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Planning law 2026_IEHC_656

Massey -v- An Coimisiún Pleanála and Ors [No. 6]

The High Court granted a declaration that the Commission erred in excluding impacts on Blackwater Callows SPA without site-specific conservation objectives, and limited costs were awarded.

  • Appropriate assessment screening
  • Site-specific conservation objectives
  • Strategic infrastructure development
  • Declaratory relief
  • Costs
  • Appropriate-assessment
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Planning law 2026_IEHC_654

Save the South Leinster Way and Tara Heavey v An Coimisiún Pleanála, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Ireland, the Attorney General and Springfield Renewables Ltd (No. 3)

High Court judicial review of a wind-farm permission: the Court found missing site-specific conservation objectives made the assessment defective, but refused certiorari on harmless-error grounds.

  • Site-specific conservation objectives
  • Habitats directive
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Harmless error
  • Certiorari
  • Declaratory relief
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Planning and environment law 2026_IEHC_652

Wild Ireland Defence CLG v An Coimisiún Pleanála and Ors [No. 2]

The High Court held that the Board erred by carrying out an appropriate assessment without site-specific conservation objectives for Gearagh SPA, but refused certiorari as the error was harmless.

  • Appropriate assessment
  • Site-specific conservation objectives
  • Habitats directive
  • Birds directive
  • Certiorari
  • Declaratory relief
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Banking law [2025] IEHC 720

Pounds and Anor v Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd [In Special Liquidation] and Anor (Approved)

Pounds and Anor v Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd [In Special Liquidation] and Anor (Approved) [2025] IEHC 720 (17 December 2025)

The High Court refused retrospective leave to proceed against IBRC, struck out the case against KPMG, and rejected joinder of State defendants after nearly nine years of inactivity.

  • Strike out for delay
  • Leave to proceed against company in liquidation
  • Joinder of parties
  • Declaratory relief
  • Statute of limitations
  • Mismanagement of loans
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Planning law [2025] IEHC 709

Massey v An Bord Pleanala and Ors [No. 5] (Approved)

Massey v An Bord Pleanala and Ors [No. 5] (Approved) [2025] IEHC 709 (09 December 2025)

The High Court issued an addendum to a preliminary reference in Massey, clarifying that the main proceedings remained live because declaratory relief was still available.

  • Preliminary reference procedure
  • Declaratory relief
  • Directive 92/43/eec
  • Directive 2009/147/ec
  • Res judicata
  • Judicial review outcomes
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Planning and environment [2025] IEHC 546

Celio Properties Ltd & Ors v Fintan Monaghan & Ors (Approved)

Celio Properties Ltd & Ors v Fintan Monaghan & Ors (Approved) [2025] IEHC 546 (15 September 2025)

The High Court refused to strike out plenary proceedings about a claimed public right of way over lands at Castletown, holding the claim was not bound to fail.

  • Negative declaration
  • Public right of way
  • Trespass
  • Abuse of process
  • Slapp proceedings
  • Pre-action letter
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Planning law [2025] IEHC 345

Malone & Anor v Laois County Council & Ors (Approved)

Malone & Anor v Laois County Council & Ors (Approved) [2025] IEHC 345 (23 June 2025)

The High Court dismissed s.160 planning enforcement proceedings as an impermissible collateral attack on long-final planning permissions.

  • Unauthorised development
  • Expiry of planning permissions
  • Eu law supremacy
  • Effective judicial protection
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Waste disposal
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Planning law [2025] IEHC 218

Massey v An Bord Pleanala & Ors [No. 3] (Approved)

Massey v An Bord Pleanala & Ors [No. 3] (Approved) [2025] IEHC 218 (11 April 2025)

The High Court referred to the CJEU a question on whether AA screening under Article 6(3) must be assessed by reference to conservation objectives and measures.

  • Appropriate assessment
  • Conservation objectives
  • Habitats directive
  • Birds directive
  • Renewable energy infrastructure
  • Judicial review
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Administrative law [2025] IEHC 93

Finucane v Clerk of The District Court (Approved)

Finucane v Clerk of The District Court (Approved) [2025] IEHC 93 (18 February 2025)

Leave to seek judicial review was refused where the applicant challenged a judge’s in-court remark as defamatory and biased, but no reviewable decision was impugned.

  • Judicial review
  • Declaratory relief
  • Absolute privilege
  • Bias
  • Defamation by judges
  • Judicial-review
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Constitutional law [2025] IESC 2

B v The Child & Family Agency & ors (Approved)

B v The Child & Family Agency & ors (Approved) [2025] IESC 2 (27 January 2025)

The Supreme Court held that a declaration of contempt may be sought by plenary proceedings, but it made no substantive contempt finding because the evidence was insufficient.

  • Contempt of court
  • Declaratory relief
  • Special care orders
  • Jurisdiction
  • Enforcement of court orders
  • Contempt-of-court
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