Editing Four Courts (section)

===Criminal courts===
Prior to 2010, both civil and criminal trials were heard in the Four Courts, which was also the location of the Court of Criminal Appeal. When the [[Criminal Courts of Justice (Dublin)|Criminal Courts of Justice]] building, near the [[Phoenix Park]], opened in January 2010, all criminal trials were transferred there.<ref name="independent-pantheon">{{Cite news |last=McDonald |first=Dearbhail |date=24 November 2009 |title=New order in court as €140m legal 'Pantheon' opens doors |url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/new-order-in-court-as-8364140m-legal-pantheon-opens-doors-1951951.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513083006/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/new-order-in-court-as-8364140m-legal-pantheon-opens-doors-1951951.html |archive-date=13 May 2011 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref><ref name="it-new-criminal-courts">{{Cite news |last=Coulter |first=Carol |date=24 November 2009 |title=First case set for new criminal courts |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1124/1224259339011.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231005146/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1124/1224259339011.html |archive-date=31 December 2010 |work=[[The Irish Times]] |authorlink=Carol Coulter}}</ref> The Four Courts remain in use for civil matters.<ref name="independent-pantheon" />