[3][4] It stands on Parkgate Street, near the Phoenix Park.

[3][4] In a change from previous older courts buildings in Ireland, the building has facilities to hold up to 100 prisoners in the basement, with separate entrances for each court.

[3] Jurors are also based in a separate part of the building with their own court entrances after being empanelled, in order to keep them separate from the public.

[3] The building contains rooms for 150 barristers as well as offices for Gardaí, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Probation Service, Law Society of Ireland, judges' chambers, press rooms and court administration.

[3] The building is owned by International Public Partnerships, a London listed fund managed by Amber Infrastructure Partners under a 25 year concession from April 2007.