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Fri 07 Jul 2009EU's highest court upholds complaints against Ireland
THE GOVERNMENT has broken EU law by failing to conduct environmental impact assessments before allowing work to start on private road projects.
The European Union’s highest court has also ruled that the Irish public is being denied its right under EU law to appeal against developments that could have a significant effect on the environment without facing prohibitive legal costs.
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