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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 judge was mildly mortified in court this week (May 12) when, after paying tribute to a retiring garda, he was told “You were the first judge I gave evidence to”.

An Athboy solicitor and brother of Transport Minister, Noel Dempsey, has been nominated as a district judge by the Government, following his selection by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board.