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The Courts Act 1988 has abolished the right to trial with a Jury in certain actions claiming damages for personal injuries to a person or the death of a person: the Act came into operation on 1^st August 1988.

Practitioners are requested to inform the Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Dublin 7 of the list numbers of actions which will continue to be entitled to trial with a Jury having regard to the provisions of the Courts Act, 1988.

With effect from 1^st August 1988, Personal Injuries actions and Fatal Injuries actions which are not entitled to trial with a jury may be set down for trial by a judge alone at any of the following county venues - Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Dundalk, Kilkenny without prior applications to the Court.

Jury actions may not be set down for trial at the aforementioned venues without an order of the Court.

Personal Injuries Actions and Fatal Injuries Actions already set down for trial with a jury at the aforementioned venues will be tried at the respective venues by a judge alone.