Criminal barristers to go on strike for a day over failure to reverse cuts to legal aid fees

The dispute is over the fees paid to barristers by the DPP, and under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) scheme, which were cut in the wake of the financial crisis in 2008

The action set to go ahead on Tuesday, October 3, will see criminal barristers protest outside courthouses in an escalation of the row. File picture: Larry Cummins

Hundreds of criminal barristers across the country are set to strike for one day next week in a row over the Government’s failure to reverse cuts to criminal legal aid fees.

The one day of action as the legal year kicks off comes as around 450 barristers have already signed an open letter from the Bar of Ireland to the Government supporting the campaign and the withdrawal of services.