The Circuit Court sits during four law terms each year: Hilary, Easter, Trinity, and Michaelmas.
The information below sets out the confirmed sittings for each county in the Eastern Circuit — covering Louth, Meath, Kildare, and Wicklow — for 2025 and 2026.
Dundalk Circuit Court sittings – 2025
The following are the sittings for the Dundalk Circuit Court in 2025.
Civil sittings
- Hilary: 25 February (3 weeks), 8 April (1 week)
- Easter: 3 June (1 week)
- Trinity: 29 July (1 week)
- Michaelmas: 28 October (3 weeks)
Criminal and trials sittings
- Hilary: 14 January (8 weeks), 1 April (2 weeks)
- Easter: 29 April (3 weeks), 3 June (1 week)
- Trinity: 18 June (4 weeks)
- Michaelmas: 7 October (6 weeks)
Family sittings
- Hilary: 11 February (2 weeks), 18 March (1 week)
- Easter: 20 May (2 weeks)
- Trinity: 18 June (2 weeks)
- Michaelmas: 18 November (2 weeks)
District Court appeal sittings
- Hilary: 25 March (3 days)
- Easter: 20 May (1 week)
- Trinity: 29 July (3 days)
- Michaelmas: 25 November (1 week)
Licensing sittings
- Hilary: 25 February
- Easter: 3 June
- Trinity: 29 July
- Michaelmas: 28 October
Naas Circuit Court sittings – 2025
The following are the sittings for the Naas Circuit Court in 2025.
Civil sittings
- Hilary: 14 January (2 weeks)
- Easter: 3 June (1 week)
- Trinity: 15 July (2 weeks), 29 July (1 week)
- Michaelmas: 2 December (2 weeks)
Criminal sittings
- Hilary: 14 January (11 weeks)
- Easter: 29 April (4 weeks)
- Trinity: 18 June (5 weeks)
- Michaelmas: 8 October (7.5 weeks)
Family sittings
- Hilary: 11 March (3 weeks)
- Easter: 29 April (3 weeks)
- Trinity: 1 July (2 weeks)
- Michaelmas: 8 October (1.5 weeks)
District Court appeal sittings
- Hilary: 8 April (1 week)
- Easter: 27 May (1 week)
- Trinity: 22 July (1 week)
- Michaelmas: 2 December (1 week)
Trim Circuit Court sittings – 2025
The following are the sittings for the Trim Circuit Court in 2025.
Criminal sittings
- Hilary: 14 January (6 weeks), 11 March (2 weeks)
- Easter: 13 May (3 weeks)
- Trinity: 18 June (3 weeks)
- Michaelmas: 21 October (5.5 weeks)
District Court appeal sittings
- Hilary: 25 March (3 days)
- Easter: 3 June (1 week)
- Trinity: 8 July (1 week)
- Michaelmas: 2 December (1 week)
Civil sittings
- Hilary: 1 April (2 weeks)
- Trinity: 22 July (1 week), 29 July (1 week)
- Michaelmas: 9 December (2 weeks)
Family sittings
- Hilary: 25 February (2 weeks)
- Easter: 29 April (2 weeks)
- Trinity: 15 July (2 weeks)
- Michaelmas: 8 October (1.5 weeks)
Licensing sittings
- Hilary: 11 April
- Trinity: 31 July
- Michaelmas: 19 December
Wicklow Circuit Court sittings – 2025 and 2026
The following are the sittings for the Wicklow Circuit Court (sitting at Bray).
Civil sittings
2025
- Hilary: 1 April (2 weeks)
- Easter: 3 June (1 week)
- Trinity: 29 July (1 week)
- Michaelmas: 9 December (2 weeks)
2026
- Hilary: 10 March (2 weeks)
- Easter: 12 May (1 week)
- Trinity: 28 July (1 week)
- Michaelmas: 8 December (2 weeks)
Family sittings
2025
- Hilary: 11 March (2 weeks)
- Easter: 20 May (1 week)
- Trinity: 15 July (1 week)
- Michaelmas: 18 November (2 weeks)
2026
- Hilary: 24 February (2 weeks)
- Easter: 5 May (1 week)
- Trinity: 7 July (2 weeks)
- Michaelmas: 17 November (2 weeks)
Criminal sittings
2025
- Hilary: 14 January (8 weeks)
- Easter: 29 April (3 weeks)
- Trinity: 18 June (4 weeks)
- Michaelmas: 8 October (6 weeks)
2026
- Hilary: 13 January (6 weeks)
- Easter: 14 April (3 weeks)
- Trinity: 3 June (5 weeks)
- Michaelmas: 6 October (6 weeks)
District Court appeal sittings
2025
- Hilary: 25 March (1 week)
- Easter: 27 May (1 week)
- Trinity: 22 July (1 week)
- Michaelmas: 2 December (1 week)
2026
- Hilary: 24 March (3 days)
- Easter: 19 May (3 days)
- Trinity: 21 July (1 week)
- Michaelmas: 1 December (1 week)
