Co. Cork · Munster
Every solicitor we list in Mitchelstown, across all practice areas. Each solicitor was checked on the Law Society of Ireland register on 23–28 October 2026.
Ciaran O'Keeffe · Head of litigation
New Market Square, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
Set up the firm in Mitchelstown in 2004 and leads its litigation department, with particular experience in personal injury, medical negligence and family law. A regular District Court practitioner and long-serving member of the Free Legal Aid Panel.
Barbara O'Keeffe · Head of property and estates
New Market Square, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
Co-founded the firm in 2004 and heads its property and administration of estates department, with a focus on estate and tax planning and residential and commercial property for private, farming and business clients.
Mitchelstown has no courthouse of its own; the nearest in County Cork are in Fermoy and Mallow, whose District Court the Courts Service lists as temporarily sitting at Fermoy. Cork estates go to the Cork District Probate Registry, and the WRC has an office in Cork city.
Ciaran O'Keeffe at M.J. O'Callaghan & O'Keeffe Solicitors focuses on personal injury work, and the firm also covers family. Barbara O'Keeffe at M.J. O'Callaghan & O'Keeffe Solicitors focuses on property work, and the firm also covers wills & probate.
The Republic of Ireland has its own legal system. The District Court deals with smaller civil claims (up to €15,000) and most family applications such as maintenance, access and safety orders. The Circuit Court hears claims up to €75,000 (€60,000 for personal injuries) plus divorce and judicial separation, and the High Court deals with larger cases. Solicitors are on the Roll kept by the Law Society of Ireland, and complaints go to the LSRA.
Mitchelstown has no courthouse of its own. These are the nearest courthouses in County Cork on courts.ie — check the Legal Diary for where your case is listed.
Grants of probate for Mitchelstown are issued by the Cork District Probate Registry (covers County Cork). Probate offices
The nearest WRC office is in Cork, in the Elysian Building, Eglington Street. Complaints are made online, usually within six months. Workplace Relations Commission
The nearest Legal Aid Board centre for Mitchelstown is Law Centre Cork North or Law Centre Cork South. Legal aid is means-tested. More free legal help
Court details from the Courts Service of Ireland; hearing dates and venues are in the Legal Diary. Most cases settle without a hearing — your solicitor will tell you if you need to attend.
The Courts Service lists Fermoy Courthouse, Mallow Courthouse (temporarily sitting at Fermoy) for Mitchelstown. Mitchelstown has no courthouse of its own. These are the nearest courthouses in County Cork on courts.ie — check the Legal Diary for where your case is listed. Small claims and most family applications start in the District Court; bigger civil claims, divorce and judicial separation go to the Circuit Court.
For Mitchelstown, probate applications go to the Cork District Probate Registry (covers County Cork).
Complaints are made online to the Workplace Relations Commission. The nearest WRC office is in Cork, in the Elysian Building, Eglington Street. The usual time limit is six months.
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