Shillelagh Quarries ordered to cease quarrying at Brittas

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Shillelagh Quarries Ltd was ordered to cease quarrying by the High Court, reported on 16 October 2015. The order concerns a 3.27-hectare area near Brittas, Co Dublin, on the north-facing slope of Butter Mountain.

Ms Justice Marie Baker said the company continued significant commercial activity despite a 2010 refusal of planning permission. She found the quarrying had created a discordant landscape in an area of exceptional public amenity.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.