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PELGBA Annual Conference 2026

Welcome to the PELGBA Annual Conference 2026. View our agenda and conference materials below.

Conference Programme

Our panel line-ups are listed below. Download programme flyer [PDF]

10.30am Registration

Tea & Coffee

11.00am Session 1

Welcome - Tom Flynn SC, Chair of PELGBA

Introductory Remarks - The Hon. Mr. Justice Richard Humphreys


Some reflections on the Climate Act, ten years on. - Alex White SC

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Updates in Planning Enforcement - Roz O'Connell BL

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12.50pm Lunch

Jorge's Restaurant, Distillery Building

13.50pm Session 2

New Costs Provisions - Alan Keating SC

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Developments in AA and EIA - Stephen Dodd SC

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15.15 pm Tea / Coffee

Front Atrium, Distillery Building

15.30pm Session 3

Recent Judgments of the CJEU - Margaret Gray SC

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Panel Discussion: Planning and Development Act 2024 - 9 months on, where are we now?

Moderator: Peter Leonard BL

Panellists:

Aoife Carroll SC

John Kenny BL

Ellen O'Callaghan BL

Brendan Slattery, Partner, McCann Fitzgerald

Closing Remarks - The Hon. Mr. Justice Richard Humphreys and Tom Flynn SC, Chair of PELGBA

17.15pm Drinks Reception

The Sheds, Distillery Building

Conference Speakers

Tom Flynn SC

Tom Flynn SC

Alex White SC

Alex White SC

The Bar of Ireland

Roz O'Connell BL

Roz O'Connell BL

The Bar of Ireland

Alan Keating SC

Alan Keating SC

The Bar of Ireland

Stephen Dodd SC

Stephen Dodd SC

The Bar of Ireland

Margaret Gray SC

Margaret Gray SC

The Bar of Ireland

Peter Leonard BL

Peter Leonard BL

The Bar of Ireland

Aoife Carroll SC

Aoife Carroll SC

The Bar of Ireland

John Kenny BL

John Kenny BL

The Bar of Ireland

Ellen O'Callaghan BL

Ellen O'Callaghan BL

The Bar of Ireland

Brendan O'Callaghan

Brendan O'Callaghan

Partner, McCann Fitzgerald

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Distillery Building,  

145 - 151 Church Street,

Dublin 7 

D07 WDX8

© 2024 Planning, Environmental, & Local Government Bar Association of Ireland, supported by The Bar of Ireland. All rights reserved.
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