Courthouse in Tralee may move to army barracks

A decision is due shortly on a likely controversial relocation of the court services in Tralee to a largely-disused army barracks.

The Courts Service confirmed the Department of Defence has been asked to provide a valuation in relation to the barracks at Ballymullen.

Tralee, the main courthouse in Court District 17, is one of only five major courthouses countrywide not to have been upgraded, partly due to objections by the business community, solicitors and county councillors about any proposed relocation.