Pádraig McEvoy
@padraigmcevoy.bsky.social
Councillor #Clane-Maynooth Municipal District
Kildare Co. Co. and Eastern & Midland Regional Assembly
Peace Commissioner #RestoreNature
Climate action now for the longer term.
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Kildare Co. Co. and Eastern & Midland Regional Assembly
Peace Commissioner #RestoreNature
Climate action now for the longer term.
https://www.padraigmcevoy.com/actions
Attracta's piece emphasises that judicial review is not a ban on development, it’s a mechanism to safeguard public interest and the rule of law.
Under-resourcing of the courts and planning bodies means quality suffers; the solution isn’t to restrict access, but to invest in the system.
Under-resourcing of the courts and planning bodies means quality suffers; the solution isn’t to restrict access, but to invest in the system.
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Attracta's piece emphasises that judicial review is not a ban on development, it’s a mechanism to safeguard public interest and the rule of law.
Under-resourcing of the courts and planning bodies means quality suffers; the solution isn’t to restrict access, but to invest in the system.
Under-resourcing of the courts and planning bodies means quality suffers; the solution isn’t to restrict access, but to invest in the system.
Key statistics:
The national planning body made ~1,484 decisions in the first six months of 2025; only ~5.3% were subject to judicial review.
The split between public/environmental NGO challenges and landowner/developer challenges is roughly even.
The national planning body made ~1,484 decisions in the first six months of 2025; only ~5.3% were subject to judicial review.
The split between public/environmental NGO challenges and landowner/developer challenges is roughly even.
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Key statistics:
The national planning body made ~1,484 decisions in the first six months of 2025; only ~5.3% were subject to judicial review.
The split between public/environmental NGO challenges and landowner/developer challenges is roughly even.
The national planning body made ~1,484 decisions in the first six months of 2025; only ~5.3% were subject to judicial review.
The split between public/environmental NGO challenges and landowner/developer challenges is roughly even.
One person, reacting to my take on a pattern of emerging opinions, described it as a media pile-on!
open.substack.com/pub/padraigm...
open.substack.com/pub/padraigm...
How Ireland’s Elites are Coordinating Against Judicial Review
Ireland’s major opinion pages across The Business Post, The Sunday Independent and The Irish Times began singing in unison. The refrain: judicial review is strangling progress.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
One person, reacting to my take on a pattern of emerging opinions, described it as a media pile-on!
open.substack.com/pub/padraigm...
open.substack.com/pub/padraigm...
Despite warnings, Irish authorities failed to oppose a discovery order that aids a company suing an activist for defamation, based on his complaint of harassment. The case could deter others from reporting corporate misconduct. #EnvironmentalDefenders #WhistleblowerProtection
June 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Despite warnings, Irish authorities failed to oppose a discovery order that aids a company suing an activist for defamation, based on his complaint of harassment. The case could deter others from reporting corporate misconduct. #EnvironmentalDefenders #WhistleblowerProtection
The UN’s environmental rapporteur warned that allowing a quarry company to access a private garda complaint risks state complicity in silencing activists, violating Ireland’s obligations under the Aarhus Convention. #RightToReport #AarhusConvention
June 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The UN’s environmental rapporteur warned that allowing a quarry company to access a private garda complaint risks state complicity in silencing activists, violating Ireland’s obligations under the Aarhus Convention. #RightToReport #AarhusConvention