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Laois (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Portlaoise (Civil)
4 March (1 week)
27 May (1 week)
7 October (1 week)
Portlaoise (Criminal)
14 January (7 weeks)
(All weeks are 4-day sittings except for week commencing 28 January which sits 3 days, excluding Friday 31 January)
Callover 12 May at 2pm for sitting commencing 18 June 2025
18 June (3 weeks)
Callover 6 October at 10am for sitting commencing 28 October 2025
28 October (4 weeks)
(All weeks are 4-day sittings except for final week commencing 18 November which sits 3 days, excluding Friday 21 November)
Callover 1 December at 10am for January
Portlaoise (Family)
11 March (1 week)
3 June (3 days only – 3, 4 and 5 June)
14 October (1 week)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, 21 November 2025.
Laois (2026)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 12 January - 27 March
Easter: 13 April - 21 May
Trinity: 3 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 5 October - 21 December
Portlaoise (Civil)
10 February (1 week)
19 May (1 week)
20 October (1 week)
Portlaoise (Criminal)
Callover 8 December 2025 at 2:30 p.m. for sitting commencing 17 January 2026
17 January (6 weeks)
(All weeks are 4-day sittings except for week commencing 24 March which sits 3 days, excluding Friday 27 March)
Callover 2 March 2026 at 11:15 a.m. for sitting commencing 21 April 2026
21 April (3 weeks)
Callover 11 May 2026 at 2:30 p.m. for sitting commencing 23 June 2026
23 June (3 weeks)
Callover 27 July 2026 at 11:30 a.m. for sitting commencing 27 October 2026
27 October (3 weeks)
Portlaoise (Family)
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, 20 November 2026.
Longford (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Longford (Civil & Family)
18 March (2 weeks)
1 July (2 weeks)
25 November (1 week)
Longford (Criminal)
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, 21 November 2025.
Offaly (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Tullamore (Civil & Family Law)
25 February (1 week)
18 June (2 weeks)
9 December (2 weeks)
Tullamore (Criminal)
17 February (Callover)
11 March (1 week)
29 April (6 weeks)
28 July (Callover)
7 October (3 weeks)
Tullamore (Insolvency)
18 and 19 February (2 days)
29 and 30 April (2 days)
8 and 9 July (2 days)
16 and 17 December (2 days)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, 21 November 2025.
Roscommon (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Roscommon (Civil & Family Law)
14 January (2 weeks)
1 April (1 week)
20 May (1 week)
15 July (1 week)
2 December (1 week)
Roscommon (Criminal)
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, 21 November 2025.
Sligo (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Sligo (Civil & Family Law)
11 February (Family Law – 1 week)
18 February (Civil – 1 week)
6 May (Family Law – 1 week)
13 May (Civil – 1 week)
11 November (Family Law – 1 week)
18 November (Civil – 1 week)
Sligo (Criminal)
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, 21 November 2025.
Westmeath (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Athlone (Civil & Family Law)
28 January (1 week)
8 April (1 week)
22 July (1 week)
28 October (1 week)
Athlone (Civil & Family Law sitting in Mullingar)
29 January (1 day)
9 April (1 day)
23 July (1 day)
29 October (1 day)
Mullingar (Civil & Family Law)
4 February (1 week)
29 April (1 week)
29 July (3 days)
4 November (1 week)
Mullingar (Criminal Law)
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, 21 November 2025.
