[2] The Anglesea Sreet courthouse operates at the level of the District and Circuit Courts, and holds six courtrooms.

[3][8][10] The school was divided into male, female, and infant designations, along with hosting a maritime college for part of the early 20th century.

[14] It reopened in April 2018, when it commenced current operations, functioning at both the District and Circuit level for criminal cases.

[3][5] The total cost of the renovations was €34.8 million, and added a new structure to the complex, one which is over five times bigger than the original building.

"[15] In March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tralee Courthouse ceased hearing jury cases.

[3][18] The entrance porch features a Serlian style opening and capitals into which foxes, rabbits, and monkeys are carved.

[19] It was the first major public building in Cork adjudged to be built with "brick comparable to the best English types".

The roof has gabled timber vents, and decorative brick chimney stacks with sawtooth detail to limestone capping.

[8] As part of the 2015-2018 renovations, 25,000 bricks which were inappropriately added to the building in the 1990s were replaced by hand in order to preserve the English garden bond style.