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Residents reopen action over Children's Hospital construction

Summary

In October 2019 the High Court heard that residents from O'Reilly Avenue, Ceannt Fort and Mount Brown in Dublin 8 had resumed legal action against the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and BAM Civil Limited, the construction firm for the new €1bn Children's Hospital. The residents claimed that work on the hospital site had damaged their homes and sought an injunction to halt further construction until protective measures were taken. Both defendants opposed the injunction, and the parties had previously settled on undisclosed terms. After negotiations failed to resolve the issues, the residents' lawyers returned to court and were granted permission by Justice Leonie Reynolds to serve short‑notice proceedings on the defendants. John Rogers SC presented engineering reports indicating movement in the houses, arguing that the defendants' concerns had not been adequately addressed. The judge agreed to the injunction and scheduled the case for a Friday hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Residents reopen action over Children's Hospital construction. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2019-10-09 Publication

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