Courts Service Of Ireland

The Courts Service of Ireland is set to begin refurbishment works at the historic former Ballinamore Courthouse this week. The building has sustained serious water damage since its closure in 2009 but will now be waterproofed, the Leitrim Observer reports.

Judges claimed over €1 million in expenses in the first half of 2019, slightly less than in the same period last year, according to new Courts Service figures. The judiciary claimed €1.02 million between January and June 2019, a small decline from €1.088 million over the same period i

The 180-year-old courthouse building in Tuam will be demolished and replaced rather than refurbished, Courts Service officials have confirmed. The courthouse, which dates back to the 1840s, was closed in 2005 after health and safety concerns were raised, leading to the relocation of court sittings t

Dozens of appeals which may not have been heard until 2020 or 2021 have been brought forward as early as October in anticipation of the expansion of the Court of Appeal. Priority cases were given new dates at a special callover in the Court of Appeal this morning.

The Courts Service has today rolled out a new online system for searching for intoxicating liquor and club licenses. Licensing records dating back to 2009 are now available to the public online from www.csol.ie for a fee of €35 per premises, removing the need for travel to the relevant court of

Refurbishment works at Wicklow Courthouse have been delayed again, according to a local TD. The courthouse was closed in 2010 but is set to be brought back into use, with works originally scheduled to begin last year.

The Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, highlighted a number of initiatives to create a stronger online presence for the courts at today's launch of the Courts Service annual report for 2018. The report highlights an increase in domestic violence complaints, strong sentences in rape c

A pilot scheme to allow solicitor firms to lodge, pay and track applications for licensing online has been extended to counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Louth. The Courts Service of Ireland plans to fully roll out the online e-licensing system next year, with substantial cost and time savings for

The Courts Service of Ireland has exchanged key documents to take forward the acquisition of a 5,000㎡ site for a new courthouse in Portlaoise. A recent meeting of Laois County Council was told that "contract documents relating to the sale/purchase of a site adjacent to the new Southern Circular Ro

Kilcock Courthouse will be closed permanently under plans put out to consultation by the Courts Service of Ireland. The building was closed in July 2016 and court hearings were moved to Naas Courthouse.

A new centralised unit for the service of EU documents across the whole country has been established in Castlebar. A unit in the new Courts Service Centralised Office, located in Castlebar Courthouse, will facilitate the service of documents relating to cases where one of the parties is based in ano

Plans for a new courthouse in Laois have now moved forward despite pressure from county councillors, the Leinster Express reports. Councillors have complained that the existing courthouse on Main Street in Portlaoise is one of the busiest in the State and disrupts the town centre.

The Courts Service of Ireland has announced plans to centralise jury summons in order to improve the number of people showing up for jury duty, The Times reports. New figures reveal wide variations across the State in how many of the 11,000 people summoned for jury duty every month last year actuall

Master of the High Court, Edmund Honohan SC, had to break three window panes in the Four Courts with a hammer to dispel "a fug" in his courtroom, The Sunday Times reports. According to the newspaper, Mr Honohan took action after the Courts Service failed to respond to his complaints that the stuffin

Leading family lawyer Keith Walsh has welcomed an increase in security at Phoenix House following an incident late last year. Speaking to Irish Legal News, Mr Walsh said the increased security measures revealed today are "required for those very rare occasions when people's emotions get the better o