Ireland's main courts building on Inns Quay, begun in 1776 to designs by Thomas Cooley and finished by James Gandon, with a Corinthian portico and a copper dome. In 1922 the Civil War bombardment destroyed the Public Record Office behind it and centuries of records were lost; it reopened in 1932.
- Address
- Inns Quay, Dublin 7
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 09:00-16:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 30 min
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Courthouses are free for the public to visit on weekdays, to see the judicial process first-hand (Visit Dublin).
- Look up at the statues of Moses, Justice, Mercy, Authority and Wisdom above the portico.