Campaigners expect State to appeal kelp ruling

Last week Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy set aside a judgment she gave last year in relation to a challenge concerning the reports required to act on a foreshore licence in Bantry Bay.

Kelp clings to the rocks as the River Auvane (also known as the Owvane) flows into Bantry Bay at Ballylickey, Co. Cork. Photo: Larry Cummins

Campaigners opposed to a kelp harvesting operation in Bantry Bay have said they expect the State will appeal a decision last week by a High Court judge blocking the plan to the Supreme Court.