The continued rise in the number of trial dates listed at the Central Criminal Court is one of several challenges facing the Director of Public Prosecutions’ office, according to her annual report.

Last year, there was a 19 per cent increase in trial dates arising from the director’s prosecutions at the Central Criminal Court, a continuation of a recent trend. In total, the director’s office supported 2,185 trial dates last year.

This continued increase in activity at the Central Criminal Court has coincided with an incre

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