Environmental groups launch High Court challenge against energy regulator over data centres - The CRU’s policy on new data centres will allow them to use fossil fuels as an energy source. www.thejournal.ie/data-centres...

2025 saw a significant drop in environmental litigation in Ireland, read the🧵for the highlights or this handy infograhpic

This is important, please read

If you want to know what this is really about (hint: not about looking after trees, definitely not) then read my thread bsky.app/profile/fplo...

What's at risk and fact check on #JR with Fred Logue of @fploguellp.bsky.social www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

Over the 19 years Ireland has had a derogation from the nitrates directive we have backed ourselves in to a corner. Which now leaves us having productive and economically viable farms or cleaner rivers and lakes, but not both. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

The current quality of Cork city's drinking water is a "potentially serious public health concern", according to a legal submission made by prominent public health specialist, Professor Gabriel Scally. www.rte.ie/news/munster...

Councillors win key High Court concession against government plan for smaller apartment sizes www.thejournal.ie/apartments-c...

Important decision of the Commissioner for Environmental Information - information on compliance of an individual farm with agricultural schemes is accessible under #AIE www.ocei.ie/en/ombudsman...

Misleading headline, this site has a very long backstory #Planning

Laois group takes Coillte windfarm plan to European Court again People Over Wind (POW) from Cullenagh south of Portlaoise, say they are "challenging secrecy over state wind farm plans in Laois". www.ireland-live.ie/news/laois-l...

Fred @fplogue.bsky.social is speaking at this event on Thursday - registration below👇

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 www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

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 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JulV...

New apartment planning standards to be challenged in High Court Early date for action aimed at quashing Minister’s new guidelines for developments www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

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. www.thejournal.ie/data-centres...

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

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. www.thejournal.ie/supermacs-en...

Check out my latest article Scope of Birds Directive clarified by the Court of Justice www.linkedin.com/pulse/scope-...

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.

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. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

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 courts.ie/view/judgmen...

"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 www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Challenge brought over alleged unauthorised erection of gates blocking access to Castletown House www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

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 www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

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 www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

'Move the Mast' protest in Cloughjordan www.nenaghguardian.ie/2025/04/24/m...

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

So we are soft-launching a beta of our Planning and Environment Litigation Tracker today 🧵 1/

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

So we are soft-launching a beta of our Planning and Environment Litigation Tracker today 🧵 1/

Case involving Gript, X and the State is grist to the conspiracy theorist mill www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

An Bord Pleanála denies 'change in policy emphasis' in approving telecommunications masts www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Myself, Lorcan Sirr @antaisce.bsky.social and others interviewed in this @news.rte.ie piece on changes to planning law by @kateeganrte.bsky.social www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Temple Bar hotel owner challenges ruling on need for planning permission to become homeless hostel www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

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 www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan...

An Bord Pleanála concedes in challenge to permission for lawyer’s Killiney home www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

The aerial photo of a rural house hanging up inside that house

I've put together an 'Ireland - Nature & Climate Starter Pack' with just a few of those I feel are working hardest to champion wild nature and a stable climate on this island. Of course, it's very far from comprehensive: I'll be adding to it over time! go.bsky.app/HiM2kaD

High Court (Humphreys J) makes preliminary reference to the Court of Justice on whether @rte.ie, as a public service broadcaster, has transparency obligations around its reporting of climate change @fploguellp.bsky.social acting for @righttoknow.bsky.social courts.ie/view/judgmen...

@fploguellp.bsky.social turns 10 today, I wrote a few words to mark the occasion 🙏 www.linkedin.com/pulse/fp-log...

Department finally incorporates Supreme Court Karshan judgement into how it assesses workers... Department of Social Protection issues new code to assess bogus self-employment www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

One of UK's biggest water firms in legal battle to block release of environmental information on treated sewage being discharged into Windermere in Lake District. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

So @righttoknow.bsky.social has won another High Court #FOI case, alongside the Information Commissioner. The IDA lost. As ever: thank you to everyone who supports the work, financially or otherwise, and to the legal team at @fploguellp.bsky.social @fplogue.bsky.social

South Dublin residents get green light from High Court to challenge changes to school’s rugby pitch www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

The board inspector had advised that ... the development would have a ‘disastrous impact’ on the residential amenity and ‘contravene development plan objectives for the protection of high value landscape’. www.southernstar.ie/news/court-q...

Kenilworth Square residents’ group takes legal action over St Mary’s rugby pitch plan - The Rathmines, Dublin, school received a planning exemption over the conversion of existing natural grass pitch to artificial turf www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...