Bat colony closes Clare courthouse for most of year

Kilrush courthouse will not hold any scheduled sittings next month, October and possibly November, with some sittings moved 42km away to Ennis

Kilrush Courthouse where the colony of rare bats was found in the attic. File photo

Court users in west Clare are being driven ‘batty’ over the forced closure of the courthouse serving the area for much of the remainder of 2021.

This follows the discovery of a colony of rare bats in the attic of Kilrush Courthouse that has prompted the Courts Service to write to solicitors, Gardaí and other court users yesterday to confirm that Kilrush Courthouse will not hold any scheduled sittings next month, October and possibly November.