In the Republic of Ireland, is it necessary to swear on the bible in court?

I know its not the case for the US, but what about Republic of Ireland?

No,you have a choice,you can affirm or swear on the bible,I was sworn in as a juror and didn’t know I could affirm,but I was interested in the case and the working s of the courts so I didn’t object. It was a reasonably high profile case and I didn’t want to rock the boat and risk not being picked as juror.

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One Response to “In the Republic of Ireland, is it necessary to swear on the bible in court?”

Random Panther on June 30th, 2010 at 2:36 am

No,you have a choice,you can affirm or swear on the bible,I was sworn in as a juror and didn’t know I could affirm,but I was interested in the case and the working s of the courts so I didn’t object. It was a reasonably high profile case and I didn’t want to rock the boat and risk not being picked as juror.
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