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District Court Sittings: Provincial District Nos. 6 to 12

District No. 1 - County Donegal
District No. 2 - Counties Leitrim, Donegal and Sligo
District No. 3 - County Mayo
District No. 4 - Counties Galway and Roscommon
District No. 5 - County Cavan and Monaghan
District No. 6 - County Louth
District No. 7 - County Galway
District No. 8 - County Tipperary
District No. 9 - Counties Longford and Westmeath
District No. 10 - Counties Louth and Meath
District No. 12 - Counties Clare and Galway
District No. 13 - Counties Kerry and Limerick

District No. 15 - Counties Laois and Offaly
District No. 16 - County Wicklow
District No. 17 - County Kerry
District No. 18 - County Cork
District No. 19 - Cork city
District No. 20 - County Cork
District No. 21 - Counties Tipperary and Waterford
District No. 22 - Counties Carlow and Kilkenny
District No. 23 - County Wexford
District No. 24 - Waterford city
District No. 25 - County Kildare

The categories of business encompassed by the titles 'Civil', 'Juvenile', 'Custody' and 'Summary' etc. are set out in the Appendices to the Determination of the President of the District Court dated 3 July, 2006 published in Iris Oifigiúil of 11 July 2006.

District No. 6

District court area and venue

Summary Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of courts

District court office for each area

Civil Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of court

Drogheda

First, third and fourth Tuesday in each month.
Second Thursday in each month.
First, second, third and fourth Friday in each month.
All sittings at 10.00 a.m.
Applications can be made on the third or fourth Tuesday
in the month.
No court sitting in Drogheda during August.

Dundalk

First Tuesday in each month -family
Third Tuesday in each month - civil/local authorities/applications
Second Thursday in each month - family
Fourth Tuesday in each month - Applications/Laytown/Drogheda (all)
First, second, third and fourth Friday in each month - criminal
All sittings at 10.00 a.m.

Dundalk

Second Tuesday in each month.
First, third and fourth Thursday in each month
Sittings at 10.00 a.m.
First, second, third and fourth Wednesday in each month.
Sittings at 10.30 a.m.
Applications can be made on the first or fourth Thursday or second Tuesday in the month.

Dundalk

Second Tuesday in each month - civil/applications
Third Thursday in each month - family
First Thursday in each month - applications/local authorities/juveniles
Fourth Thursday in each month - family
Sittings at 10.00 a.m.
First, second, third and fourth Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m. - criminal

Ardee

Second Monday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Dundalk

Second Monday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

 

District No. 7

District court area and venue

Summary Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of courts

District court office for each area

Civil Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of court

Cill Rónáin

First Thursday in March, June, September and December at 12.00 noon

Galway

First Thursday in March, June, September and December at 12.00 noon

Clifden

Fourth Thursday in each month at 11.00 a.m.

Galway

Fourth Thursday in each month at 11.00 a.m.

Doire an Fhéich

Third Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.
&
second Thursday in January, March, May, July and November at 10.30 a.m.

Galway

Third Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.
&
second Thursday in January, March, May, July, September and November at 10.30 a.m.

Galway

see Sittings Notices

First, second, third, fourth and fifth Monday in each month at 10.00 a.m. - criminal
&
first, second, third and fourth Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m. - criminal
&
first Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m. - licensing matters/applications
&
second Thursday in February, April, June, September, October and December at10.30 a.m.
&
third Thursday in each month at 12.00 p.m. - juvenile

Galway

Third Thursday in each month at 10.30 a.m. - civil
&
second and fourth Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m. - family

 

District No. 8

District court area and venue

Summary Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of courts

District court office for each area

Civil Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of court

Nenagh

Fourth Thursday in each month at 10.30 a.m.
&
First, second and third Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Nenagh

Fourth Monday in each month at 10.30 a.m. - Tusla child & family cases

Family - first and third Thursday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Civil - second Thursday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Thurles

First and fourth Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.
&
third Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Nenagh

Family - second Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Civil - third Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Tipperary

First and fourth Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Clonmel

Second Monday in each month at 10.30 a.m. - family

Fourth Wednesday in each month
at 10.30 a.m. - civil

 

District No. 9

District court area and venue

Summary Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of courts

District court office for each area

Civil Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of court

Athlone

First Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Third Monday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

First, second, third and fourth Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Athlone

First Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Third Monday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

First, second, third and fourth Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Longford

First, second, third and fourth Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.
&
Third Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Longford

First, second, third and fourth Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.
&
Third Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m.
&
Second Monday in each month at 10.30 a.m. - family

Mullingar
(sitting at St. Loman's GAA Clubhouse, Delvin Road, Mullingar)

First, second, third and fourth Thursday of each month (except August) at 10.30 a.m.

Second and fourth Friday in each month (except August) at 10.30 a.m.

Fourth Monday in each month (except) at 10.30 a.m.

Mullingar

First, second, third and fourth Thursday of each month (except August) at 10.30 a.m.

Second and fourth Friday in each month (except August) at 10.30 a.m.

Fourth Monday in each month (except) at 10.30 a.m.

 

District No. 10

District court area and venue

Summary Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of court

District court office for each area

Civil Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of court

Meath sitting at Navan

 

 

Trim

Family - first second, third and fourth Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Civil / state summonses - second, third and fourth Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Meath sitting at Trim

First, second, third and fourth Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.
First, second, third and fourth Thursday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Trim

 

 

District No. 12

District court area and venue

Summary Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of courts

District court office for each area

Civil Jurisdiction: Scheduled sitting days and commencement times of court

Ennis

First, second, third and fourth Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Fourth Tuesday of each month at 10.30a.m.

Second Thursday in February, April, June, October and December at 10.30a.m.

First and third Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Second Tuesday in January, March, May, July, October and December at 10.30 a.m.

Ennis

Family only:
First and third Thursday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Civil only:
Fourth Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m. 
and
Second Friday in January, March, May, July, October and December at 10.30 a.m.

Gort

Fourth Thursday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Galway

Civil & family:
Second Thursday in January, March, May, July, September and November at 10.30 a.m.

Killaloe

First Tuesday ineach month at 10.30 a.m.

Ennis

First Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Kilrush

Second Tuesday in February, April, June, September and November at 10.30 a.m.
&
Third Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Ennis

Second Tuesday in February, April, June, September and November at 10.30 a.m.
&
Third Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

 

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