Divorce courts need more judges

DIVORCE is traumatic enough without having to wait two years to get your case heard and sort out your life in a courthouse hall.

This has been the experience of 2,214 couples outside Dublin to date who have been unfortunate enough to seek divorces in five of the worst blackspots.

The Law Society survey of 26 circuit court offices nationwide has revealed that the worst places to seek a contested divorce are Wexford, Cork, Clonmel, Naas and Waterford.