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The Courts Service of Ireland

The Courts Service is responsible for managing Irish courts, supporting the judiciary, and providing a professional service to all court users. High-quality, future-proofed technology applications are playing an essential role in delivering these services.

To meet many of the Courts Service's unified communications requirements, Damovo won an EU-wide tender to project manage and provide state-of-the-art video conferencing systems to the Four Courts, and a number of district and circuit courts throughout the state.

Damovo provided all participating courthouses with a range of highly collaborative and intuitive video communications tools. Each courthouse now has two 46" screens for the jury and public to view, with individual touchscreen monitors for the judge, registrar, defence and prosecution.

Video conferencing systems have been placed in dedicated witness rooms so that vulnerable witnesses can participate in court proceedings by giving their evidence from outside the courtroom. In addition, live court proceedings can be instigated between courtrooms in Ireland and a number of countries worldwide.

Damovo has also provided ‘evidence racks' in designated courtrooms, which include built-in PCs, laptop connections, and play-back facilities for a full range of VHS, DVD and online video services. These enable Gardaí and solicitors to quickly and effectively show video evidence such as CCTV footage, without the need to bring their own equipment.

PJ Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive Officer, Courts Service, said,

"Video conferencing systems will deliver tangible benefits to the courts and are a further component of our overall modernisation programme. As well as improving services to the judiciary, defendants, solicitors and the Gardaí, this countrywide solution will allow regional court managers and other staff to conduct internal meetings via video conference, with consequent cost reductions.. In short, these future-proofed applications will increase the efficiency of court proceedings across the country, while maintaining the integrity of the Irish court system."

For more information please see the press release.