An Bord Pleanála tells court it no longer stands over permission for €1.2bn Clare data centre

The court heard the planning body’s concession relates to its acknowledgement of a failure to properly consider the development’s effects on the environment, specifically in relation to bats

Three local environmentalists and two NGOs brought a legal challenge over the approval of the controversial project set for the outskirts of Ennis.

An Bord Pleanála no longer stands over planning permission it granted for a new €1.2 billion data centre campus in Co Clare, the High Court has heard.

Three local environmentalists and two NGOs brought a legal challenge over the approval of the controversial project set for the outskirts of Ennis.