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The High Court (Irish: An Ard-Chúirt) of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases. When sitting as a criminal court it is called the Central Criminal Court and sits with judge and jury. It also acts as a court of appeal for civil cases in the Circuit Court
The Criminal Courts of Justice (Irish: Na Cúirteanna Breithiúnais Coiriúla) is the principal courts building for the criminal courts in Ireland. [3] [4] It stands on Parkgate Street, near the Phoenix Park. [3] [4]
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 known as the Central Criminal Court. The courts apply the laws of Ireland.
The building originally housed four superior courts, of Chancery, King's Bench, Exchequer and Common Pleas, giving the building its name. [3]Under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877, these four courts were replaced by two - the Court of Appeal, presided over by the Lord Chancellor, and the High Court of Justice, headed by the Lord Chief Justice - but the building has retained ...
In the days following Murphy's death, the Garda Síochána (Irish police) questioned 31-year-old Slovak Romani father-of-five Jozef Puška, who was subsequently arrested and charged with her murder. On 9 November 2023, following a three-week trial at Dublin's Central Criminal Court, a jury found Puška
Offences covered under the laws are known as "scheduled offences". The Special Criminal Court also has jurisdiction over non-scheduled offences where the Attorney-General certifies, under s. 47(2) of the Offences against the State Act 1939, that in his or her opinion the ordinary courts are "inadequate to secure the effective administration of justice in relation to the trial of such person on ...
Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey, the name which the Crown Court uses when sitting in the City of London Central Criminal Court, the name for the High Court of Ireland when it is hearing a criminal case
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]