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Judge orders operator of unauthorised Carlow quarry to restore lands to prior condition Unauthorised quarrying activity carried out on the lands since 2023, court hears

Judge orders operator of unauthorised Carlow quarry to restore lands to prior condition

Unauthorised quarrying activity carried out on the lands since 2023, court hears

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YouTube video by Supreme Court Broadcasting Ireland Protect East Meath Limited v Meath County Council – 14 October 2025 (Afternoon session)

We made a little bit of history this week when we participated in the first officially recorded Supreme Court hearing, where we acted for the Appellant in Protect East Meath v Meath County Council @eastmeath.bsky.social

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New apartment planning standards to be challenged in High Court Early date for action aimed at quashing Minister’s new guidelines for developments

New apartment planning standards to be challenged in High Court

Early date for action aimed at quashing Minister’s new guidelines for developments

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We are delighted to welcome Luke McCann to the team at @fploguellp.bsky.social

'Novel' court action launched against EPA permit for data centre group's power plant Campaigners claim that the EPA is failing to meet Ireland’s climate obligations in its licensing of power for the data centre.

'Novel' court action launched against EPA permit for data centre group's power plant

Campaigners claim that the EPA is failing to meet Ireland’s climate obligations in its licensing of power for the data centre.

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EU Commission sued over lack of environmental transparency According to NGO ClientEarth, the EU Commission is illegally holding back information which should be public on health and the environment — and they are suing at the European General Court in Luxembo...

EU Commission sued over lack of environmental transparency - @fploguellp.bsky.social acting for @clientearth.bsky.social in this case before the General Court

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Court action brought against Uisce Éireann plan to connect 'overloaded' water plant to Supermac's plaza Were it to succeed, it could plunge developments across the country into doubt unless major improvements are made to Ireland’s sewerage infrastructure.

An agreement by @irishwater.bsky.social to connect a new Supermac’s motorway plaza to the water network in Ennis, Co Clare is heading for the courts, in what’s believed to be one of the first such challenges of its kind.

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Scope of Birds Directive clarified by the Court of Justice Just before shutting up shop for its summer recess, the Court of Justice delivered an important judgment clarifying the scope of protection for wild bird species in the EU under the Birds Directive (D...

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Scope of Birds Directive clarified by the Court of Justice

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Supreme Court: Extension of time upheld for judicial review involving allegations of systemic bias on part of An Bord Pleanála The Supreme Court has upheld a decision of the Court of Appeal extending time to seek leave to judicially review a decision of An Bord Pleanála which granted permission to Eircom for the installation of a telecommunications mast in Co Kilkenny.

The Supreme Court has upheld a decision of the Court of Appeal extending time to seek leave to judicially review a decision of An Bord Pleanála which granted permission to Eircom for the installation of a telecommunications mast in Co Kilkenny.

Supreme Court upholds Kilkenny couple's objection to construction of mobile phone mast Former board deputy chairman Paul Hyde had approved 15m tall mast in 2021

A Co Kilkenny couple has won a landmark decision in the Supreme Court ensuring they can challenge an An Bord Pleanála decision to allow a mobile phone mast to be built beside their property.

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Big decision from the Supreme Court (Woulfe J) today in Thomson v An Bord Pleanála concerning when a court can extend the time limit to bring judicial review and the interpretation of "good and sufficient reason".

@fploguellp.bsky.social for the Appellants

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Photo of a Sheppard Fairey image of a man masked with the stars and Stripes with the caption"Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere"

"Injustice Anywhere Threatens Justice Everywhere"

This hangs outside the door to our office to remind us why we come to work every day

Permission for 10-storey Donnybrook village apartment development quashed by High Court Red Rock Donnybrook Ltd had green light to redevelop Circle K-occupied site

Permission for 10-storey Donnybrook village apartment development quashed by High Court - Red Rock Donnybrook Ltd had green light to redevelop Circle K-occupied site

