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The District Court (Irish: An Chúirt Dúiche) is the lowest court in the Irish court system [1] and the main court of summary jurisdiction in Ireland. [2] It has responsibility for hearing minor criminal matters, small civil claims, liquor licensing, and certain family law applications. [3]
The Courts of Ireland consist of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Circuit Court, the District Court and the Special Criminal Court. With the exception of the Special Criminal Court, all courts exercise both civil and criminal jurisdiction, although when the High Court is exercising its criminal jurisdiction it is ...
The District Court in Ireland was established in 1924. The court handles civil claims of up to €15,000 and summary criminal trials (minor offences tried by a judge alone where the maximum penalty is 12 months on indictment in the Circuit Court and the granting of licences for the sale of alcohol.
The counties of Ireland (Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island.They began as Norman structures, and as the powers exercised by the Cambro-Norman barons and the Old English nobility waned over time, new offices of political control came to be established at a county level.
In a change from previous older courts buildings in Ireland, the building has facilities to hold up to 100 prisoners in the basement, with separate entrances for each court. [3] Jurors are also based in a separate part of the building with their own court entrances after being empanelled, in order to keep them separate from the public. [3]
Cork Courthouse (Irish: Teach Cúirte Chorcaí, Sráid Washington) [1] is a judicial facility in Washington Street, Cork, Ireland. It serves as the Cork Court Office in civil and family related matters, while the courthouse on Anglesea Street handles criminal trials. [2] [3] It operates on the level of both the District and Circuit Courts. [2]
The general idea of Parish and District Courts on the lines of those then operating in South County Mayo, County Galway and West County Clare was approved. [10] The Parish Courts were usually arbitrated by local Irish Republican Army, Catholic clergy, or Sinn Féin figures who had authority in the area. In appearance they were less formal than ...
Pages in category "Courts of the Republic of Ireland" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... District Court (Ireland) F. Family Court ...