'Hardworking, supportive and dependable clerk' given warm send-off in Limerick court

WARM tributes were paid to a court clerk at a sitting of Limerick District city court.

Opening the sitting, Judge Patricia Harney detailed that Jacqui Harrington has worked as a court clerk in Limerick for almost twenty years.

The woman is trading one post for another, by taking up a new position in Revenue.

Judge Harney gave a “fond farewell to Ms Harrington”, and said that the woman has been “a fixture of the Mulgrave Street court for the past 18 years”.

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The judge said Ms Harrington would also sit with her on occasion at Kilmallock Court. Judge Harney proceeded to wish her well on her new trajectory.

Sergeant Denis Waters told the court: “On behalf of An Garda Síochána I wish her well”.

President of the Limerick Solicitors Bar Association, Darach McCarthy, said “I’ve nothing but good things to say about Miss Harrington”.

Mr McCarthy said that working in the courts can be a stressful environment, but Ms Harrington has a calm demeanour and has “always been a pleasure to work with”.

Solicitor Tom Kiely also thanked her for her service: "I want to wish Jacqui every success in her new role. The revenue is gaining someone exceptional, and it's a real loss for the courts service."

"Jacqui has always been an incredibly hardworking, supportive and dependable clerk, and her presence will be genuinely missed by everyone who worked with her in Limerick District Court."

Ms Harrington has worked as a clerk in the criminal courts on Merchant's Quay from 2008 to 2012, in the family courts from 2012 to 2018, and in the criminal courts from 2012 to 2026.

-Funded by the Court Reporting Scheme