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Bid to have historic courthouse reopened is dismissed
Summary
In May 2014 the High Court dismissed a legal action by Tipperary Town solicitors who sought to have the historic courthouse on St Michael Street reopened for public use. The lawyers argued that the Courts Service, under the Court Services Act 1998, had a statutory duty to maintain and provide the courthouse, which had been closed in 2010 after falling into disrepair and a ceiling collapse. They requested declarations that the state's failure to provide an adequate courthouse breached the rights of the public, court staff, the judiciary and the legal profession. The Courts Service denied any failure, noting it had sought funding for repairs and provided alternative venues such as the Excel Heritage Centre for district court sittings and Clonmel for circuit court sittings.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Bid to have historic courthouse reopened is dismissed. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2014-05-23 Publication
Case subjects
Applicant
Applicant
Places mentioned
- Aodhan O'Faolain The High Court
- Co Tipperary courthouse
- Tipperary
- Tipperary Town. The courthouse
- The Courthouse
- The prison
- St Michael Street
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