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Challenge brought over alleged unauthorised erection of gates blocking access to Castletown House Save Castletown Committee says new gates and fencing are blocking a key access route to the house for local community

Challenge brought over alleged unauthorised erection of gates blocking access to Castletown House

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Friends of Irish Environment bring High Court challenge against Shannon LNG permission Group claims An Bord Pleanála breached Irish and European law in granting permission for the proposed development

Friends of Irish Environment bring High Court challenge against Shannon LNG permission - Group claims An Bord Pleanála breached Irish and European law in granting permission for the proposed development

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Planning for ‘grossly excessive’ Drumcondra apartments refused for second time Local residents objected to the ‘excessive scale’ of the project, contending the up-to five-storey development would damage the privacy of residents’ adjoining properties

Planning for ‘grossly excessive’ Drumcondra apartments refused for second time

Local residents objected to the ‘excessive scale’ of the project, contending the up-to five-storey development would damage the privacy of residents’ adjoining properties

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‘Move the Mast’ protest in Cloughjordan | Nenagh Guardian Local group seeks judicial review of controversial planning decision

'Move the Mast' protest in Cloughjordan

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An important update - we are launching a planning litigation tracker today - still in beta but as far as I am aware the only (semi) reliable source of data on planning litigation in this jurisdiction

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So we are soft-launching a beta of our Planning and Environment Litigation Tracker today 🧵

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For the day that's in it, fondly recalling one of the few if not the only instance of @pontifexes.bsky.social Francis' marvellous encyclical Laudato Si' being cited in Irish High Court proceedings

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The tracker is in beta for now, but it will be improved over time. Usual disclaimers apply.

Data made available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Litigation Tracker - FP Logue LLP The FP Logue Litigation tracker tracks cases in the Irish High Court Planning and Environment list This data is published by FP Logue LLP without any representation or warranty that it is complete our accurate. The data is made available for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Link to the tracker

We hope that the real story about planning litigation can now be better communicated to the public using actual data without relying on misinformed commentary from non-objective sources

Link is ⬇

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This comes amid ongoing misinformed commentary about planning litigation in this country.

Our original tracker for Strategic Housing cut trough some of the💩commentary on large housing developments and was widely used by the public and private sector

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So we are soft-launching a beta of our Planning and Environment Litigation Tracker today 🧵

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TJ McIntyre: Case involving Gript, X and the State is grist to the conspiracy theorist mill If a search warrant had been executed against the Gript office then it would have known about it; but an order to an internet firm demanding private messages is invisible

Case involving Gript, X and the State is grist to the conspiracy theorist mill

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An Bord Pleanála denies 'change in policy emphasis' in approving telecommunications masts Investigation into planning matters at the agency concluded an undesirable 'statistical anomaly' existed in terms of An Bord Pleanála inspectors’ recommendations to refuse permission for such masts be...

An Bord Pleanála denies 'change in policy emphasis' in approving telecommunications masts

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Implementing the new Planning and Development Act One of the first tasks facing the new Minister for Housing, is enacting the provisions of The Planning and Development Act. Our reporter Kate Egan has been looking at these changes...

Myself, Lorcan Sirr @antaisce.bsky.social and others interviewed in this @news.rte.ie piece on changes to planning law by @kateeganrte.bsky.social

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Temple Bar hotel owner challenges ruling on need for planning permission to become homeless hostel Paramount Hotel says An Bord Pleanála decision of ‘very serious concern’ after city council’s view overruled

Temple Bar hotel owner challenges ruling on need for planning permission to become homeless hostel

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Looking forward to speaking about Ireland’s Climate Justice Obligations this Thursday from 12-1pm (free webinar) alongside @kevinclimate.bsky.social @oisinc.bsky.social & Rose Wall of Community Law & Mediation. Registration here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Supreme Court to decide if challenge to mast decision should be heard after filing deadline Following that ruling last August, An Bord Pleanála was granted leave to appeal the decision to the State’s highest court

Supreme Court to decide if challenge to mast decision should be heard after filing deadline

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