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Listen Back: Local solicitors withdraw from legal aid scheme for criminal work

Jun 22, 2026 15:58
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Listen Back: Local solicitors withdraw from legal aid scheme for criminal work

Solicitors from Co. Monaghan have explained the reason they walked out of Monaghan District Court Today.

Solicitors withdrew their services from Monaghan District Court today as the Department of Justice is set to implement a new criminal legal aid payment model.

Thousands of criminal cases in courts across the State were unable to proceed from the middle of last week with Monaghan District Court impacted from today.

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It followed on from legal practitioners walking out at Cavan District Court on Thursday.

Kevin Hickey from Hickey, Henderson & Co. Solicitors in Clones who is the President of the Monaghan Solicitors Association and Niall Fox who is a solicitor at Niall Fox Solicitors Cavan and Monaghan joined Ronan Gargan on the show this afternoon.

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