Aughinish Alumina planning quashed by High Court on #environmental and other grounds. On Thurs 25 June An Coimisuin Pleanala sought to have word "falsified" removed from judgment.Court stood over the wording used. See today's #Aughinish@IrishMailSunday@rtetwip@irelandAMVMTV
Today's Sund Indo @independent_ie Russia-linked #Aughinish pushes growth plan- despite war claims. Environmental Trust Ireland @IrelandTrust has done it's best to prevent red mud expansion to protect #environment#humanhealth. Reserved judgment is awaited. https://t.co/8yGIb9z3jF
ShannonLNG decision won't be known for some time.ACP seeks further info from AECOM planner for Shannon LNG by 20 May.Environmental Trust Ire submission made on 22 Sept 2025 not uploaded by ACP. In the interests of transparency,all submissions should be uploaded for public access.
Uisce Eireann's planning application to run a 172km pipeline from Parteen basin near Birdhill, Co Tipperary to Peamount in Co Dublin was submitted last year.DEADLINE for submissions/objections 25th February 2026.This will affect the entire Shannon Estuary. #Limerick,#nature,
Ten people are going on trial in Paris for sexist cyber-harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case sparked by unsubstantiated gender claims thrown at the French first lady for years by some in France and beyond
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Re: Judicial Review
"Ms Hayes,who practices in family firm Hayes Solicitors & is co-founder & president of Environmental Trust Ireland,said restricting access to the courts in environmental & planning Judicial Review..contd⬇️
#Limerick#judicialreview
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Two human rights solicitors have been awarded more than €400,000 each in damages after a High Court jury found they were defamed by businessman Denis O'Brien and his spokesman, James Morrissey, almost ten years ago https://t.co/fCKycCLR5R
A new investigation has found 172 instances of political misinformation and disinformation published on X, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube in the six weeks leading up to the Presidential Election on 24 October https://t.co/1MivKz9jOW
Congratulations to our President,Catherine Connolly,an articulate & compassionate lady.A woman who stood firm for what she believes in & was not for turning. Catherine showed dignity & respect to her opponent at all times & did not engage in negative campaigning @catherinegalway
Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said that it is not correct or fair to criticise lawyers because of the actions of their clients after criticism of Independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly's work as a barrister https://t.co/sP5o7yRfev
Statement from the Council of The Bar of Ireland: The fundamental importance of an independent referral Bar
It is the duty of barristers to be independent and free from any influence, especially such as may arise from their personal interests or external pressure, in the discharge of their professional duties as barristers.
Barristers cannot discriminate in favour of or against any person availing, or seeking to avail, of the services of the barrister on the grounds of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, politics, religion, nationality, national or social origin, national minority, birth or other status.
It is also the duty of barristers to accept instructions in any case in their area of practice. As a result, barristers should not be identified with their clients or their clients’ causes or suffer adverse consequences as a result of being so identified. This fundamental principle arises from the Code of Conduct of The Bar of Ireland and is recognised in the United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and in the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer.
The duty of barristers to accept instructions, sometimes referred to as the “cab-rank rule”, ensures that everyone is entitled to access to justice and is central to trust in the Irish legal system and the rule of law.
@CourtsServiceIE@DeptJusticeIRL@IrishLegalNews