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A woman who appeared before Tuam District Court with 38 previous convictions picked up two more while there, bringing her record to 40.

“IN England, justice is open to all—like the Ritz Hotel.” This pithy quote, attributed to Victorian-era judge Sir James Mathew, was made to highlight the fact that the law and the Ritz were open to all in theory but, in practice, only the rich could afford them. The quote, often misattributed to Mathew’s compatriot George Bernard Shaw, seems appropriate as the current controversy surrounding our criminal legal aid system – which saw criminal practitioners strike in Tuam Court last Tuesday – rolls on.

Criminal barristers who withdrew service in Galway and nationwide this week will do so again next Wednesday July 24 in the second of three days of withdrawal this month.