March 2027 sitting
Evening FE-1 classes, taught live by a barrister
One hour a week with Rody O'Brien, highly qualified educator, for the March 2027 sitting. Built around working professionals, with your questions answered in class and notes on Moodle.
Takes two minutes. No payment and no commitment.
€300 per subject for the whole course, or €35 a week. Law Society exam fees are separate.
Who it's for
Built around working professionals
If you are preparing for the FE-1 around a job, this class is designed to fit.
You work full time
Classes are one hour, once a week, in the evening. You keep your job and are still taught every week by the same tutor.
You fell behind on recorded lectures
Every class is live. Rody teaches, you ask, and you get the answer there and then.
You are resitting a subject
Come back to it with a tutor who has taught every FE-1 subject since 2015.
Your tutor
A barrister who has taught law for 20 years
Rody O'Brien is a highly experienced, highly qualified educator. He was called to the Bar in 2005, has taught law since 2006 at universities and on professional courses, and has prepared students for the FE-1 in all eight subjects since 2015.
He has set and marked examinations at undergraduate and postgraduate level, designed law modules, managed an undergraduate law degree, and been published in journals including the Law Society Gazette. Years of setting and marking law exams shape how he teaches you to answer one.
- Qualifications
- Barrister-at-Law, King's Inns. LL.M., Trinity College Dublin. LL.B., University of Galway. Postgraduate Diploma in Ethics, Dublin City University.
- FE-1 subjects
- Company, Constitutional, Contract, Criminal, EU, Equity, Property and Tort. Tutored across all eight since 2015.
- Has taught at
- University College Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Maynooth University, TU Dublin, Dublin Business School and BPP.
- Results
- High-performing FE-1 students, and at BPP, his students on the ACCA law course placed first in Ireland.
- CPD
- Seminars for solicitors and other professionals since 2007.
How it works
From interest form to your first class
Register your interest
Tell us your subjects and which evenings suit you. It takes two minutes, with no upfront cost.
We confirm the class
When a subject has reached its enrolment level, we email you the details.
Choose a plan and enrol
Pay once for the whole course, or weekly. Only then do you pay anything.
Learn live every week
One hour with Rody each week, with notes for each class on Moodle.
Pricing
Two ways to pay
Prices are per subject.
Whole course
€300 per subject, paid once
Costs less than 9 weeks on the weekly plan. Every week after that is free.
- Every weekly class until the exam
- Notes on Moodle for the whole course
- Open until the third class
Weekly
€35 a week, in 4-week blocks (€140)
- Join at any point in the course
- Stop at the end of any block
- Notes on Moodle for the weeks you pay for
What evening and time are the classes?
Classes are in the evening, Irish time.
Which subjects will you teach?
The subjects depend on demand. Tell us which you need on the interest form and we will contact you when classes are confirmed.
Are the classes recorded?
Classes are live so you can ask questions while Rody teaches. Notes for each class go on Moodle.
Who teaches the classes?
Rody O'Brien teaches every class.
How do payment and stopping work?
Pay €300 once for the whole course, or €35 a week in advance in blocks of 4 weeks and stop at the end of any block. Our FE-1 Terms set out cancellation and refunds.
Can I join after the course starts?
Yes. The whole-course price is open until the third class. After that, join on the weekly plan. Notes from the weeks you missed are added to Moodle once you have paid for your first block.
When do I apply to sit the FE-1?
Apply to the Law Society before its closing date for the March 2027 sitting. The closing date is normally 6 to 8 weeks before the first exam. Check the dates on the Law Society's FE-1 page.
Tell us what you need for March 2027
We will be in touch when your class is confirmed.
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Evening FE-1 classes with Rody O'Brien
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