Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Offences

Obstruction of National Parks and Wildlife Service officers and gardaí (habitats protection legislation)

Where

Co. Longford

Reporting

1 report, 17 Nov 2023 to 17 Nov 2023

Outlets

irishtimes.com

• Supreme Court to hear turf cutters' obstruction appeal in Longford Obstruction of National Parks and Wildlife Service officers and gardaí (habitats protection legislation) · Co. Longford

  Gerry Gearty and Sean Beirne are charged at Longford District Court with obstructing National Parks and Wildlife Service officers and gardaí after allegedly refusing access to their bogland at Cloneen bog in Co Longford in June 2012. The men allege that section 3(3) of the European Communities Act 1972, which gave effect to the EU Habitats Directive, is unconstitutional. The High Court rejected their claim in July 2023, and the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal directly, skipping the Court of Appeal. The prosecutions are paused while the civil challenge proceeds, and no date for the Supreme Court hearing has been set.

  In court, 17 Nov 2023Accused · 1 report

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1. 17 Nov2023
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Supreme Court to hear turf cutters' obstruction appeal in Longford

   Co Leitrim turf cutters to argue in Supreme Court against prosecution under habitats protection law

   accused, Sean Beirne, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Beirne♂IE

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