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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-000245
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170103
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170103

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001012477
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BLOCK 10-1 BLANCHARDSTOWN CORPORATE PARK
		STREET 2:		BALLYCOOLIN
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			15
		BUSINESS PHONE:		636-449-1830

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16640 CHESTERFIELD GROVE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			CHESTERFIELD
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63005

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FLAMEL TECHNOLOGIES SA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960422

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hatten Sandra L
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001600771

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28508
		FILM NUMBER:		17502795

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		675 MCDONNELL BLVD.
		CITY:			HAZELWOOD
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63042
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    <periodOfReport>2017-01-03</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001012477</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AVDL</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001600771</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Hatten Sandra L</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>BLOCK 10-1, BLANCHARDSTOWN</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>CORPORATE PARK, BALLYCOOLIN</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DUBLIN 15</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>L2</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>IRELAND</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>See Remarks</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <remarks>Sr. VP, Quality and Regulatory Affairs</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Phillandas T. Thompson as attorney in fact for Sandra L. Hatten</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-01-03</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 24</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Know all by these presents,
that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Phillandas T. Thompson, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary of Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc, an Irish public limited company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), with full power of substitution
and re-substitution, to act as the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 0.5in">prepare, execute in the undersigned&rsquo;s name and on the undersigned&rsquo;s
behalf, and submit to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) a Form ID, including amendments
thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain and/or regenerate codes, passwords, and passphrases enabling
the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), or any related rule or regulation of the SEC;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.5in 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 0.5in">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&rsquo;s
capacity as a director and/or executive officer, as applicable, of the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.5in 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(3)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 0.5in">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such forms and amendments with the SEC and any securities exchange or similar authority; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.5in 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(4)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 0.5in">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s
discretion.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned hereby
grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and re-substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>,
the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this First day of January 2017.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Sandra L. Hatten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sandra L. Hatten</FONT></TD></TR>
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