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Agreement reached in Children's Hospital row

Date
2017-07-29

Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a High Court hearing on 29 July 2017, residents from O'Reilly Avenue, Ceannt Fort and Mount Brown in Dublin 8 sued the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and BAM Civil Limited, the builders of the new €1bn children's hospital, claiming their homes had been damaged by construction works. The residents sought injunctions to halt further work until remedial measures were taken. Both BAM and the Development Board opposed the injunctions. After negotiations, the parties reached an agreement that satisfied all, and the injunction application was withdrawn. The case was adjourned pending the full hearing, and the terms of the settlement remain confidential. The court noted that the residents do not oppose the hospital's construction and that the injunction was not a "rogue application." The judge congratulated the parties on reaching a settlement.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Agreement reached in Children's Hospital row. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

2017-07-29 Publication

Case subjects

Ceannt Fort

Applicant

Outcome: However, following negotiations between the sides John Rogers SC for the residents told the court late on Friday evening that the application for injunctions had been resolved "to the satisfaction of all parties." It was also agreed that the case could be adjourned until the full hearing of the action.

Mount Brown

Applicant