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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.

WESTERN CIRCUIT

Galway (2025):

Place of Sitting

Hilary
13 January - 11 April

Easter
28 April - 5 June

Trinity
18 June - 31 July

Michaelmas
6 October - 19 December

Galway (criminal)

20 January (4 weeks)       
24 March (3 Weeks)

 6 May (4 weeks) - 3 November (6 Weeks)

Galway (District Court Appeals)

18 March (4 days)

 - 18 June (2 days) 16 December (3 days)

Galway (civil)

21 January (4 days)           
18 February ( 4 days)       
25 March (3 days)             
1 April (4 days)

 13 May (4days)                 
27 May (4 days)		 18 June (3 days)                 
29 July (3 days)		 8 October (2 days)             
11 November (4 days)     
18 November (3 days)

Galway (sentencing)

14 January (4 days)           
11 March (4 days)

 29 April (3 days)                 
3 June (3 days)		 24 June (4 days)               
21 July (1 week)		 28 October (4 days)         
15 December (1 week)

Galway (family)

28 January (3 days)           
4 February (4 days)           
18 March (4 days)

 20 May (4 days)                 
3 June (3 days)		 29 July (3 days) 25 November (4 days)     
19 December ( 1 days)

Clifden

4 March (1 days)

 - 1 July (2 days) 14 October (2 days)

Loughrea
(Civil and Family)

26 February (3 days)

-

 10 and 11 July 22 October (3 days)

Loughrea
(District Court Appeals)

 25 February  - ​8 July 21 October

ADMC
Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act

 21 February 2 May 20 June

10 October                         
14 November                     
12 December 

 

Mayo (2025):

Place of Sitting

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

Ballina

12 March (2 days)

 6 May (1 day) 17 July (2 days) 16 October (2 days)

Castlebar (civil)

6 March (2 days)
11 March and 14 March

 29 April (4 days)
7 May (3 days)		 3 July (2 days)
15 July (2 days)		 2 December (4 days)

Castlebar (criminal)

10 February (3 weeks)

 -

30 June (3 weeks)

 7 October (3 weeks)

Castlebar (sentencing) & Castlebar (District Court Appeals)

 3 March (1 week)    21 July (1 week) 28 October (4 days)

Castlebar (family)

15 January (3 days)
8 April (4 days)

-

 24 June (4 days) 4 November (4 days)
9 December (4 days)

Galway (2024):

Place of Sitting

Hilary
11 January to 22 March

Easter
8 April to 16 May

Trinity
29 May to 31 July

Michaelmas
7 October to 20 December

Galway (criminal)

16 January (2 weeks)
5 March (2 weeks)

9 April (6 weeks)

 3 June (3 weeks)

5 November (6 weeks)

Galway (District Court Appeals)

9 January (2 days)
19 March (1 week)

-

27 June (2 days)

17 December (3 days)

Galway (civil)

16 January (2 weeks)
13 February (1 week)

9 April (1 week)
7 May (1 week) 

29 May (3 days)
11 June (4 days)
23 July (1 week)

8 October (1 week)
12 November (2 weeks)

Galway (sentencing)

11 January (2 days)
30 January (3 days)

 -

29 May (3 days)
16 July (1 week)

17 December (1 week)

Galway (family)

30 January (3 days)
6 February (4 days)
19 March (1 week) 

14 May (3 days)

3 June (4 days)
18 June (4 days)
23 July (4 days)
30 July (2 days) 

26 November (1 week)
20 December (1 day)

Clifden

27 February (2 days)

 - 25 June (2 days) 15 October (2 days)

Loughrea

20 February (DCA)
21 February (3 days)

 -

2 July (DCA)
4 & 5 July (Civil/Fam)

22 October (DCA)
23 October (3 days)

 

Mayo (2024):

Place of Sitting

 Hilary
11 January to 22 March		 Easter
8 April to 16 May		 Trinity
29 May to 31 July		 Michaelmas
7 October to 20 December

Ballina

5 March (2 days)

 30 April (1 day)

11 July (2 days)

 17 October (2 days)

Castlebar (civil)

29 February (2 days)
7 March (2 days)

23 April (1 week)
1 May (3 days)

9 July (2 days)

3 December (1 week) 

Castlebar (criminal)

 6 February (4 weeks) - 25 June (4 weeks) 8 October (4 weeks)

Castlebar (family)

10 January (3 days)
12 March (4 days)

 16 April (3 days)

18 June (1 week)

5 November (1 week)
10 December (1 week)

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 (District Court Appeals)

 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 (District Court Appeals)

-

-

-

-

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)