West Cork and fisheries groups welcome quashing of Bantry Bay salmon farm licence

High Court judge rules in favour of judicial review taken against the 2021 licence for a salmon farm granted to MOWI Ireland

Judge David Holland said he would make final substantive orders on the salmon farm licence case at the end of July. Stock picture: Robert F Bukaty/AP

Local groups in Bantry have hailed the quashing of a licence for a salmon farm in the bay as “vindication” for the widespread opposition to the venture in the locality.

In a ruling published on Friday, High Court judge David Holland ruled in favour of a judicial review taken against the 2021 decision to grant a licence for the proposed farm just south of Shot Head in Bantry Bay.