Port Laoise Courthouse

Port Laoise Courthouse is a judicial facility in Port Laoise, County Laois, Ireland.

History
The building, which was designed by Sir Richard Morrison in the Neoclassical style, was completed in 1805. It was re-modelled to the designs of James Rawson Carroll in 1875. The building was primarily used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, the Grand Jury Room also became the meeting place for Laois County Council. After the courthouse became inadequate, the county council moved to County Hall in May 1982. In order to accommodate the large caseload of the court, which had become the second busiest in Ireland, in May 2019, the county council announced plans to build a new courthouse outside the town.

References

Category:Buildings and structures in County Laois
Category:Courthouses in the Republic of Ireland