Supreme Court Terms and Sittings

The sittings of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the sittings in Dublin of the High Court shall be four in every year, viz.: the Michaelmas sittings, the Hilary sittings, the Easter sittings and the Trinity sittings.

The Michaelmas sittings shall begin on the first Monday in October and end on 21 December; the Hilary sittings shall begin on 11 January and end on the Friday of the week preceding the Easter vacation; the Easter sittings shall begin on the Monday of the week following the Easter vacation and end on the Thursday preceding Whit Sunday; and the Trinity sittings shall begin on the Wednesday of the week following Whitsun week and end on 31 July, provided that, if 11 January is a Saturday or Sunday, the Hilary sittings shall begin on the following Monday.

Order 118 Rules of the Superior Courts