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The first phase in the restoration of the Oughterard Courthouse has been completed, and to mark the occasion the historic building will host its first concert on Monday (December 8).

Reacting to the recent announcement by the Court Services that Swinford and Ballyhaunis courthouses will close Mayo Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin has told the Dáil that she is concerned about the apparent policy of centralisation of court services that could lead to the transfer of all County Mayo court sittings centrally to the courthouse in Castlebar over time with 10 courthouses having closed in the past 12 years in the county.

Removing court sittings from Athenry and the overall downgrading of court services in East Galway is “disturbing” and “makes absolutely no sense”.

Judge Mary Devins this week lashed the proposed closure of a number of courts in the county — a move which will see several sittings being moved to Castlebar. The venue in which Judge Devins chose to make her feelings known — Kiltimagh Town Hall, which has hosted the sittings of both Claremorris District Court and Kiltimagh District Court for the past number of years — along with Swinford, is one of the venues set to be cut by the Buildings Subcommittee of the Court Services.

A man who parked in a disabled bay was disqualified from driving for one year in the District Court in Athlone this week (September 7).

The ribbon was cut on Kilkenny’s new courthouse on Friday last when the Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern visited Kilkenny to carry out the official ceremony.

Minister for Justice Mr Dermot Ahern TD is to officially open the newly refurbished and historic courthouse in Kilkenny following its €17 million refurbishment.

Kilkenny Courthouse — one of Kilkenny’s most historical buildings — is to be opened up for business in ten days time after three years during which a massive €20 million refurbishment and conservation project was under way.

Galway’s court sittings are set to be held in a new state of the art city centre building from next year.

A young man with some learning difficulties and known to the system, who shouted in court that he’d stab a garda, then punched one and spat in the face of another, was released on a multi-conditional bail from the District Court last week (December 16).