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Supreme Court sits for first time in north-west

The Supreme Court will sit in Letterkenny Courthouse, Donegal today (28 April).

It will be the first sitting of the Supreme Court in the north-west, and the fifth sitting of the court outside of Dublin in its history.

Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell said: “The Supreme Court is pleased to be sitting in Letterkenny.  The Court first sat outside of Dublin ten years ago when it heard cases in Cork in 2015, followed by Limerick in 2018, Galway in 2019, and Waterford in 2020, before the practice was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  

“The court’s sitting in Letterkenny reflects the fact that the court hears cases of importance to everyone in the State, and it is therefore appropriate that the court should occasionally sit in locations around Ireland.”

While in Letterkenny, the court would engage with the local practising professions, Atlantic Technological University, second-level schools, and local civil-society organisations, he said.

Public importance

The court will hear the case of Imran v Minister for Justice, which the Chief Justice said concerned an issue of public importance in relation to the requirement for a proportionality assessment in a decision to revoke permanent residency. 

The determination of the court granting leave to appeal is available here.