Patrick Reilly | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

I advise public bodies in relation to all aspects of their functions, including providing strategic advices on licensing and enforcement functions, freedom of information and planning decision functions, prosecutions and litigation including judicial review and appeals in the Superior Courts.

I have worked on high profile planning judicial review proceedings and regularly advise on and prepare prosecutions in respect of environmental offences, including breaches of various statutory provisions in national and European environmental legislation. I have also assisted with implementing financial provision for environmental liabilities arising from the closure of mines, waste transfer stations and pharma plants.
 
I hold an Advanced Diploma in Planning and Environmental Law from the Honourable Society of King's Inns, and lecture part-time, teaching Planning and Environmental law to undergraduates.
 

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A small paper boat made from a five Euro banknote rests on a piece of ice. The background displays a cold, icy landscape with various ice formations and a frozen water body. The scene highlights the contrast between the colorful banknote and the icy environment.
Planning and Environmental
Insight

Advocate General gives Opinion on Water Framework Directive

12.10.2023
Peter Sweetman v An Bord Pleanala & Others Case C-301/22Opinion of Advocate General Rantos  
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Two people wearing light blue shirts are reviewing architectural blueprints on a table in a brightly lit room. One person is pointing at the blueprints with a pen, while the other rests their hands on the table. A laptop is visible to one side.
Planning and Environmental
Insight

Eco-Advocacy v An Bord Pleanála

24.08.2023
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A construction site featuring the skeletal framework of a building with multiple concrete columns and beams. Visible are cranes, construction materials, and equipment. The sky is partly cloudy, and workers are present in the background.
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Waltham Abbey RA v An Bord Pleanála & Ors [2022] IESC 30

08.09.2022
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A digital rendering of a world map overlaid with financial graphs and data points. The image features blue and pink hues, with fluctuating lines and numerical figures indicative of stock market movements. A bright spot highlights the number 187.12.
Press Release

Fieldfisher Ireland supports Sazerac on acquisition of Sligo’s Lough Gill Distillery

29.06.2022
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EPA- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections for 2021 – 2040

23.06.2022
On 01 June 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published it's Greenhouse Gas emissions projections for 2021 – 2040 at it's Climate Change Conference in Croke Park.
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