Criminal cases adjourned due to barristers’ protest

A barristers’ strike meant a number of Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trials did not begin on Monday, while the Central Criminal Court in Dublin did not sit at all.

A total of eight cases were listed for trial in Court 7 in the Criminal Courts of Justice, with Court President Judge Patricia Ryan adjourning them all, most until Tuesday.

No barristers were present in court for the callover, with solicitors present instead to take note of the adjournments.

The Central Criminal Court did not sit on Monday either, with trials due to resume on Tuesday.

The strike, the second in a week, saw dozens of barristers gather outside the building to protest the level of fees paid to criminal practitioners, which they say were cut from between 28 and 60 per cent during the 2008 to 2011 period.

They are expected to withdraw their services again on July 24th. It is an escalation of strike action, which began in October 2023.

They maintain the Government has failed to honour a commitment it made last…

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