S.I. No. 359/2025 - District Court (Days and Hours) (August sittings) Amended Order 2025

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 25th July, 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 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:

1. This order may be cited as the District Court (Days and Hours) (August sittings) Amended Order 2025

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1^st of August 2025.

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 the 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 Glenties	Thursdays at 11 a.m. First Friday at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 2	Sligo	Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
District No. 3	Ballina	1^st and 2^nd Wednesday at 11 a.m.
District No. 3	Castlebar	3^rd and 4^th Wednesday at 11 a.m.
District No. 4	Harristown	Friday at 11 a.m.
District No. 4	Loughrea	Friday at 11 a.m.
District No. 5	Cavan	1^st, and 2^nd Friday at 11 a.m.
District No. 5	Monaghan	3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Friday at 11 a.m.
District No. 6	Dundalk	Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
District No. 7	Galway	Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
District No. 8	Nenagh	Fridays at 11 a.m.
District No. 9	Longford	Mondays at 11 a.m. (including the bank holiday)
District No. 10	Trim	Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
District No. 12	Ennis	1^st Tuesday at 11 a.m. 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th Monday at 11 a.m.
District No. 13	Mulgrave Street	Wednesdays at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 15	Portlaoise	First Friday at 11 a.m. 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th Thursday at 11 a.m.
District No. 16	Bray	Wednesdays at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 17	Tralee	Thursdays at 11 a.m.
District No. 18	Clonakilty	Thursdays at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 19	Anglesea Street	Mondays (except Bank Holiday), Wednesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 19	Washington Street	Mondays (except Bank Holiday), Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 p.m.
District No. 20	Mallow	Tuesdays at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 21	Clonmel	Tuesdays at 3 p.m.
District No. 22	Kilkenny	1^st and 2^nd Tuesday at 11 a.m.
District No. 22	Carlow	3^rd and 4th Tuesday at 11 a.m.
District No. 23	Wexford	Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
District No. 24	Waterford	Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
District No. 25	Naas	Thursdays at 11 a.m.

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GIVEN under the Seal of the Courts Service,

23 July, 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