S.I. No. 641/2025 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Nenagh, Thurles) No. 16. Order, 2025

1. This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Nenagh, Thurles) No. 16. Order, 2025

This Order shall come into operation on 8

th

December 2026.

2. The First Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 (

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by—

the substitution at reference number 233 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“Nenagh — Fourth Monday in each month. First, Second, Third and Fourth Thursday in each month. First, Second, and Third Friday in each month. All sittings at 10.30 a.m.”, and

the substitution at reference number 238 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“Thurles — First, Second, Third and Fourth Tuesday in each month. Third Wednesday in each month. All sittings at 10.30 a.m.”

3. The Second Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 (

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by—

the substitution at reference number 201 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“Nenagh — Fourth Monday in each month. First, Second, Third and Fourth Thursday in each month. First, Second, and Third Friday in each month. All sittings at 10.30 a.m.”, and

the substitution at reference number 204 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“Thurles — First, Second, Third and Fourth Tuesday in each month. Third Wednesday in each month. All sittings at 10.30 a.m.”

4. Business transacted in the District Court that is initiated and not completed before 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.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

19 December, 2025.

PAUL KELLY,

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

LISA SCOTT,

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

.

Dated: 19 December 2025

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.

)

This order provides for the variation of Days at Nenagh and Thurles.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

30

th December,

2025.

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 (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

(No. 39 of 1961),

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