Kerry court service to move unless decision made on new site

The run-down premises on Ashe Street has just two court rooms and few facilities and the building's offices have had to be abandoned.

The Kerry Law Society said it now accepted the view of the courts service that the existing courthouse in Tralee (pictured) cannot be refurbished as a modern court complex, and a move to the greenfield Island of Geese site on the western side of Tralee is necessary. File picture: Dan Linehan

The Courts Service will not continue to preside over outdated services in Tralee and is set to transfer circuit, family and other matters altogether from Kerry. That is unless a decision can be made on moving to a new site, it has told The Kerry Law Society.

The Kerry Law Society said it now accepted the view of the courts service that the existing courthouse in Tralee cannot be refurbished as a modern court complex, and a move to the greenfield Island of Geese site on the western side of Tralee is necessary.