Midland Circuit Court terms and sittings
Laois (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Portlaoise (Civil)
4 March (1 week)
27 May (1 week)
7 October (1 week)
Portlaoise (Criminal)
14 January (7 weeks)
(All weeks are 4-day sittings except for week commencing 28 January which sits 3 days, excluding Friday 31 January)
Callover 12 May at 2pm for sitting commencing 18 June 2025
18 June (3 weeks)
Callover 6 October at 10am for sitting commencing 28 October 2025
28 October (4 weeks)
(All weeks are 4-day sittings except for final week commencing 18 November which sits 3 days, excluding Friday 21 November)
Callover 1 December at 10am for January
Portlaoise (Family)
11 March (1 week)
3 June (3 days only – 3, 4 and 5 June)
14 October (1 week)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, 21 November 2025.
Longford (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Longford (Civil & Family)
18 March (2 weeks)
1 July (2 weeks)
25 November (1 week)
Longford (Criminal)
14 January (5 weeks)
6 May (1 week – Sentencing)
15 July (3 weeks)
28 October (4 weeks)
1 December (Callover)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, 21 November 2025.
Offaly (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Tullamore (Civil & Family Law)
25 February (1 week)
18 June (2 weeks)
9 December (2 weeks)
Tullamore (Criminal)
17 February (Callover)
11 March (1 week)
29 April (6 weeks)
28 July (Callover)
7 October (3 weeks)
Tullamore (Insolvency)
18 and 19 February (2 days)
29 and 30 April (2 days)
8 and 9 July (2 days)
16 and 17 December (2 days)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, 21 November 2025.
Roscommon (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Roscommon (Civil & Family Law)
14 January (2 weeks)
1 April (1 week)
20 May (1 week)
15 July (1 week)
2 December (1 week)
Roscommon (Criminal)
27 January (Callover)
25 February (4 weeks)
12 May (Callover)
18 June (3 weeks)
7 October (3 weeks)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, 21 November 2025.
Sligo (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Sligo (Civil & Family Law)
11 February (Family Law – 1 week)
18 February (Civil – 1 week)
6 May (Family Law – 1 week)
13 May (Civil – 1 week)
11 November (Family Law – 1 week)
18 November (Civil – 1 week)
Sligo (Criminal)
18 March (4 weeks)
15 July (3 weeks)
25 November (4 weeks)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, 21 November 2025.
Westmeath (2025)
Place of Sittings
Hilary: 13 January - 11 April
Easter: 28 April - 5 June
Trinity: 18 June - 31 July
Michaelmas: 6 October - 19 December
Athlone (Civil & Family Law)
28 January (1 week)
8 April (1 week)
22 July (1 week)
28 October (1 week)
Athlone (Civil & Family Law sitting in Mullingar)
29 January (1 day)
9 April (1 day)
23 July (1 day)
29 October (1 day)
Mullingar (Civil & Family Law)
4 February (1 week)
29 April (1 week)
29 July (3 days)
4 November (1 week)
Mullingar (Criminal Law)
27 January (Callover)
4 March (1 week)
25 March (3 weeks)
31 March (Callover)
13 May (4 weeks)
19 May (Callover)
8 July (1 week)
20 October (Callover)
25 November (3 weeks)
Note: The Circuit Court will not sit on the following Fridays for Judicial Conferences: 31 January, 28 March, 21 November 2025.
