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Court users in West Clare are being driven ‘batty’ over the forced closure of the courthouse serving the area for much of the remainder of 2021. This follows the discovery of a colony of rare bats in the attic of Kilrush Courthouse that has prompted the Courts Service to write to solicitors, Gardai and other court users on Wednesday to confirm that Kilrush Courthouse will not hold any scheduled sittings next month, October and possibly November. The Courts Service has told court users that workers at the Kilrush courthouse made the rare bat discovery during a course of roof repairs. The Courts Service note states as the bats are a protected species, “certain procedures must be followed before work on the roof can recommence”. The note states that the repair works “already carried out makes the courthouse unsuitable for court sittings”. A spokesman for the Courts Service said on Wednesday: “No bat roost will be moved from the roof space. …
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