Kildare court sittings impacted as barristers go on strike for the first time

Pictured outside Naas Courthouse are Kildare-based members of The Bar of Ireland. Photo credit: Annalee Delaney Photography.

placeholder image — Pictured outside Naas Courthouse are Kildare-based members of The Bar of Ireland. Photo credit: Annalee Delaney Photography.

Sittings at Naas District Court today have been impacted by the criminal law barrister's strike.

Barristers nationwide have gone on strike for the first time ever in a dispute with the government over a failure to reverse pay cuts to the sector.

They protested outside courthouses around the country from 10am this Tuesday, which is the first full day of the new legal year.

A number of barristers who work at Naas District Court have joined their colleagues by partaking in the strike.

As part of the strike, they were accompanied by boxes displaying their main arguments.

The barristers on strike outside Naas District Courthouse today: Donncha Craddock, Aisling Murphy, Aileen Mary O'Gara, Marian Flanagan, Patsy Glennon, Damien Colgan (Senior council), Dan Boland, Cillian McGovern, Richard Wixted, Sarah Connolly, Seoirse O'Dunliang, Desmond Hayes. Photograoh provided by Annalee Delaney Photography.