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**UPDATED IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR COURTS SITTING IN THE SOUTHERN REGION**

The District Court sitting in Midleton on the 9 January 2024 will now start at the later time of 11am.

Please note that Achill District Court scheduled for 9 January 2025 is cancelled.

Due to adverse weather, Belmullet District Court scheduled for Wednesday, 8 January 2025 is cancelled. 

Due to adverse weather, Manorhamilton District Court scheduled for Wednesday, 8 January 2025 is cancelled. 

**UPDATED IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR COURTS SITTING IN THE SOUTHERN REGION**

Please take note that on Wednesday 15 January 2025 at 9:30am, a remote Callover of the Personal Insolvency matters listed for Hearing on 21 J

The sitting of the Civil and Family Law Motions Court scheduled for the 4 and 18 February 2025 at 10:30 am have been cancelled.  All matters list

Notice of Closure of Carlow Court Office on Tuesday 7 January, 2025

The Family Law District Court in Newcastle West scheduled for Thursday 9 January has been cancelled.

**IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR COURTS SITTING IN THE SOUTHERN REGION**

Please note that District Number 8 sitting in Thurles on 7 and 8 January 2025 have been cancelled due to the weather conditions.

Due to adverse weather conditions please note that Clonmel Court office will remain closed for 6 January 2024.

Please note that due to adverse weather conditions in Carlow, Carlow Court Office will be closed to the public on Monday 6 January, 2025.

Please note that due to severe weather conditions, court sittings in Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary will start at the later time of 12 noon on Monday 6 January 2025.

Please note that due to adverse weather conditions in Kilkenny, Kilkenny Court Office will be closed to the public on Monday 6 January, 2025.  In consultation with the Judge, the court that was sch

The Dublin Circuit Family Law Office in Phoenix House will be closed on Tuesday 7 January 2025 for staff training.

The County Registrars Case Progression List for Dublin Circuit Family Law Court on Thursday 16/01/2025 in Court 35 has been rescheduled to Wednesday 15/01/

High Court Notice - Christmas Vacation 2024

Practitioners are hereby advised of the following arrangements during Christmas Vacation 2024.

During the Christmas vacation Dublin District Family Law Court Office, Dolphin Hosue will be open at the following times:

The Courts Service today published its ICT, Digital and Data Strategy for 2024 -2027.

During the Christmas vacation Dun Laoghaire District Court Office will be open at the following times:

The following arrangements will apply for the Common Law Motion Lists in the High Court with effect from 13 January 2025. 

COURT NO. 1, CRIMINAL COURTS OF JUSTICE
PARKGATE STREET, DUBLIN 8:

The court shall sit for the transaction of summary criminal business:

Dublin Circuit Court Family Law Office
Christmas opening hours;

Provision of Irish Sign Language (ISL) Services - Courts Service

The Supreme Court has launched a new website which has the latest news, judgments and speeches.

Applications for inclusion on the 2025 panel must be received in the Courts Service Centralised Office in Castlebar Courthouse no earlier than 1 December and no later than 20 December 2024.

General Election 2024
Polling Day Friday 29 November 2024

I HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE THAT:

Pursuant to a writ issued to me by the Clerk of Dáil Éireann I am about to proceed to the election of 5 member(s) of the Dáil for this constituency.

General Election 2024
Polling Day Friday 29 November 2024

I HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE THAT:

In this episode, we’re exploring the David Norris case—a pivotal legal battle that challenged the constitutionality of laws criminalising male homosexuality.

Today we delve into the intriguing and controversial Julia Clarke case - a story that challenges our perceptions of justice and morality in 1930s Ireland.

Irelands Chief Justice, Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell today delivered a statement to mark the opening of the New Legal Year.

The President of the High Court has assigned the following judges of the High Court to be the Judge in Charge of the following High Court lists for the Michaelmas Term 2024

Swords Court Office and Court are temporarily relocating to Balbriggan where all court matters will be heard in Balbriggan Courthouse commencing on 2 September 2024 at 10.30am and

The National Development Finance Agency has today held a market launch for the Family Courts project at Hammond Lane, Dublin, which will be delivered by Public Private Partnership (PPP).

Please take note that, with effect from Tuesday 6 August, all manual applications for Annual Licensing must be lodged in Court 33 on the Ground Floor, Áras Úi Dhál

Practitioners are hereby advised of the following arrangements during the Long Vacation 2024.

Plans to build a new family courts complex in Dublin moved forward this week with the publication by the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) of the Contract Notice to initiate the first stag

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COURTS (SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1961 AND COURTS SERVICE ACT, 1998.

President’s Notice

Guidance for litigants in person in the Non-Jury and Judicial Review Lists

Further to the President’s Notices issued on 5 March 2024 and 21 December 2023, I am pleased to announce the launch of the High Court Pilot Project for the Long Vacation 2024 (the “Pilo

Pride is an important part of the Courts Service Inclusion Group's calendar of events for our staff, family, and friends.

Charities across Ireland benefited to a sum of over one million Euro last year from the Courts Poor Box.

To mark the centenary of the formation of the Supreme Court (16 June, 1924) we are offering tours of the Four Courts on Saturday 15 June, 2024,  at 9.30am and 11am.

The Hardiman Lecture Series, named in honour of the late Mr. Justice Adrian Hardiman, returns this year with a schedule of four lectures.