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Carrickminders win Supreme Court appeal

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Monday February 24, 2003 13:53author by MG

Campaigners trying to save the ruins of Carrickmines Castle from destruction by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have won their legal challenge at the Supreme Court.


The court granted an interlocutory injunction this morning preventing the council from removing a section of the castle to make way for construction of the M50 motorway.

The court ruled that the council must prove that the castle is not a national monument before work on the site in south Co Dublin can continue.

Special consent from the National Museum and the Department of the Environment would be needed before the council could dismantle any national monument.

Speaking after this morning's ruling, campaigner Ruane McEoin said: "This is a terrific judgement, both for the people and the heritage of this country. We knew right from day one that due procedure had not been followed."

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BRILLIANT!!!!
author by Eoin Dubskypublication date Mon Feb 24, 2003 14:05author address author phone

Congratulations!!! EXCELLENT!!!!

Brilliant
author by Tim Houriganpublication date Mon Feb 24, 2003 14:11author address author phone

- and remember Brown Paper envelopes are bad for the environment...

Many Congratualtions
author by FourWindspublication date Mon Feb 24, 2003 14:15author address author phone

This is excellent news. A great precident set that may help some of Ireland's quickly perishing monuments.

Amazing!!!
author by Ruairi - West Papua Support Grouppublication date Mon Feb 24, 2003 15:15author address author phone

mighty stuff to the lads and lassies who have put in some serious blood, sweat and tears, not to mention cold shitty nights. Think Global, Act local! Roll on...........

Fantastic news!!!
author by Jackpublication date Mon Feb 24, 2003 15:37author email crrazyjane at yahoo dot comauthor address author phone

This is wonderful news!! Especially in light of the fact that construction on the M3 through Tara is due to start in the next few months...

Well done -maybe possibly to get the motorway re-routed
author by Terrypublication date Mon Feb 24, 2003 16:56author address author phone

Obviously a lot of hard work was put into this. Well done.

There may now be some chance in having the motorway re-routed to
it's original route, which was south of the current site.

MIGHTY!!
author by Anonymouspublication date Mon Feb 24, 2003 18:54author address author phone

Good, all the hard work is starting to pay off.
author by Phuq Heddpublication date Mon Feb 24, 2003 18:59author address author phone

Well done folks.

Best day....
author by mariannepublication date Mon Feb 24, 2003 20:32author address author phone

Ever!!
Yay!!

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