▁becoming ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁broad ▁commercial ▁and ▁civil ▁practice . ▁ ▁Her ▁jud icial ▁career ▁included ▁temporary ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁the ▁Refer endum ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Fin lay ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Fin lay ▁and ▁Alice ▁Bl ay ney . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁five ▁sib lings . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁Ireland ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Her ▁pat ernal ▁grand father ▁Thomas ▁Fin lay ▁was ▁a ▁C umann ▁na ▁n G a ed he al ▁politician . ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁though ▁never ▁pract ised . ▁Her ▁mat ernal ▁uncle ▁John ▁Bl ay ney ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁judge . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Con vent , ▁Mon k st own , ▁County ▁Dublin ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁double ▁first ▁B A ▁in ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁Mathemat ical ▁Physics ▁from ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin . ▁At ▁U CD , ▁she ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁university ▁hockey ▁team ▁and ▁in ▁div ing ▁was ▁a ▁Le in ster ▁Junior ▁champion . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁aud itor ▁of ▁the ▁U CD ▁L & H , ▁serving ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁She ▁took ▁over ▁running ▁the ▁society ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁described ▁herself ▁as ▁being ▁" an ▁aw fully ▁logical