Courts to close despite revamps

TWO courthouses are facing closure despite hundreds of thousands of euro being spent on renovation works over the past decade.

Both Roscrea and Borrisokane courthouses in Co Tipperary face the axe over plans by the Courts Service to merge both district court sittings with weekly sittings at Nenagh District Court.

The Courts Service maintain the lack of adequate cells at both buildings was a major factor in the decision.