‘End Dickensian’ court conditions’ in Kerry say women’s organisations

Women’s organisations in Kerry are calling for an end to the “Dickensian” conditions having to be endured in the county’s courthouses — particularly by victims of crime or those involved in family law issues.

Earlier this week, district court Judge James O’Connor, at the first sitting in Tralee in 2016, singled out the “noise and filth” of Tralee Courthouse on district court days and has said he finds it the most awkward court in Kerry and Cork.

Kerry’s main courthouse, which was built in 1835, is one of the few courthouses in the country not to have been improved in the past decade.