Dundalk Courthouse
Dundalk Courthouse is a judicial facility in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland.History
The building, which was designed by Edward Parke and John Bowden in the Neoclassical style and modeled on the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens, was completed in 1819. It was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place for Louth County Council. Meanwhile a home for the county officials was established at County Buildings in Crowe Street. Both the county council and its officials moved to County Hall in 2000. By then the courthouse had fallen into a state of disrepair and, after an extensive programme of refurbishment works, it was officially re-opened by Michael McDowell, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Reform, in March 2003.
