Ireland: Environmental NGO launches a High Court action over ‘Project Ireland 2040’

The article describes the challenge that has been brought by the Friends of the Irish Environment CLG to the Irish High Court, over a refusal by the Legal Aid Board to consider its application for legal aid in its legal action against the government plan known as 'Project Ireland 2040'. The NGO asserts rights under the Irish Constitutional rights, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the Aarhus Convention.