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: 4.5 Points Available


10am

Registration & Tea/Coffee in the Front Atrium

10.30am

Welcome Address, Tom Flynn SC, Chairperson of PELGBA

10.35am

Introductory Remarks, Chair, the Hon. Mr. Justice Richard Humphreys

10.45am

Fintan Valentine SC, Updates in Planning Enforcement

11.15am

David Browne SC

11.45am

Q & A


11.50am

Tea/Coffee Break in the Front Atrium


12.05pm

Gregory Jones KC, Offshore Energy - Planning and Environmental Considerations

12.35pm

Grainne Gilmore BL, Renewable Energy and Nuisance

13.05pm Q & A



13.20pm

Sit Down Lunch - Jorge's Restaurant, Ground Floor, Distillery Building





14.30pm

Emily Egan McGrath SC, The Court's Discretion to grant certiorari

15.00pm

Ger Deering, Commissioner for Environmental Information - Access to Environmental Information

15.30pm Q & A

15.45pm

Closing Remarks, The Hon. Mr. Justice Richard Humphreys

15.50pm

Closing Remarks, Tom Flynn SC, Chairperson of PELGBA

16.00pm

Drinks Reception in The Sheds








For more information and details of other upcoming events from the Planning, Environment and Local Government Bar Association (PELGBA), please visit www.pelgba.ie.

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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.