District court president revokes former judge's decision to close two Munster courthouses

Communities had been concerned about the decision because it would result in the absence of gardaí as they attend hearings elsewhere

A spokesman for the Courts Service confirmed that following his resignation, the President of the District Court, Judge Paul Kelly, revoked his direction to transfer court sittings from Cashel and Carrick-on-Suir courthouses. File picture

A decision by a former district court judge to close two Munster courthouses has been revoked by the president of the district court.

Earlier this year, former Judge Brian O’Shea wrote to the Head of Circuit and District Court Operations, indicating that he was transferring the sittings in Cashel and Carrick-on-Suir district courts to Clonmel courthouse from November 1.