better. |
| 4th of Dec, 2008 |
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John McManus |
This man is fantastic. He did everything he could for me when I dealt with him. |
| 28th of Jan, 2009 |
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Paddy |
Mark has a fine practice, fair play to him. I don't think an expert opinion is needed to satisfy right-thinking people that most of the "avoids" here are from the same author: sentence structure, unhinged rantings, repeated silly spelling errors. It would be interesting to know whether that person was ever a client/employee, or maybe a scary stalker?! The whole website is completely undermined by this kind of behaviour. |
| 18th of Mar, 2009 |
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Anon |
Words fail me! Totally useless, avoid if you value your sanity. |
| 10th of Feb, 2009 |
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Harry P |
AVOID AT ALL COSTS. |
| 14th of Apr, 2009 |
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BC |
I have to agree with all of the above, he really should be struck off, but it will take everyone to write to the Law Society. Come on, get writing. |
| 21st of Mar, 2009 |
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Colleague |
Why are so many people engaging him? There are plenty of solicitors in Dublin who are doing their best to help clients. |
| 31st of Mar, 2009 |
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JJK |
Mark tried to overcharge me by 2 grand!!! At the time I assumed it was an honest mistake but after reading some of the above reviews I have my doubts. He sent me a very convoluted bill in which the overcharging was buried. He is toxic. AVOID |
| 10th of Jul, 2009 |
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lisa |
i found mark to be the best solicitor i could find and he closed the sale of my house so quickly and at half the cost of anyone else and he called me now and again and i find him so honest |
| 29th of Jul, 2009 |
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AVOID THIS GUY. He is totally incompetent. I couldn't even start on the problems we had with him. I'm looking at complaining to the Incorporated Law society about him. AVOID HIM. |
| 14th of Jul, 2009 |
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Paul |
I was very worried about using Teirnan & Co as I came across this website when half way through buyin my house.
I found everyone there to be very helpful and efficient, the sale went through without any hitches and if I need a solicitor in the future I would not hesitate to use them. |
| 28th of Jul, 2009 |
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Anon |
can someone who had a good experience please put up their phone number
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| 31st of Aug, 2009 |
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john |
hi i found mark to be very helpful and a great guy to work with on the closing of my home |
| 6th of Oct, 2009 |
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idiot is the only word I can think of to describe this guy. He is unprofessional and totally incompetent with such an overinflated ego that he thinks he is invincible. |
| 8th of Oct, 2009 |
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Another Pint of Guinness please.make it a quickie?? |
This gouger would'nt know his ar8e from his elbow..No problem with that of course,trouble is i happen to know my ar8e from MY elbow and i also am blessed with the finding of this brilliant site .
IF EVER I COME ACROSS 'Marko Polo' again it had better not be in his capacity as a solicitor..He has got to be the WORST liar and spoofer i have ever came across,He doe's zilch and seems to place the blame on his prozaced staff, Memories are flooding back on my VISITATIONS to his Baggot St Office some 3 years ago , i went in there more times than i did to O'Donoghues pub which then became my base just in case i got a call. i became their best customer to an extent i nearly lost my reason...
He was obnoxious rude and quite simply STUPID.and i was the worse for wear after my 'total eclipse of my brain';
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| 9th of Nov, 2009 |
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Anon |
I thought i was the only one who thought he rude, obnoxious, arrogant and most of all couldn't do the tasks required of him correctly if they slapped him in the face. I'm surprised his ego can fit into the cluttered office. |
| 20th of Jan, 2010 |
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FE |
I cannot understand for the life of me why this man is still in practice and the Law Society don't come down on him! |
| 19th of Mar, 2010 |
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Barney (ex-employee) |
Avoid like the plague! Amazingly incompetent. I didn't even last the week there (and had to fight him to get paid). Ignore all alleged good ratings - all obviously bogus. I left after he made two of his clients wait outside his office for over an hour and then left the building without even making eye contact with them. An absolute jerk of the highest calibre - little or no knowledge of ANY legal procedure. I really don't know how he passed the bar. Used to make me do his work. I've worked in law in Dublin for over 10 years and this guy is the worst I've ever worked with/for. Don't waste your money or sanity on him. |
| 22nd of Mar, 2010 |
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LH |
Barney, Solcitors do not pass the bar, you are thinking of barristers, no offence meant
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| 30th of Mar, 2010 |
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Bert |
I am also an ex-employee. I worked for Mark for a short period during the boom. I left shortly after i started as I felt very uneasy at the way files were processed.
Bert |
| 21st of Jun, 2010 |
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Offensive |
It's a pity the Law Society can't strike off a solicitor for being rude and unprofessional ...... and sometimes outright offensive. |
| 22nd of Jun, 2010 |
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Peter P |
Really terrible person who hasnt got a clue what he is talking about and what a liar. |
