Campaigners could take Cork flood opposition to the Supreme Court

Planning for the Morrison's Island public realm and flood defence scheme was first granted by An Bord Pleanála in 2019

Save Cork City have applied to the Supreme Court for leave to appeal an earlier High Court ruling against their challenge to the Morrison's Island flood defence project in Cork. Picture: Cork City Council.

Campaigners opposed to the state’s flood defence plans in Cork City are poised to take their legal fight against a controversial quayside project all the way to the Supreme Court.

The legal team for Save Cork City (SCC) has applied to the Supreme Court for leave to appeal following a High Court ruling against their challenge to the grant of planning for the Morrison’s Island public realm and flood defence scheme in the city centre.