Cork has by far the highest number of jury duty no-shows 

In Cork 19,050 people were called to sit on a jury last year, of whom 1,789 attended as requested. Another 8,325 were excused for valid reasons while 7,951 were listed as having not turned up. Picture: Dan Linehan

Nearly 12,000 people avoided jury duty last year without a valid excuse as Covid-19 played havoc with court sittings

More than 173,000 people were called to be a member of a jury in 2020 despite the pandemic, according to figures provided by the Courts Service.