Carlow - District Court - Annual Licensing Court - 23 September 2026

Carlow Annual Licensing Court 23  September 2026 at 2pm

This is the date of the Annual Licensing Court (ALC) applicable to the Court venue attaching to this clerkship to be held in September 2026.

Please see www.courts.ie/guides/elicensing  for further information.

All applications must be made through CSOL (Court Service Online) and the appropriate book of proofs lodged in the Court office no later than the 16 September 2026. Anything received after that date will be adjourned to the second Annual Licencing Court date i.e., 5 November 2026

It is therefore advisable to place newspaper advertisements as early as possible.

Under no circumstances will manual applications or late applications be accepted by our office.

If you have issues with CSOL you should contact the helpdesk at [email protected] as local offices cannot assist you.

Yours sincerely
Lisa Malone
Combined Office Manager 
Carlow Court Office.

NB: There will be two adjournment dates only

• Thursday 5November 2026 at 10.30
• Thursday 7January 2027 at 10.30
  

The following are the types of Applications that are dealt with at the Annual Licensing Court

1. Annual Dance Licence
2. Public Music and Singing Licence
3. Certificate of Transfer
4. Renewal of Certificate of Registration
5. Restaurant Certificate Full
6. Wine/Spirit/Beer Retailers Licence
   

Please Note

• In the majority of applications  CSOL will automatically notify the Notice Parties and proof of service is no longer required. The details of notice parties is only provided in this document to indicate the specific Notice period pertaining to the application. If there is an issue with a particular Notice Party contact CASU or you may have to serve them manually in which case a declaration of service will be required.
• All Fees are payable through CSOL
• Applications such as Ad Interim Transfer, Lottery Licence, Lottery Licence-Bingo can be made at the ALC but can also be dealt with in the Applications list at any other Wednesday sitting of the District.
• Gaming Licences are not appropriate for the ALC as they are valid from 1 January to 31December each year. Waiting until the ALC may mean that you are operating without a licence for 9 months.