Capacity law in the faithful county
Tullamore anchors the county's capacity work twice over: as its county town, and as home of the Midland Regional Hospital, whose discharge planning meetings are where many Offaly families first meet the phrase "decision-making representative". Around it, Birr, Edenderry and Clara each carry their own patterns — Edenderry increasingly commuter-tied to Dublin, Birr's estates and farms running on older rhythms. The county's farming townlands, from Ferbane to Shinrone, bring the midlands staples: the home place needing lawful authority before anything can move, Fair Deal planning where land is the asset, and machinery, entitlements and leases that can't idle while paperwork catches up (farm succession sits with our colleagues at farmsolicitor.ie).
Offaly capacity applications are heard at the Circuit Court sitting at Tullamore. The county is reachable from both our offices — M6/M4 from Dublin, N77/N52 from Kilkenny — for hearings, home visits and bedside instructions.
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 →