The Courts Service has confirmed it will be unable to support sittings or open public counters on Wednesday 14 October due to widespread industrial action across the public sector. Only emergency domestic-violence, childcare and Garda custody applications will be heard. For global-mobility practitioners this means all scheduled immigration-related judicial reviews—often a last resort for visa refusals or deportation orders—will be automatically adjourned. Employers awaiting High-Court approval of inbound intra-company transfers or employment-permit appeals should expect at least a one-week delay. The strike also halts the stamping of affidavits and sworn translations frequently required for work-permit packages and citizenship files, creating a knock-on effect for applications with tight filing deadlines. While the Department of Justice’s online systems remain live, any case requiring a court order or notarised document will effectively be frozen until normal service resumes. Companies are advised to contact legal representatives today to confirm new timelines and to communicate potential onboarding delays to candidates. The Courts Service will publish rescheduled dates once industrial action concludes.
Source: Courts Service of Ireland
