Juries Act, 1961

Juries for High Court, Central Criminal Court, Circuit Court and commission de lunatico inquirendo sitting in a county borough.

2.—(1) Every issue, whether civil or criminal, which is triable with a jury by the High Court or a judge thereof sitting in a county borough, by a commissioner under a commission de lunatico inquirendo so sitting or by a judge of the Circuit Court so sitting and every issue which is triable by the Central Criminal Court so sitting shall be triable with a jury called from a panel of jurors drawn partly from the county borough and partly—

(a) where the county borough is the county borough of Dublin, from—

(i) in case an order under this section specifying a jury district or jury districts in the county of Dublin for the purposes of this subsection is for the time being in force, the jury district or jury districts so specified, and

(ii) in any other case, the county of Dublin,

(b) where the county borough is the county borough of Cork, from—

(i) in case an order under this section specifying a jury district or jury districts in the county of Cork for the purposes of this subsection is for the time being in force, the jury district or jury districts so specified, and

(ii) in any other case, the county of Cork,

(c) where the county borough is the county borough of Limerick, from—

(i) in case an order under this section specifying a jury district or jury districts in the county of Limerick for the purposes of this subsection is for the time being in force, the jury district or jury districts so specified, and

(ii) in any other case, the county of Limerick, and

(d) where the county borough is the county borough of Waterford, from—

(i) in case an order under this section specifying a jury district or jury districts in the county of Waterford for the purposes of this subsection is for the time being in force, the jury district or jury districts so specified, and

(ii) in any other case, the county of Waterford,

and no such issue shall be tried by such Court, judge or commissioner so sitting with any other jury.

(2) (a) Each of the following counties shall be a county to which this subsection relates:

(i) the county of Dublin,

(ii) the county of Cork,

(iii) the county of Limerick, and

(iv) the county of Waterford.

(b) Where there are two or more jury districts in a county to which this subsection relates, the Minister may by order from time to time, as and when he shall think fit, specify a jury district or jury districts in the county for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section and may at any time, as and when he shall think fit, by order revoke or vary such order.