The Courts Service

Board of the Courts Service

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Elizabeth Dunne, Judge of the Supreme Court and Chairperson of the Board

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice George Birmingham, President of the Court of Appeal

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice David Barniville, President of the High Court

  • Judge of the Supreme Court

  • The Hon. Ms. Tara Burns, Judge of the Court of Appeal

  • The Hon. Mr. Tony O’Connor, Judge of the High Court

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Patricia Ryan, President of the Circuit Court

  • Her Honour Judge Alice Doyle, Judge of the Circuit Court

  • His Honour Judge Paul Kelly, President of the District Court

  • Judge Alan Mitchell, Judge of the District Court,

  • Angela Denning, Chief Executive Officer of the Courts Service

  • Sara Phelan, Chairperson of the Bar Council of Ireland

  • Stuart Gilhooly, Nominee of the Law Society

  • Derek Bunyan

  • Rachel Woods

  • Sarah Benson

  • Owen Reid

  • Noel Beecher

Courts Service

Chief Executive Officer: Ms. Angela Denning

Phoenix House, 15/24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7

  • Tel: (01) 888 6000

Directorates

Tom Ward, Assistant Secretary of Superior Court Operations Directorate

Audrey Leonard, Assistant Secretary of Circuit and District Court Operations Directorate

John Cleere, Assistant Secretary of Corporate Services Directorate

  • Tel: (01) 888 6019/21

Owen Harrison, Assistant Secretary of Information and Communications Technology Directorate

  • Tel: (01) 888 6057

Emer Darcy, Assistant Secretary of Strategy and Reform Directorate

  • Tel: (01) 888 6763

Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court

Registrar: John Mahon

Court of Appeal

Registrar: Owen Duffy

High Court Central Office

Chief Registrar: Tom Ward

Principal Registrar: Nina Brennan

Office of Wards of Court

Registrar: Alice White

Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicators of the High Court (formerly known as the Taxing Master’s Office)

Chief Legal Costs Adjudicator: Paul M. Behan

Legal Costs Adjudicator: Barry Magee

Legal Costs Adjudicator: Vacancy

Assistant Principal Officer: Sarah Ann Behan

Probate Office

Probate Officer: Anne Heenan

Examiner’s Office

Examiner: Patricia Troy

  • Tel: (01) 888 6269 / 6219

Accountant’s Office

Accountant: John Cleere

Chief Clerk: Barbara Harte

General Solicitor for Minors and Wards of Court

General Solicitor: Patricia Hickey

District Probate Registries

  • Castlebar: Ann Marie Courell, Registrar for County of Mayo

  • Cavan: Joseph Smith, Registrar for Counties of Cavan and Longford

  • Clonmel: James Seymour, Registrar for County of Tipperary

  • Cork: Clare O’Shea O’Neill, Registrar for County and County Borough of Cork

  • Dundalk: Mark Stafford, Registrar for Counties of Louth and Monaghan

  • Galway: Marian Chambers Higgins, Registrar for Counties of Galway and Roscommon; County Borough of Galway

  • Kilkenny: Deirdre Burke Registrar for Counties of Carlow, Kilkenny and Laois

  • Letterkenny: Geraldine O’Connor, Registrar for County of Donegal

  • Limerick: Patrick Wallace, Registrar for Counties of Limerick and Clare; County Borough of Limerick

  • Mullingar: Bridin Concannon, Registrar for Counties of Offaly and Westmeath

  • Sligo: Geraldine O’Connor (when required), Registrar for Counties of Leitrim and Sligo

  • Tralee: Pádraig Burke, Registrar for County of Kerry

  • Waterford: Vacancy, Registrar for County and County Borough of Waterford

  • Wexford: Deirdre Burke, Registrar for County of Wexford

Regional Offices

Estate Management Unit, Dublin: Simon Hall

North Midlands: Eoin Manning

Eastern: Susan Cahill

Southern: Mary Crowley

Western: Josephine Mulherin