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Galway District Court

Checked 15 Oct 2026the Courts Service's open data, offices index and sittings pages.

Galway area, District 7 (Galway). Criminal, civil, family law, licensing and children Court business sits here. The office below is the place to confirm a date, pay a fine or lodge a form; today's list is there too, not online.

Notices for this court

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The Courts Service’s own adjournment, cancellation and change-of-date notices for this courthouse, checked 15 Oct 2026. Never a case: ring the office to confirm a date.

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What sits here

  • Criminal: summonses, charge sheets, road traffic, drugs, public order, assault, theftSomething arrived →
  • Civil: claims up to €15,000, debt, personal injuriesCivil and small claims →
  • Family law: safety, protection and barring orders, maintenance, guardianship, custody and access, in privateFamily law →
  • Licensing: special exemption orders, occasional licences, the annual licensing courtLicensing →
  • The Children Court, in privateYoung people →

Sittings, as the Courts Service lists them: Criminal: every Monday at 10:00 am and first to fourth Wednesday at 10:30 am; licensing and applications first Tuesday at 10:30 am; second Thursday in February, April, June, September, October and December at 10:30 am; juvenile third Thursday at 12:00 noon. Civil: third Thursday at 10:30 am. Family: second and fourth Tuesday at 10:30 am.

Before you go

  1. Check the date, the time and the courthouse on your paper; if anything is unclear, ring the office. A summons is applied for by the Garda, issued by the District Court office and served by registered post or in person.
  2. Arrive early: the list is called over at the start of the sitting, and a case called in your absence can end in a bench warrant.
  3. If you may qualify for legal aid, ask the judge for it before anything else, with a statement of means.
  4. There is no dress code; clean and plain is what most people wear. Address the judge as "Judge". Stand when your case is called and when you speak.
  5. Build the court day checklist and keep the dates in your case file.

The office

Name
Galway Court Office
Phone
091 511500
Email
galwaycivil@courts.ie
Hours
Mon 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-16:30; Tue 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-16:30; Wed 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-16:30; Thu 10:00-13:00; Fri 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-16:30; Sat Closed; Sun Closed

This courthouse on courts.ie · Adjournment and cancellation notices · The district’s sittings page

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Information, not legal advice. Venue details are read from the Courts Service and re-read each term; the office is the place to confirm a date. CourtsWise never publishes who is in court. Last verified 2026-10-15. CourtsWise is an independent site, not affiliated with the Courts Service, An Garda Síochána, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Legal Aid Board, the Road Safety Authority or any Government department. It covers the District Court of the Republic of Ireland only. For decisions about your own case, ask the judge for legal aid or speak to a solicitor regulated by the Law Society of Ireland.