PELGBA Annual Conference 2025
The Planning, Environment, Local Government Bar Association are pleased to announce their Annual Conference 2025.
Date: Friday 4th July 2025
Location: Room 1&2, DDRC, Distillery Building, 145-151 Church St
Timing: 10am - 4.30pm, Lunch Included
CPD: To Be Confirmed
Speakers:
Mr. Ger Deering - Commissioner for Environmental Information
Emily Egan McGrath SC
Fintan Valentine SC
Gregory Jones KC
Grainne Gilmore BL
The conference will examine recent developments including case law in a range of topics relating to planning and environmental law including:
Offshore Energy Planning and Environmental Issues
Access to Environmental Information
Developments in Enforcement of Planning
Environmental Law
Developments in renewable energy law
More Speakers and Topics to be announced shortly
For more information and details of other upcoming events from the Planning, Environment and Local Government Bar Association (PELGBA), please visit www.pelgba.ie.
Accessibility Requirements: At the Bar of Ireland we wish for our events to be as welcoming, accessible and inclusive for all. Please provide us if comfortable with any accessibility related considerations so that we can endeavour to ensure a barrier free experience during the event. Email events@lawlibrary.ie to discuss your needs.
Tickets
Additional Information
The Planning, Environmental, and Local Government Bar Association of Ireland (PELGBA) is a specialist association for practising Barristers who practice in or have an interest in Planning, Environmental and Local Government Law in Ireland.
PELGBA was launched in July 2018 in an event attended by The Hon. Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, Chief Justice of Ireland and the Attorney General, Mr. Seamus Wolfe SC, and also Mr. Eoghan Murphy T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government.
PELGBA seeks to advance the state of knowledge of the law in the areas of Planning, Environmental and Local Government Law and act as a forum for practising in this area. PELGBA aims to provide specialist education to its members through legal updates, morning and after court seminars, and an annual conference on topics related to Planning, Environmental and Local Government Law.
To date, PELGBA has held seminars on topics such as planning enforcement, mediation, housing law, as well as regular updates on developments in at domestic and EU case law and a conference on strategic housing.
PELGBA also promotes the Bar as a specialist provider of advocacy and legal advice in the area of Planning, Environmental and Local Government Law. In this role, it liaises with The Council of The Bar of Ireland and other relevant parties on issues of interest to its members.