The Courts Service has said it has sought urgent advice in relation to court sittings going on for two hours or more. It said that until it receives such advice, all court sittings will last no longer than two hours in each day.
This follows yesterday's advice to TDs that they should not spend more than two hours a day inside the Dáil chamber with each other.
In a statement, the Chief Justice and the Presidents of the Courts referred to the advice given to the Houses of the Oireachtas.
The Courts Service said it was unaware, until the matter became public yesterday, of this advice, which it described as "additional safety considerations beyond those already published".