Ireland’s court of final appeal, which decides constitutional questions and hears appeals of general public importance, generally from the Court of Appeal and sometimes directly from the High Court.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Court of final appeal
- Jurisdiction
- National — constitutional and final appeal
- Seat
- Dublin
- Composition
- The Chief Justice and up to nine other judges.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the President on the advice of the Government, informed by the Judicial Appointments Commission.
- Languages
- English, Irish
Where an appeal goes next
None domestically; the European Court of Human Rights may follow.
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