District Court sittings in the DMD 2012
The President of the District Court has issued the schedule of District Court sittings for the Dublin Metropolitan District (DMD) for 2012, as set out below.
Not all dates are currently available, and determination orders will be issued in due course in relation to the courts that will sit for urgent business during the Easter vacation 2012, the month of August 2012 and the Christmas vacation 2012.
Scheduling of District Courts in the DMD for 2012
Tuesday 3 January 2012:
- Court no 2, Criminal Courts of Justice,
- Court no 3, Criminal Courts of Justice,
- Court no 41, Dolphin House,
- Court no 55, Smithfield,
- Cloverhill,
- Blanchardstown,
- Dun Laoghaire.
Easter vacation (Thursday 5 April to Tuesday 10 April 2012 – six consecutive days, commencing on Holy Thursday): nearer the time, a determination order will issue regarding what courts will sit for urgent business for the above period.
From Wednesday 11 April to Friday 13 April 2012: no cases to be listed for the DMD and all outlying Dublin courts, with the exception of the following, which will sit for urgent business:
- Court no 2, Criminal Courts of Justice,
- Court no 3, Criminal Courts of Justice,
- Court no 41, Dolphin House,
- Court no 55, Smithfield,
- Cloverhill,
- Blanchardstown,
- Dun Laoghaire.
August 2012: nearer the time, a determination order will be made regarding what courts will sit for urgent business for this month.
Monday 1 October 2012: Court no 2, Criminal Courts of Justice, will commence at 10.30am.
To enable judges of the District Court to attend church service on Monday 1 October 2012, no cases will be scheduled until 2pm in any of the remaining Dublin Metropolitan Courts, and this includes all outlying Dublin Courts.
From Wednesday 19 December 2012 to Friday 21 December 2012: no cases to be listed for the DMD, with the exception of the following courts sitting for urgent business:
Wednesday 19 December 2012:
- Court no 2, Criminal Courts of Justice,
- Court no 3, Criminal Courts of Justice,
- Court no 41, Dolphin House,
- Court no 55, Smithfield,
- Cloverhill,
- Blanchardstown,
- Dun Laoghaire.
Thursday 20 December 2012:
- Court no 2, Criminal Courts of Justice,
- Court no 3, Criminal Courts of Justice,
- Court no 41, Dolphin House,
- Court no 55, Smithfield,
- Cloverhill,
- Blanchardstown,
- Dun Laoghaire.
Friday 21 December 2012:
- Court no 2, Criminal Courts of Justice,
- Court no 3, Criminal Courts of Justice,
- Court no 41, Dolphin House,
- Cloverhill.
Christmas vacation (Sunday 23 December 2012 to Monday 31 December 2012 – nine consecutive days commencing 23 December 2012): nearer the time, a determination order will be made stating what courts will sit for urgent business for the above period.
On the following Bank Holidays, Court no 44, Chancery Street, shall sit:
- Monday 19 March 2012,
- Monday 7 May 2012,
- Monday 4 June 2012,
- Monday 29 October 2012.
Note – Bank Holidays: see also paragraphs 2, 4 and 7 re: court sittings at Easter, in August, and in December 2012.