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In this section you will find the schedules of the western court areas, venues, sitting days and starting times of Circuit Courts in 2020/2021

WESTERN CIRCUIT

Galway (2023):

Place of Sitting

Hilary
11 January - 31 March

Easter
17 April - 25 May

Trinity
7 June - 31 July

Michaelmas
2 October - 21 December

Galway (criminal)

17 January (3 weeks)
7 March (1 week)
21 March (1 week)

18 April (5 weeks)

 6 June (3 weeks)

2 October (1 day)
27 October (1 day)
31 October (7 weeks)

Galway (DCA)

 28 March (3 days)

-

29 June (2 days)

12 December (2 days)

Galway (civil)

17 January (2 weeks)
7 February (2 weeks)

9 May (1 week)
23 May (3 days)

13 June (1 week)
25 July (1 week)

10 October (1 week)
7 November (2 weeks)
14 December (1 day)

Galway (sentencing)

10 January (1 week)
14 March (3 days)

23 May (3 days)

 -

-

Galway (family)

31 January (1 week)
21 March (2 weeks) 

16 May (1 week)

6 June (1 week)
25 July (4 days)

3 October (1 week)
21 November (1 week)
15 December (1 day)

Clifden

28 February (2 days)

 - 27 June (2 days) 17 October (2 days)

Loughrea

21 February (DCA) ,
22 February (3 days)

 - 4, 6 & 7 July (sentence)

24 October (DCA)
25 October (3 days)

 

Mayo (2023):

Place of Sitting

 Hilary
11 January - 31 March		 Easter
17 April - 25 May		 Trinity
7 June - 31 July		 Michaelmas
2 October - 21 December

Ballina

7 March (2 days)

 2 May

13 July (2 days)

 19 October (2 days)

Castlebar (civil)

2 March (2 days)
9 March (2 days)

 

25 April (1 week)
3 May (3 days)

11 July (2 days)

28 November (1 week) 

Castlebar (criminal)

7 February (4 weeks)

 - 27 June (4 weeks) 3 October (4 weeks)

Castlebar (DCA)

-

-

-

-

Castlebar (family)

11 January (3 days)
14 March (3 days)

 

 18 April (4 days)

20 June (1 week)

 31 October (1 week)
5 December (1 week)

Galway (2022):

Place of Sitting

Hilary
11 January - 8 April

Easter
25 April - 2 June

Trinity
15 June - 29 July

Michaelmas
3 October - 21 December

Galway (criminal)

11 January (2 weeks)
15 February (7 weeks)

26 April (2 weeks)
24 May (1 week and 3 days)

15 June (3 weeks)

1 November (7 weeks)

Galway (DCA)

25 January (1 week)
15 March (3 days)

-

19 July (2 days)

4 October (1 week)
13 December (2 days)

Galway (civil)

11 January (2 weeks)
1 March (2 weeks)

26 April (2 weeks)

15 June (3 days)
26 July (1 week)

11 October (1 week)
8 November (2 weeks)
29 November (1 week)

Galway (sentencing)

-

-

6 July (3 days)

-

Galway (family)

25 January (1 week)
15 March (3 days)
29 March (1 week) 

24 May (1 week)

21 June (1 week)
12 July (2 days)

4 October (1 week)
22  November (1 week)
17 December (1 day)

Clifden

8 February (2 days)

11 May (1 day)

21 July (2 days)

18 October (2 days)

Loughrea

1 (DCA) , 3 & 4 February

10 , 12 &13 May 

-

25 October (1 week)

 

Mayo (2022):

Place of Sitting

 Hilary
11 January - 8 April		 Easter
25 April - 2 June		 Trinity
15 June - 29 July		 Michaelmas
3 October - 21 December

Ballina

17 February (2 days)

31 May

14 July (2 days)

20 October (2 days)

Castlebar (civil)

10 February (2 days)
15 February (2 days)
22 March (2 days)

17 May (1 week)
1 June (2 days)

28 June (1 week)

29 November (1 week and 2 days) 

Castlebar (criminal)

25 January (3 weeks)

10 May (2 weeks)

12 July (3 weeks)

4 October (4 weeks)

Castlebar (DCA)

-

-

-

-

Castlebar (family)

22 February (1 week)
24 March (2 days)

-

5 July (1 week and 2 days)

1 November (1 week)
8 December (2 days)

Galway (2021):

