Video links needed to bring Cork courts 'into the 21st century'

Courtrooms across the country are being upgraded to include video technology, but many including Midleton and Fermoy are still waiting

Cork Courthouse, Anglesea Street, Cork.

Video links must be installed in east Cork courts to save money, protect human rights and “move the courts into the 21st century”, a solicitor has said.

Solicitor Joseph Cuddigan appealed to Judge Joanne Carroll for video links to be urgently installed in Midleton and Fermoy district courts.