Supreme Court dismisses residents’ appeal over Apple’s Athenry data centre
Tech giant had already decided not to proceed with plan for Galway site
Tech giant had already decided not to proceed with plan for Galway site
Appeal concerns legal obligations of An Bord Pleanála in approval of €850m plan
Case will be heard as it raises important legal issues and State will oppose the objectors
Legal expenses around abandoned Apple plan estimated to be minimum of €500,000
Agenda: Decision to abandon project will make it harder to attract investors
Objectors argue case raises issues relevant to similar projects
Proceedings surrounding Athenry data centre have attracted ‘considerable’ public attention
An Bord Pleanála dismissed appeal to €1bn data centre lodged by Athenry-based engineer Allan Daly
US environmental engineer Allan Daly says he has been ‘called all sorts of things online’
Court must find Athenry case has public importance before appeal can be brought
Taoiseach ‘keen to speak’ to tech giant about the project as it clears final planning hurdle
Athenry couple claims failure to conduct environmental impact assessment of entire project raises issue of ‘dramatic public importance’
Judge will hear application for appeal of Athenry planning approval next week
Approval for the €850 million Athenry data centre has been a long time coming
High Court judge dismisses objections to planning permission for facility
Court Services says case will not now be heard until mid-October
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Commercial Court takes one of two legal challenges on list but defers ruling on other
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Planning objections imperil tech giant’s planned €850 million investment
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