Cork Circuit Court terms and sittings

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 division and venue in the Cork Circuit — covering Cork city and Cork county — for 2025. These include sittings for civil, family, and criminal matters, as well as District Court appeals and licensing sittings.


Cork Circuit Court sittings – Civil (2025)

The following are the civil sittings for the Cork Circuit Court in 2025.

  • Hilary: 13 January – 11 April
  • Easter: 28 April – 5 June
  • Trinity: 18 June – 31 July
  • Michaelmas: 6 October – 19 December

Cork Circuit Court sittings – Family (2025)

The following are the family sittings for the Cork Circuit Court in 2025.

Hilary term

  • 14–24 January
  • 4–14 February
  • 4–14 March
  • 1–11 April

Easter term

  • 29 April – 9 May
  • 27 May – 5 June

Trinity term

  • 18–27 June
  • 8–31 July

Michaelmas term

  • 7–17 October
  • 28 October – 7 November
  • 18–28 November
  • 9–19 December

Cork Circuit Court sittings – Criminal (City, District 19) – 2025

The following are the criminal sittings for Cork city (District 19) in 2025.

  • Hilary: 4–28 February
  • Easter: 28 April – 23 May
  • Trinity: 18 June – 4 July
  • Michaelmas: 28 October – 28 November

Cork Circuit Court sittings – Criminal (County, Districts 18 and 20) – 2025

The following are the criminal sittings for Cork county (Districts 18 and 20) in 2025.

  • Hilary: 5–28 February
  • Easter: 29 April – 23 May
  • Trinity: 19 June – 4 July
  • Michaelmas: 29 October – 28 November

District Court Appeals (Cork) – 2025

The following are the sittings for District Court appeals in Cork for 2025.

Hilary term

  • 15 January
  • 7 and 19 March
  • 10 and 11 April

Easter term

  • 30 May
  • 5 June

Trinity term

  • 25 July

Michaelmas term

  • 14 and 24 October
  • 5 and 12 December

Bandon sittings – 2025

The following are the sittings for the Circuit Court in Bandon for 2025.

  • Hilary: 21–22 January
  • Easter: No sittings scheduled
  • Trinity: 22–24 July
  • Michaelmas: 9–10 December

Bantry sittings (sitting at Skibbereen) – 2025

  • Hilary: 24 January
  • Easter: No sittings scheduled
  • Trinity: 18 July
  • Michaelmas: 8 October

Clonakilty sittings – 2025

  • Hilary: 16–17 January
  • Easter: No sittings scheduled
  • Trinity: No sittings scheduled
  • Michaelmas: 9–10 October

Fermoy sittings (sitting at Cork) – 2025

  • Hilary: 5–6 March
  • Easter: No sittings scheduled
  • Trinity: 15–16 July
  • Michaelmas: 15–16 October

Macroom sittings – 2025

  • Hilary: 18, 20 and 21 March
  • Easter: No sittings scheduled
  • Trinity: No sittings scheduled
  • Michaelmas: 21–23 October

Mallow sittings (sitting at Cork) – 2025

  • Hilary: 11–14 March
  • Easter: 27–30 May
  • Trinity: 8–11 July
  • Michaelmas: 16–19 December

Midleton sittings – 2025

  • Hilary: 28–29 January
  • Easter: No sittings scheduled
  • Trinity: 29–30 July
  • Michaelmas: 2–3 December

Skibbereen sittings – 2025

  • Hilary: 23 January
  • Easter: No sittings scheduled
  • Trinity: 17 July
  • Michaelmas: 7 October

Youghal sittings – 2025

  • Hilary: 30 January
  • Easter: No sittings scheduled
  • Trinity: 31 July
  • Michaelmas: No sittings scheduled

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