A contested decision by the Courts Service to close Skibbereen courthouse has been halted after judicial review proceedings taken by local solicitors.

Plans to close Skibbereen courthouse and have the business of the court undertaken in Clonakilty were challenged in judicial review proceedings at the High Court in Cork yesterday.

Seán O’Riordan’s article ‘Oireachtas grilling due over plan to close court’ (Irish Examiner, October 24) highlights a worrying trend in West Cork.