Four Courts Luas stop
Luas Red Line · Ceithre Cúirteanna
About Four Courts
Chancery Street is closed to traffic where the trams run, so the Four Courts stop has a short stretch of city street entirely to itself, directly behind the building it is named after. It opened with the Red Line in 2004.
The Four Courts houses the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Supreme Court of Ireland, which makes this the stop for anyone with business before them, and the offices of Dublin City Council at Wood Quay are a short walk across the river. The two edge platforms are built into the pavement in the usual Luas manner. Trams continue west towards Smithfield and east towards Jervis and the central streets. In Irish the stop is Na Ceithre Cúirteanna.
First and last trams from Four Courts
Departures from this stop in the NTA’s published timetable for a representative week. A day type with no departures is shown as no service rather than filled in from another day.
From Four Courts: Red Line towards Tallaght, about one tram every 3 minutes at the busiest times (317 departures on a weekday) and Red Line towards The Point, about one tram every 3 minutes at the busiest times (317 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Four Courts
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Red Line | Jervis | 2.7 min |
| Red Line | Smithfield | 1.4 min |
Connections and interchange
Four Courts is served by the Luas Red Line only. There is no change to another line here and no walking transfer to another station nearby.
Facilities
luas.ie publishes no facility list for individual Luas stops, so the only stop-level facts here are the Park & Ride and Cycle & Ride flags from the operator’s own stop data. Absence of a row is not evidence that something is missing.
What is near Four Courts
Courts, churches and river crossings make up the immediate surroundings. The Court of Appeals building is about 110 m from the platforms and St Michan’s Church 150 m, with a second St. Michan’s at about 300 m. Two Liffey bridges are within 200 m: O’Donovan Rossa Bridge at about 190 m and Father Mathew Bridge at 200 m, leading over to the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 260 m and The Brazen Head at 290 m. The Old Jameson Distillery lies some 280 m west, with the Wood Quay artwork about 300 m away and Smock Alley Theatre 360 m.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Court of Appeals | 110 m |
| St Michan's Church | 150 m |
| O'Donovan Rossa Bridge | 190 m |
| Father Mathew Bridge | 200 m |
| Church of the Immaculate Conception (Adam & Eve) | 260 m |
| Old Jameson Distillery | 280 m |
| The Brazen Head | 290 m |
| Wood Quay | 300 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the stop. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
The building immediately beside it is the home of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Supreme Court of Ireland. The stop is also the nearest one to Wood Quay and the offices of Dublin City Council, a short walk towards the river.
No. The length of Chancery Street on which the stop stands is closed completely to other traffic, so the trams and the two pavement-level platforms have it to themselves — unlike several other Red Line stops in the centre, where trams share the road.