Solicitors warn of threat to cases by court house closures as Noonan advocates change

The Law Society has said access to justice will be hampered by the closure of courts around the country, and also questioned the amount of money that would be saved.

The director general of the Law Society, Ken Murphy, said closures of courts in places such as Skibbereen, Tallaght, and Swords “poses a threat to the very fabric of our justice system” and warned that some criminal trials could even collapse if some closures went ahead.

The Law Society fears that, in some instances, witnesses will not travel to alternative venues and evidence will not be provided.