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A closer look: a landmark study in environmental justice in Ireland

24 March 2022  A new study of environmental justice in Ireland was published today – and there’s a lot in it. Researchers from Dublin City University (DCU) undertook the first effort of its kind to use available data to paint us a national picture of the state of environmental justice Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 2 years ago
High Court environmental rights constitution
Opinion

Kill Bill: Access to Justice under threat by planning proposals

January 27th, 2020 During the closing months of its tenure, the outgoing Government proposed a Bill that would have left an even more stinging environmental legacy for Fine Gael. The proposal in the Heads of the Housing and Planning and Development Bill 2019 would radically reduce and limit the rights Read more…

By admin, 4 yearsJanuary 27, 2020 ago
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Law

Planning Bill will restrict access to justice rights, warn legal experts

December 20th, 2019 Plans from the Minister for Housing to bring in more stringent rules to take legal challenges over planning decisions would see the State backslide on access to justice rights, according to planning and environmental law experts. Speaking at an event held by the Planning, Environmental, and Local Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsDecember 20, 2019 ago
Climate Case Ireland team addressing media at the High Court Photo: Niall Sargent
Law

‘Draconian’ planning Bill would ‘set the clock back’ on access to justice

November 13th, 2019 A new planning Bill brought forward by the Government would set the clock back on access to justice rights to challenge poor planning decisions, an environmental group has warned. Speaking on the Pat Kenny Show this morning, Tony Lowes of Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) said Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsNovember 13, 2019 ago
High Court environmental rights constitution
Europe

Bill would make it ‘impossible’ to challenge poor planning decisions

November 12th, 2019 Environmental groups have expressed deep concern at a new Bill put forward by the Minister for Planning that they say would make it almost impossible to challenge planning decisions in the courts. The Green News has seen a version of the Heads of the Housing and Planning Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsNovember 12, 2019 ago
Climate Change

State fined €5 million over Derrybrien wind farm

Photo: Albert Bridge

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsNovember 12, 2019 ago
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