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Judge to deliver indicative sentences amidst prison officer vaccine dispute
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 20 April 2021, Judge Martin Nolan announced that he would begin issuing indicative sentences, to be formally imposed at a later date, because prison officers were on industrial action and had not arrived at court by the scheduled time. The Prison Officers' Association had directed staff to focus on prison duties amid a dispute over Covid‑19 vaccination timing, leading to delays in escorting prisoners for court appearances. Eight sentences originally scheduled for the morning were adjourned to later in the month. Judge Nolan said he would first address bail cases and then hand down indicative sentences in cases where the Prison Service was unavailable, noting that the situation was unlikely to improve and might worsen. He postponed the formal sentencing for several weeks, citing the ongoing strike and the absence of prison officers.
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What: Report matter: Judge to deliver indicative sentences amidst prison officer vaccine dispute. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
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- 2021-04-20 Publication
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