OFFICE OF DERRYNEA COURT DUE TO CLOSE IN APRIL

Date Published: 28-Jan-2013

A Galway Senator says the closure of an administrative office at Derrynea Courthouse in Connemara would be a very retrograde step.

Sinn Fein’s Trevor O’ Clochartaigh says staff have been informed the office will close at the end of April.

He is now seeking clarity on the issue and has today written to the regional director of courts services Brendan McDonald about the matter.

The Senator is also expected to raise the issue in the Seanad this week.

There has been an ongoing review by the courts services in recent months and there are fears for the future of court sittings in Derrynea, Spiddal and Inis Mor.

Trevor O’ Clochartaigh says the closure of the administrative office at Derrynea court house would be a real blow for the area.