Place of Sitting

Hilary
11 January - 26 March

Easter
12 April - 20 May

Trinity
2 June - 31 July

Michaelmas
4 October - 21 December

Galway (criminal)

12 January (2 weeks)
16 February (6 weeks)

13 April (2 weeks)
11 May (1 week & 3 days)

8 June (3 weeks)

2 November (7 weeks)

Galway (DCA)*

26 January (1 week)

-

2 June (3 days)

12 October (1 week)
14 December (2 days)

Galway (civil)

12 January (2 weeks)
2 March (2 weeks)

11 May (1 week & 3 days)

8 June (1 week)
22 July (2 days)
27 July (1 week)

12 October (1 week)
9 November (2 weeks)
30 November (1 week)
16 December (1 day)

Galway (sentencing)

-

-

20 July (1 week)

-

Galway (family)

26 January (1 week)
16 March (3 days)

13 April (1 week)

15 June (1 week)

5 October (1 week)
23 November (1 week)
17 December (1 day)

Clifden

9 February (2 days)

28 April (1 day)

20th July (2 days)

19 October (2 days)

Loughrea

2 February (DCA)
4 & 5 February 

27, 29 & 30 April 

-

26 October (1 week)

 

Mayo (2021):

Place of Sitting

 Hilary
11 January - 26 March		 Easter
12 April - 20 May		 Trinity
2 June - 31 July		 Michaelmas
4 October - 21 December

Ballina

18 February (2 days)

-

2 June (1 day)

29 June (2 days)

21 October (2 days)

Castlebar (civil)

11 February (2 days)
16 February (2 days)
23 March (2 days)

4 May (1 week)

3 June (2 days)

13 July (1 week)

30 November (1 week and 2 days) 

Castlebar (criminal)

26 January (3 weeks)

27 April (2 weeks)

29 June (3 weeks)

5 October (4 weeks)

Castlebar (DCA)*

-

-

-

12 October (1 day)

Castlebar (family)

23 February (1 week)
25 March (2 days)

-

1 July (2 days & 1 week)

2 November (1 week)
9 December (2 days)

Where there are no dates given for counties contact the relevant court office for details

DCA = district court appeals

Galway (2020):

Place of Sitting

Hilary
13 January - 12 April

Easter
20 April - 28 May

Trinity
10 June - 31 July

Michaelmas
5 October - 21 December

Galway (criminal)

14 January (2 weeks)
18 February (7 weeks)

21 April (2 weeks)
19 May (1 week and 3 days)

16 June (2 weeks)

12 October (1 day)
3 November (7 weeks)

Galway (DCA)*

28 January (1 week)

-

10 June (3 days)

13 October (1 week)
15 December (2 days)

Galway (civil)

14 January (2 weeks)
25 February (3 weeks)

19 May (2 weeks)

16 June (1 week)
23 July (2 days)
28 July (1 week)

13 October (1 week)
3 November (3 weeks)
1 December (1 week)
17 December (1 day)

Galway (sentencing)

-

-

21 July (1 week)

-

Galway (family)

28 January (1 week)
18 March (3 days)

21 April (1 week)

23 June (1 week)

6 October (1 week)
24 November (1 week)
18 December (1 day)

Clifden

11 February (2 days)

6 May (1 day)

21 July (2 days)

20 October (2 days)

Loughrea

4, 6 and 7 February

5, 7, and 8 May

-

27 October (1 week)

 

Mayo (2020):

Place of Sitting

 Hilary
13 January - 3 April		 Easter
20 April - 28 May		 Trinity
10 June - 31 July		 Michaelmas
5 October - 21 December

Ballina

18 February (2 days)

-

10 June (2 days)
7 July (1 day)

22 October (2 days)

Castlebar (civil)

20 February (2 days)
24 March (2  days)

12 May (1 Week)

12 June (1 day)
8 July (3 days)

1 December (4 Days) New dates added
8 December (2 days)

Castlebar (criminal)

28 January (3 weeks)

5 May (2 weeks)

30 June (2 weeks)

6 October (4 weeks)

Castlebar (DCA)*

-

-

-

13 October (1 day)

Castlebar (family)

25 February (1 week)
26 March (2 days and 1 week)

-

30 June (1 week)
14 July (3 days)

3 November (1 week)

10 December (2 days)

Where there are no dates given for counties contact the relevant court office for details

DCA = district court appeals