Court grants permission to challenge McDonagh's planned motorway services station

Supermac's boss given permission in 2022 for Clare development

Supermac's boss Pat McDonagh.

The High Court has given the go ahead for a challenge against An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant businessman and Supermac's boss Pat McDonagh permission to construct a motorway service station near Ennis in Co Clare to proceed.

In a written judgement, Mr Justice Richard Humphrey's said he was prepared to grant Co-Clare based engineer Michael Duffy permission to seek to overturn the 2022 decision to grant permission for the development of the service station and rest area just off the M18 motorway at Kilbreckan, Doora, Ennis.