Capacity law between two cities
Louth's capacity work concentrates where its people do: Drogheda's southside estates and old town, Dundalk's streets and surrounding townlands, and Ardee between them. The patterns are urban Ireland's — the parent in Our Lady of Lourdes or the Louth County Hospital whose discharge plan needs someone with authority; the frozen account at a branch in Laurence Street; the family home whose sale funds care. The border adds a genuinely local layer: families split between Louth and Armagh or Down, assets and pensions on both sides, and the discovery that Northern instruments and Irish ones are different creatures — cross-border capacity planning needs deliberate sequencing, and we've done it.
Louth capacity applications are heard at the Circuit Court sitting at Dundalk, with Drogheda also serving court business for the region. The M1 makes the county an easy run from our Dublin office for hearings, hospital instructions and family meetings.
Capacity law services
- Capacity applications in the Circuit Court
- Applying to be a decision-making representative
- Selling property where an owner lacks capacity
- Fair Deal and capacity
- Co-decision-making agreements and assistance agreements
- Which arrangement do we need? and the Pathway Finder
Getting to us — or us to you
Our Dublin office is in the Ormond Building, 31–36 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7 (D07 EE37), minutes from the Four Courts; our south-east office is at 2 Rose Inn Street, Kilkenny (R95 W58D). One number reaches both: 01 5827148, or email richardoshea@marymolloysolicitors.com. Most capacity work travels by phone, post and email; where a matter needs it — particularly taking instructions where capacity is in question — home, hospital and nursing home visits can be arranged, along with out of hours appointments.
How our fees work
You get a fixed quote in writing before any work starts — no hourly-rate surprises. If the scope changes, the quote is revised in writing before we continue. In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement. How costs work in capacity matters →