Kilkenny is the one county on this site where we need no introduction: our office at 2 Rose Inn Street has served the city and county as part of Mary Molloy Solicitors' practice, and judicial review work for Kilkenny clients starts with a walk-in rather than a phone line if you prefer. From medieval-city planning constraints to county council decisions, HSE South East determinations and the full range of departmental matters, the challenges are local; the courtroom - the High Court in Dublin - we cover from beside the Four Courts.
Judicial review time limits are strict, are sometimes much shorter than three months, and can run from an earlier date than you expect. The courts can refuse late applications even within the stated period if you have not acted promptly. Nothing on this page calculates your deadline. If you believe a decision affecting you may be unlawful, contact a solicitor immediately.
Decisions People in Kilkenny Challenge
Kilkenny's recurring respondents: Kilkenny County Council on planning - where the city's heritage designations, architectural conservation areas and abbey-quarter regeneration create distinctive legal questions alongside ordinary development, one-off housing and renewable consents - plus housing and licensing functions; An Coimisiún Pleanála on appeals; the HSE South East on medical cards, services and assessment-of-need timeframes; St Luke's Hospital structures; and the education bodies, from school boards of management (expulsion and enrolment decisions carrying section 29 appeal rights) to SETU's reach into the county.
Whatever the decision-maker, the framework is the same: strict time limits (three months generally, eight weeks in much of planning, 28 days in much of immigration), recognised grounds, and proceedings in the High Court. Start with our Time Limit Checker or decision screener.
How We Act for Kilkenny Clients
For Kilkenny clients the practice works both ways: sit down with us on Rose Inn Street with the decision letter, or handle everything by phone and email like our clients everywhere else. The Dublin dimension - filings, urgent applications, the hearing - runs from our Ormond Quay office beside the Four Courts. Heritage-sensitive planning matters deserve particular speed: the 8-week window does not stretch for conservation complexity.
Every judicial review in Ireland is heard in the High Court in Dublin — there is no local venue to lose by instructing us. Our Dublin office at The Ormond Building, Ormond Quay Upper is a short walk from the Four Courts, and our Kilkenny office serves the south east. Consultations run by phone and email nationwide; papers move electronically; you attend Dublin only if and when your case is heard. Call 01 5827148.
A Public Body Decision in Kilkenny?
The clock may already be running. One call establishes the limit, the route and your realistic options.
Call 01 5827148