Barrister strike to hit everyday work of criminal court

The Chairperson of the Bar Council of Ireland's Criminal State Bar Committee has said tomorrow’s strike by criminal barristers will effectively mean the criminal courts will not be able to do their normal day’s work on what is the first full day of the legal year.

Protests are organised between 10am to 1pm outside all courthouses nationwide where criminal matters were, or are, listed to be heard. "We haven't asked for any pay increases and at this stage we have recommended this action to our members in pursuit of a meaningful, independent and time limited mechanism to determine the fees payable both by the DPP and the Department of Justice under the criminal legal aids," he said.

Mr Guerin said that barristers"regret the inconvenience enormously", adding"this is an action we're engaging in only very reluctantly".

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