Court closure 'flawed and illogical'

AN area with a population of 9,500 people is being left without the services of a court and the decision has been described as being flawed and illogical.Last Thursday afternoon, the axe came down on Headford District Court when the final sitting was held as a protest took place outside in a last ditch effort to prevent its closure. The vast majority of cases from the area will now be heard in Galway District Court – a move that has caused a lot of anger in the area.Local solicitor Brendan Flanagan said that it was obvious that a cost benefit analysis was never carried out when it came to deciding that the court in Headford should close.He said that the court served the Headford, Corrandulla and Caherlistrane areas which have a population in the region of 9,500 – a similar population to a town like Tuam.“The decision is flawed and illogical”, Mr. Flanagan and said that there was no consultation with the legal profession or the Gardai when it came to making the decision to close the courthouse.However, he said that he...