Declan Ganley challenges Level 5 Mass ban in High Court

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Declan Ganley challenged Level 5 restrictions on attending Mass in the High Court on 6 November 2020. The Galway-based businessman said the measures breached his constitutional right to practise religion.

Mr Justice Charles Meenan adjourned his application for permission to bring the judicial review challenge to 8 December, when circumstances could be reassessed. Ganley seeks orders and declarations concerning regulations made under the 1947 Health Act, while the State may oppose the proceedings.