Court Messenger Limerick

Courts Service; Limerick; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Courts Service in Limerick is seeking a Court Messenger to support the County Registrar in enforcing court orders and managing records at the Limerick Court Office.

The role requires travel around County Limerick, a full clean driving licence, and good IT skills to use court IT systems and maintain accurate records. The appointee reports to the Office Manager and may assist in other counties as needed.

Qualifications

• Full clean driving licence required.
• Own transport is necessary to travel across County Limerick.
• Good IT skills and ability to use information technology systems.

Responsibilities

• Enforce decrees, execute orders, fi fas and repossession orders by collecting monies and realising judgment debts.
• Seize and sell goods to realise judgments and take possession of lands/houses as required.
• Maintain and update cash, cheques and drafts; issue receipts and account for monies received.
• Maintain and update case files and issue notices and correspondence; use IT systems.
• Provide responsive customer service and handle stakeholder inquiries.

Skills

Driving licence

IT skills

Tools

IT systems

Job description

The role will be to provide support to the County Registrar assigned to the County of Limerick in their capacity as Sheriff and under the terms of the Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926, as amended.

Key Responsibilities

The appointee will be assigned duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade.

The duties of a Court Messenger include, but are not limited to:

(A) Enforcement of Decrees, Execution Orders, Fi Fas and Repossession Orders by:

• the collection of monies on foot of Court Judgments lodged in the Court Office.
• the seizure and sale of goods to realise Judgment Debts.
• taking possession of lands and houses on foot of Court Orders including ejectment of persons in occupation.

(B) Maintenance of appropriate records to include:

• responsibility for cash, cheques and drafts received, issuing temporary receipts and accounting for monies received.
• recording and updating of files and issue of appropriate notices and correspondence.
• use of information technology systems.

(C) Customer Service

• maintaining contact with relevant stakeholders.
• dealing effectively and speedily with customer queries.

Other appropriate duties as assigned by the Office Manager.

In discharging the duties detailed at (a) above, the appointee shall follow all directions relating thereto issued to him/her by the County Registrar (see Section 4 and 5 of the Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926 for more information).

In discharging the duties at (b) to (d), the appointee shall report to the Office Manager or such person within the office designated for this purpose by the Office Manager or the Courts Service.

The Court Messenger, being based at Limerick Court Office, will report to the Court Office Manager.

Additionally, a Court Messenger, at the direction of the Courts Service, may be required to provide assistance in other counties, where for example, the permanent Court Messenger is on extended leave of absence, or the position is vacant.

Note, the above is intended as a guide and is neither definitive nor restrictive.

Applicants must have a full clean driving licence, motor insurance and their own transport as travel throughout County of Limerick is a necessary part of the duties of the Court Messenger. The successful candidate will be required to increase their motor insurance to Class 2. The Courts Service will reimburse the cost of this. The Standard Civil Service travel expenses will be paid.

It is desirable that applicants have previous relevant work experience and good IT skills.

Applications

The closing date is 12 noon on 30th September 2026.