Coronavirus COVID-19

oronavirus COVID-19 and the Legal Aid Board

The Legal Aid Board is seeking to ensure that, during this difficult period, its services to the public continue to be provided in so far as possible. Your health and safety and the health and safety of our staff are our first priority. For this reason we have had to put in place measures to help reduce the risk of spreading the Coronavirus COVID-19.

Legal aid is still available

Some courts are continuing to sit to deal with urgent matters. If you need legal aid to ask the court for protection from an abusive spouse/partner or other family member, or to enforce an access or maintenance order that is not being complied with during the Covid-19 emergency, you can apply for legal aid. If you live in Dublin you should call us at 01 675 5566 for information on how to make the court application and to apply for legal aid. Outside Dublin you should contact your local law centre.

If Tusla has informed you that it intends to apply to the court to take your children into care, or your children have been taken into care, you can apply for legal aid in connection with these proceedings. You should contact your local law centre for information on how to apply.

If you wish to apply for legal aid for any other matter, you should read the information below before doing so. If you have court proceedings that have already started you should check the Courts Service website for further information. If you do have to attend court at the moment, the Courts Service have put together this video which will tell you how to attend safely.