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Hearing date confirmed for Climate Case Ireland!
The hearing date for Ireland’s climate case was confirmed in the High Court this week. The case will be heard over four days at the Four Courts in Dublin, beginning on Tuesday 22 January 2019. Please note the dates in…
2018: The Year of Climate Litigation – Courts are the new frontline in the fight against climate change
In the coming year, courts in Europe will hear cases against the Governments of Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Norway. Globally, cases are proceeding in the Philippines, India, and at State and federal levels in the US….
Friends of the Irish Environment appears at UN talks in Bonn to discuss landmark climate case against the Irish Government
Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE), a network of citizens committed to protecting Ireland’s environment, will today appear at the UN climate talks in Bonn to discuss the legal challenge it has brought against the Irish Government’s failure to take…