The Criminal Courts of Justice ( ga, Na Cúirteanna Breithiúnais Coiriúla) is the principal courts building for the criminal courts in the

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.First case set for new criminal courts
, Carol Coulter,

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, 24 November 2009New order in court as €140m legal 'Pantheon' opens doors
, Dearbhail McDonald, Irish Independent, 24 November 2009 It is on Parkgate Street, near the

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History

The court building, which officially opened in January 2010, replaced the

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and other buildings as the location for most criminal matters before the Dublin Metropolitan District Court and Dublin Circuit Court. The complex also houses the regular sittings of the Central Criminal Court,

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and is home to the criminal division of the Court of Appeal. The

and Green Street Court House are still used for civil cases. In a change from previous older courts buildings in Ireland, the building has facilities to hold up to 100 prisoners in the basement, with separate entrances for each court. Jurors are also based in a separate part of the building with their own court entrances after being empanelled, in order to keep them separate from the public. Victims and victim support organisations also have use of a suite of rooms. The building contains rooms for 150 barristers as well as offices for Gardaí, the Director of Public Prosecutions,

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, judges' chambers, press rooms and court administration.

Gallery

CCJ Dublin.jpg, Signage with

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insignia at the entrance Criminal Courts of Justice.jpg, Entrance Central Criminal Court, Dublin.jpg, Another view of the building

References

{{Judiciary of the Republic of Ireland, state=collapsed Buildings and structures in Dublin (city) Courthouses in the Republic of Ireland