Judge complains she cannot hear through perspex erected to combat Covid-19 spread

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A High Court judge has complained about the protective perspex screens erected on judicial benches at the Four Courts in response to the Covid 19 pandemic.

Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy who was hearing application at Court One off the Round Hall in the Four Courts complex said the perspex screens which are directly in front of the judge and the registrar are half an inch thick and it has an impact on the ability to hear .