9 November 2020 Planning permission for the controversial Shannon LNG terminal has been quashed by the High Court. Following a twelve year-long battle, the High Court ruled today that new planning legislation is required for the extended permission of the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal, which lapsed in 2018. The Read more…
9 September 2020 A ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) today is set to have major implications for the proposed Shannon LNG terminal and other projects across the bloc. The judgment found that extending the expired permission for the controversial project requires a new permit for Read more…
30 June 2020 The controversial Shannon LNG terminal faces its second challenge in the High Court today from an environmental group who alleges both Ireland and the EU failed to do the necessary climate assessments before putting it forward as a Project of Common Interest (PCI). In their second challenge Read more…
December 10th, 2019 The Supreme Court today heard proceedings over a near-decade old dispute to determine the owners of land that form part of a large scale peat extraction cluster operating without planning permission in Co Westmeath. The case brought by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) against An Bord Read more…
January 22nd, 2019 Court six in the High Court had a “festival atmosphere” this morning. This was according to one barrister, who, upon squeezing into the room at around 10.45am, was met with row upon row of filled seats. While pews are usually taken up by fellow counsel waiting to be Read more…
November 7th, 2018 The Supreme Court today ruled that An Taisce is entitled to an order restraining the continued operation of an unauthorised quarry in Co Galway. The case, taken by the environmental charity An Taisce, relates to the continued operation without planning permission of a quarry operated by McTigue Read more…
August 1st, 2018 The High Court has set 12 February 2019 as the start date for a judicial review of An Bard Pleanála’s decision to grant planning permission for a controversial incinerator in Ringaskiddy. Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment (CHASE), had filed an application seeking leave for a Read more…
July 19th, 2018 A Cork-based citizen group has filed an application for a judicial review of An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant permission to a proposed incinerator in Ringaskiddy. Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment (CHASE) announced today that it has filed an application, on behalf of local communities, Read more…
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