Oil drilling ban supporters mulling legal challenge against State after Government blocks bill

The chief proponent of a ban on oil and gas drilling in Irish waters has threatened the possibility of a legal challenge against the State in order to resurrect the proposed legislation which has been blocked by the Government.

The Climate Emergency Measures Bill was introduced last year by People Before Profit and garnered the support of Fianna Fáil, the Green Party and Sinn Féin before progressing to committee debate stage in the Oireachtas.