Galway Bay fm newsroom - Vulnerable families are sharing common areas with handcuffed prisoners as child welfare hearings are taking place alongside criminal cases at Galway courthouse.
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That's according to the latest report by the Child Care Law Reporting Project which says a specialist family court must be urgently set up.
The national survey, shows lists can be up to 139 cases long in the country's district courts, with inadequate waiting areas.
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On the day CCLRP attended Galway courthouse, there were 61 cases on the list.
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