Justice David Holland on Thursday said Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) should benefit from a protective costs order, which limits the legal costs a litigant is liable for in a court action.

The Friends of the Irish Environment claims the “terminal decline” of the protected snail species, Vertigo angustior, threatens the plans for the proposed large ballroom on the site of an existing event marquee at the golf resort.

The Council stated that the level of emission is “excessive” for one development.

Both cases were taken by the Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE), which also has a live challenge to the 2024 climate action plan