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Criminal court cases adjourned amid solicitors’ legal aid dispute

In Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Wednesday, a number of cases in which defence barristers indicated that they were neither instructed nor attended were adjourned in full. File picture

Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 - 14:17

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A number of cases listed before the Central Criminal Court and Dublin Circuit Criminal Court were adjourned due to the withdrawal of legal aid work by solicitors this week.

Counsel acting for the defence in the affected cases told presiding judge Mr Justice Paul McDermott that they were not attended by a solicitor and did not have instructions.

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