Criminal defence
Advice for Garda station, District Court, road traffic and wider criminal defence matters.
Ferrys Solicitors LLP serves Ballymun and Santry from Santry Cross, helping clients in Dublin 11, Glasnevin, Finglas and the north city area access clear legal advice close to home.
Santry Cross
The Ballymun office is well placed for clients who need local help with urgent legal questions, court dates, employment concerns, immigration issues or family matters. The office provides a straightforward first step for people who want to understand the process before committing to a course of action.
Clients can arrange meetings and document checks through this office. Where a matter involves a specialist Ferrys department, the Ballymun team can route the enquiry and keep the next steps clear.
Services
Advice for Garda station, District Court, road traffic and wider criminal defence matters.
Support with permissions, citizenship, family applications and complex status questions.
Help with unfair dismissal, redundancy, settlement agreements and workplace discrimination.
Guidance on separation, access, maintenance and urgent family law issues.
Advice after road traffic, workplace and public-place accidents affecting north Dublin clients.
Referral into specialist advice where a decision by a public body may need legal challenge.
People
Ferrys Solicitors LLP provides solicitor support for Ballymun clients through its court and litigation teams.
Front-of-house support for appointments and document drop-off.
Immigration, employment, family and personal injury teams can support matters opened through this office.
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Santry Cross sits on the north city road network with the M50 close by, which is what makes Blanchardstown reachable as well as Ballymun and Finglas.
Ballymun and Finglas are close by. Cabra and Blanchardstown are further out, reached along the M50 and the north city routes.
| Garda station | Where it is | Court it usually feeds | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymun | Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9 | Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street | A few minutes from the office |
| Finglas | Finglas, Dublin 11 | Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street | About ten minutes by car |
| Cabra | Cabra, Dublin 7 | Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street | About fifteen minutes by car |
| Blanchardstown | Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 | Blanchardstown Courthouse | About twenty minutes by car via the M50 |
Criminal defence at Ferrys Solicitors LLP is led by Tony Collier, and north Dublin station attendance is by the firm's criminal defence solicitors. This page names no individual solicitor for Ballymun because attendance follows the on-call rota, not the office. Ring 087 122 3080 and you will be told who is attending.
Criminal defence across the firm is led by Tony Collier, solicitor, and station attendance in north Dublin is by the firm's criminal defence solicitors. Ring 087 122 3080 and you will be told who is attending.
It is the furthest of the four, reached along the M50, and typically about twenty minutes by car outside rush hour. Ring early: we can contact the station immediately and ask that questioning does not begin before a solicitor has advised.
Yes. The office is at Santry Cross in Dublin 11 and the Google listing is named after the location rather than the area. The address on this page and on the listing are the same place.
Ring the emergency line with the station name if you have it. North Dublin arrests connected to the airport corridor can end up in a number of stations, and finding the right one quickly is the first thing we do.
Yes. The point of getting a solicitor involved at the station is that the same firm carries the case forward, so what happened in the interviews is known first hand rather than reconstructed later from a memo.
Yes, and there are additional protections that apply to children in custody, including requirements about a parent or guardian being notified and present. Say the person's age when you ring, because it changes what should be happening in the station straight away.
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Call Santry Cross, send a WhatsApp message using the Ballymun number, or email the local team and they will help route your enquiry.