Works to preserve historic courthouse

PRESERVATION works are to be undertaken by North Tipperary Co Council in a bid to stave off the closure of one of the country’s oldest courthouses.

Court cases have been heard in Roscrea courthouse since 1820 but despite internal renovations over the past decade the building still fails to meet the criteria required for a modern courthouse.

Temperatures inside the courthouse plummet during the winter and despite the heating being turned on there have been instances where local district court judge Mary Martin and visiting judges have commented upon the cold.