January 29th, 2019 The planning authority’s extension of permission for a gas terminal in Co Kerry failed to account for the extension of protected nature sites in the Shannon Estuary, the High Court has heard. The court is hearing judicial review proceedings in relation to An Bord Pleanála’s decision to Read more…
January 22nd, 2019 The State’s key climate plan is not designed to achieve the substantial emissions reductions needed to tackle runaway global warming, the High Court heard today at the opening of a landmark climate case. In late 2017, Friends of the Irish Environment obtained leave to judicially review the Read more…
January 10th, 2019 Concerned groups and the public are being left in the dark over the Government’s plans to manage Skellig Michael, Ireland’s largest environmental coalition has said. The comments from the Environmental Pillar come in the wake of the launch of a public consultation in late December on the Read more…
December 7th, 2018 A man was prosecuted for the possession and offering for sale of 26 leghold traps at Newcastle West court, Co Limerick earlier this week. The prosecution case was brought by the National Parks and Wildlife Service as the traps, nine of had serrated edges, are prohibited under Read more…
December 3rd, 2018 Taking a legal challenge against environmentally damaging decisions is burdensome as barriers to justice are widespread across the EU, a report from Europe’s largest environmental network has found. The European Union is respected as a global leader when it comes to protecting the environment, with over 650 Read more…
October 4th, 2018 An environmental charity was granted leave this morning in the High Court to judicially review An Bord Pleanála’s decision to extend planning permission for a proposed €500 million gas terminal in Co Kerry. Friends of the Irish Environment (FiE) argued that the decision to grant Shannon LNG Read more…
July 26th, 2018 Animal welfare organisations have called on the European Commission to start infringement procedures against Ireland over conditions for calves exported to mainland Europe. Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), together with other animal welfare associations, wrote to the EU Commission at the end of June to make a Read more…
July 15th, 2018 The prohibitive cost of mounting a legal case is a key challenge in bringing environmental cases in Ireland, the Chief Justice has said. Speaking at an environmental law seminar at the King’s Inns yesterday to celebrate 20 years since the adoption of the Aarhus Convention, Mr Justice Read more…