S.I. No. 365/2023 - District Court (Days and Hours) (August Sittings) Order 2023

1. This Order may be cited as the District Court (Days and Hours) (August Sittings) Order 2023.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1

st

of August 2023.

3. Sittings for the purposes of Article 5(b) of the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order 1970 (

S.I. No. 161 of 1970

) shall be held during the month of August in and for each District Court area referred to in column (2) of the table to this Order (in each case serving the relevant District Court district mentioned in column (1) of the table immediately opposite such reference). Where such sittings are not held on such days, and at such hours and at the place for the time being fixed for sittings of the District Court for the purpose of transacting the business of the District Court exercising its summary jurisdiction in such District Court area by the District Court (Areas) Order 1961 (

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

)(as amended)(the “Principal Order”), such sittings shall be held on such days, and at such hours referred to in column (3) of the table immediately opposite the District Court area referred to in column (2).

4. Business transacted in the District Court that is initiated and not completed before the commencement of this Order shall be continued and completed as if this Order had been in force at the time at which such business had been initiated.

TABLE

(1)

(2)

(3)

District Court District

District Court Area in that District in which August sittings (summary jurisdiction) serving that District are held

Days and hours of sittings(where different from the place, days, and hours prescribed by the Principal Order for that Area)

District No. 1

Letterkenny

Each Thursday @ 11a.m.

District No. 2

Donegal Town

Each Wednesday @ 11a.m.

District No 3

Castlebar

Each Wednesday @ 11a.m.

District No 4

Harristown

Each Friday @ 11a.m.

District No. 4

Loughrea

Each Friday @ 2:30p.m.

District No. 5

Monaghan

1

st

and 2

nd

Friday @ 10:30a.m.

District No. 5

Cavan

3

rd

and 4

th

Friday @ 10:30 a.m.

District No. 6

Dundalk

Each Wednesday @ 11a.m.

District No. 7

Galway

Each Tuesday @ 11a.m.

District No. 8

Nenagh

Each Friday @ 11a.m.

District No. 9

Longford

Each Thursday @ 11a.m.

District No. 10

Trim

Each Tuesday @ 11a.m.

District No. 12

Ennis

1

st

and 2

nd

Tuesday @ 11a.m.

2

nd

, 3

rd

& 4

th

Monday @ 11a.m

District No. 13

Court 6, Mulgrave Street

Each Wednesday @ 10:30a.m.

District No. 15

Portlaoise

Each Thursday @ 11a.m.

District No. 16

Bray

Each Wednesday @ 10:30a.m.

District No. 17

Tralee

Each Thursday @ 11a.m.

District No. 18

Clonakilty

Each Thursday @ 10:30 a.m.

District No. 19

Cork City (Court 1, Anglesea Street)

Each Monday (except Bank Holiday), Wednesday, and Friday at 10:30 a.m.

District No. 19

Cork City (Court 3, Washington Street)

Each Monday (except Bank Holiday), Wednesday, and Friday at 2 p.m.

District No. 20

Mallow

Each Tuesday @ 10:30 a.m.

District No. 21

Clonmel

Each Tuesday @ 3:00p.m.

District No. 22

Kilkenny

1

st

, 2

nd

& 3

rd

Tuesday @11:00 a.m.

District No. 22

Carlow

4

th

& 5

th

Tuesday @11:00 a.m.

District No. 23

Wexford

Each Wednesday @ 11:00a.m.

District No 24

Waterford

Each Tuesday @ 11:00a.m.

District No. 25

Naas

Each Thursday @ 11:00a.m.

GIVEN under the Seal of the Courts Service,

14 July, 2023.

PAUL KELLY,

Member of the Board of the Courts Service authorised to sign documents under the Seal of the Courts Service.

DEIRDRE DOYLE,

Officer of the Courts Service designated for the purpose of authenticating the Seal of the Courts Service, pursuant to

Section 10

of the

Courts Service Act 1998

.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

21

st July,

2023.

The Courts Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by

section 26

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1953

(No. 32 of 1953), as amended by

section 43

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

(No. 39 of 1961),

section 16

of the Courts Act 1971 (No. 36 of 1971) and

section 29

of the

Courts Service Act 1998

(No. 8 of 1998) and after consultation with the President of the District Court, hereby orders as follows