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Fri 07 Jul 2009Planning board accused of allowing destruction of priority Corrib habitat
THE STATE has accused An Bord Pleanála of permitting “the deliberate destruction” of priority habitat limestone pavement at the protected Lough Corrib site in Co Galway by granting approval for the €317 million Galway city outer bypass.
In a strong attack on the board at the Commercial Court yesterday, Garret Simons SC, for the State, argued that the board’s approval was invalid as it breached the European habitats directive requiring member states to protect natural habitats.
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