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 Midland Circuit — covering Laois, Longford, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, and Westmeath — for 2025.
Laois Circuit Court sittings – 2025
The following are the sittings for the Laois Circuit Court in 2025.
Scheduled sittings
- Hilary: 13 January – 11 April
- Easter: 28 April – 5 June
- Trinity: 18 June – 31 July
- Michaelmas: 6 October – 19 December
Portlaoise – Civil sittings
- 4 March (1 week)
- 27 May (1 week)
- 7 October (1 week)
Portlaoise – Criminal sittings
- 14 January (7 weeks)
- Callover 12 May at 2pm for sitting commencing 18 June (3 weeks)
- Callover 6 October at 10am for sitting commencing 28 October (4 weeks)
- Callover 1 December at 10am for January
Portlaoise – Family sittings
- 11 March (1 week)
- 3–5 June (3 days)
- 14 October (1 week)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, and 21 November 2025.
Laois Circuit Court sittings – 2026
The following are the sittings for the Laois Circuit Court in 2026.
Scheduled sittings
- Hilary: 12 January – 27 March
- Easter: 13 April – 21 May
- Trinity: 3 June – 31 July
- Michaelmas: 5 October – 21 December
Portlaoise – Civil sittings
- 10 February (1 week)
- 19 May (1 week)
- 20 October (1 week)
Portlaoise – Criminal sittings
- Callover 8 December 2025 at 2:30pm for sitting commencing 17 January (6 weeks)
- Callover 2 March at 11:15am for sitting commencing 21 April (3 weeks)
- Callover 11 May at 2:30pm for sitting commencing 23 June (3 weeks)
- Callover 27 July at 11:30am for sitting commencing 27 October (3 weeks)
Portlaoise – Family sittings
- 14 April (1 week)
- 14 July (1 week)
- 1 December (1 week)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 30 January, 27 March, and 20 November 2026.
Longford Circuit Court sittings – 2025
The following are the sittings for the Longford Circuit Court in 2025.
Scheduled sittings
- Hilary: 13 January – 11 April
- Easter: 28 April – 5 June
- Trinity: 18 June – 31 July
- Michaelmas: 6 October – 19 December
Civil & Family sittings
- 18 March (2 weeks)
- 1 July (2 weeks)
- 25 November (1 week)
Criminal sittings
- 14 January (5 weeks)
- 6 May (1 week – sentencing)
- 15 July (3 weeks)
- 28 October (4 weeks)
- 1 December (Callover)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, and 21 November 2025.
Offaly Circuit Court sittings – 2025
The following are the sittings for the Offaly Circuit Court in 2025.
Scheduled sittings
- Hilary: 13 January – 11 April
- Easter: 28 April – 5 June
- Trinity: 18 June – 31 July
- Michaelmas: 6 October – 19 December
Tullamore – Civil & Family sittings
- 25 February (1 week)
- 18 June (2 weeks)
- 9 December (2 weeks)
Tullamore – Criminal sittings
- 17 February (Callover)
- 11 March (1 week)
- 29 April (6 weeks)
- 28 July (Callover)
- 7 October (3 weeks)
Tullamore – Insolvency sittings
- 18–19 February (2 days)
- 29–30 April (2 days)
- 8–9 July (2 days)
- 16–17 December (2 days)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, and 21 November 2025.
Roscommon Circuit Court sittings – 2025
The following are the sittings for the Roscommon Circuit Court in 2025.
Scheduled sittings
- Hilary: 13 January – 11 April
- Easter: 28 April – 5 June
- Trinity: 18 June – 31 July
- Michaelmas: 6 October – 19 December
Civil & Family sittings
- 14 January (2 weeks)
- 1 April (1 week)
- 20 May (1 week)
- 15 July (1 week)
- 2 December (1 week)
Criminal sittings
- 27 January (Callover)
- 25 February (4 weeks)
- 12 May (Callover)
- 18 June (3 weeks)
- 7 October (3 weeks)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, and 21 November 2025.
Sligo Circuit Court sittings – 2025
The following are the sittings for the Sligo Circuit Court in 2025.
Scheduled sittings
- Hilary: 13 January – 11 April
- Easter: 28 April – 5 June
- Trinity: 18 June – 31 July
- Michaelmas: 6 October – 19 December
Civil & Family sittings
- 11 February (Family, 1 week)
- 18 February (Civil, 1 week)
- 6 May (Family, 1 week)
- 13 May (Civil, 1 week)
- 11 November (Family, 1 week)
- 18 November (Civil, 1 week)
Criminal sittings
- 18 March (4 weeks)
- 15 July (3 weeks)
- 25 November (4 weeks)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, and 21 November 2025.
Westmeath Circuit Court sittings – 2025
The following are the sittings for the Westmeath Circuit Court in 2025.
Scheduled sittings
- Hilary: 13 January – 11 April
- Easter: 28 April – 5 June
- Trinity: 18 June – 31 July
- Michaelmas: 6 October – 19 December
Athlone – Civil & Family sittings
- 28 January (1 week)
- 8 April (1 week)
- 22 July (1 week)
- 28 October (1 week)
Athlone (sitting in Mullingar)
- 29 January, 9 April, 23 July, 29 October (1 day each)
Mullingar – Civil & Family sittings
- 4 February (1 week)
- 29 April (1 week)
- 29 July (3 days)
- 4 November (1 week)
Mullingar – Criminal sittings
- 27 January (Callover)
- 4 March (1 week)
- 25 March (3 weeks)
- 31 March (Callover)
- 13 May (4 weeks)
- 19 May (Callover)
- 8 July (1 week)
- 20 October (Callover)
- 25 November (3 weeks)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, and 21 November 2025.
