lawyer, mother, Ironman, cyclist, open water swimmer and slow runner. opinions my own RT not endorsements
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Tughans are delighted to support Women in Planning Northern Ireland by hosting a celebration of world town planning day this Thursday - there are some spaces left link to book is below.
Everyone with an interest in planning is welcome.
womeninplanning.org/event-de…
Delighted to welcome @TheEYBA to @QUBelfast, where NI’s legal profession showcased its innovation and growing global influence from defamation, to sport, to human rights to AI.
I spoke on “Are we all environmental lawyers now?” (A: yes!) — proudly supported by @Tughans_News.
A great start to #NIEnergySummit with Professor Rooney outlining the strengths of NI to meet climate change goals
Minister Caoimhe Archibald outlined the steps her Department are taking. She emphasised the importance of putting local people at the heart of the transition
In today’s @PlannerMag_RTPI I set out preliminary views on the A5 Judgment. It’s important to acknowledge the loss of life on the existing A5, this is clearly an emotive subject matter and the article merely scratches the surface of a 101 page judgment. theplanner.co.uk/2025/06/27/…
A great day out yesterday at the @ThePlannerM Women of Influence 2025 Reception in London recognising the 55 most influential women in planning. It was wonderful to meet such a diverse group of women from across the spectrum of planning disciplines.
Maria O'Loan retweeted
Many of Northern Ireland’s most influential leaders have been beneficiaries of @StateIVLP & other US exchange programs like @WIPLive & @BCIrishStudies . Thanks to alumni @SD_AndersonNI @glynrobertsni @AidanSloane @MariaOLoan @carolfitzsimons & @emeraldchief for taking the time to meet our Chargé d'Affaires Matthew Palmer today.
@"New EU Court Ruling Could Raise the Bar for EIA Screening in Northern Ireland: What Developers Need to Know"linkedin.com/pulse/new-eu-co… on @LinkedIn
Delighted to have made The Planner Women of Influence List.
theplanner.co.uk/2025/03/07/…
Proud to see @Tughans_News topping the @Experian league table for the tenth year in a row!
The Planning & Environmental team is always delighted to support deals that shape Northern Ireland’s future. I’ll raise a glass to that!
Interesting to see the outcome of Greenpeace’s legal action against US energy group testing new EU freedom of speech rules - SLAPPs against environmental campaigners is having a chilling effect so this will be an important case regardless of the outcome.
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Check out my latest article: CLIMATE CHANGE LITIGATION: RESHAPING PLANNING DECISIONS ACROSS THE UK AND IRELAND?
linkedin.com/pulse/climate-c… via @LinkedIn
Challenge Fund grant competition is primarily CAPITAL funding for projects to deliver the key theme of Nature Recovery including Nature Recovery Networks, Species Recovery Networks and 30x30 Projects. It will fund up to 80% of the project. daera-ni.gov.uk/news/muir-an…
Joe Breen was a gentleman and this is a lovely gesture.
New £1 million DAERA survey vessel renamed in honour of unwavering champion for nature daera-ni.gov.uk/news/new-ps1…
Good coverage on PFAS (forever chemicals) in the Guardian this week. NI is likely to subject to the more stringent REACH regulations on PFAS rather than less stringent rules that GB will likely adopt. Lack of alignment will create issues for NI businesses. theguardian.com/environment/…
Maria O'Loan retweeted
Infrastructure Minister, John O’Dowd, has launched a public consultation on an integrated drainage and wastewater management plan for Derry.
More details here: infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/new…
@UREGNI @nidirect @dcsdcouncil @niwnews @daera_ni
ALT Orange graphic with white DfI logo, image of the cover of the consultation document and the following words in white text, Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd launches a public consultation on an integrated drainage and wastewater management plan for Derry.
Good summary of some of the Brexit Storms brewing from @jude_webber with a mention of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and UK-CBAM. Other likely storms are divergent rules on PFAS.
Northern Ireland braced for more Brexit turbulence ft.com/content/eecc68cc-06de… via @ft
The DoJNI has published its call for evidence on access to justice in environmental cases. It seeks views on costs protection orders, time limits for Judicial Review and possible expansion of costs protection orders to civil nuisance claims.
justice-ni.gov.uk/consultati…