It was more like being immersed in a sound installation than standing in a corridor of the Four Courts. In the distance was the faint noise of an instrument being played. Muffled televised voices wafted through the walls of the Supreme Court where a remote hearing was in session. Otherwise, there was silence but for the footsteps of the odd passerby. It was a Monday in January. The courts are open. But barely. Most court business is on hiatus. What activity there is going on is mostly happening online. Registrars sit in courts alone overseeing virtual proceedings. Lawyers log in…

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