Watch and Listen: Enforcing European Union Environmental Law 2021 webinar and Latest Communicating European Union Environmental Law Podcast Miniseries

15 Nov 2021

The Centre for Law & the Environment hosted a webinar on Enforcing European Union Environmental Law on 13 October 2021. 

Convened by Professor Áine Ryall, with funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs Communicating Europe Initiative, the webinar attracted over 150 participants. 

A range of themes were examined during the event including: an EU Commission perspective on implementation challenges; recent developments as regards public participation obligations and recent developments in nature protection law. 

Ms Justice Marie Baker, Supreme Court, Adjunct Professor School of Law, chaired the webinar.  

Recordings of the webinar, along with the contributors’ presentations, are now available to view below:

Introduction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkYZSe0Ioik 

Irish Implementation Challenges – a view from Brussels - Sibylle Grohs, Team Leader, Enforcement Unit, DG ENV, European Commission:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NxeIs1R7wA 

Download the slideset: Sibylle Grohs

Developments in Nature Conservation - Suzanne Murray SC, Law Library: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pin5Pem8tSY 

Download the slideset: Suzanne Murray SC

Public participation in Environmental Law – Some recent developments - Tom Flynn SC, Law Library: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtBJt75mHYw 

Download the slideset: Tom Flynn SC

Listen Now: Podcast Series

We are delighted to also share a new podcast miniseries on the theme of Communicating European Union Environmental Law.

Episode One: Communicating EU Environmental Law: Some Insights from the European Parliament with Grace O’Sullivan, Green Party MEP for Ireland South

https://anchor.fm/ucc-school-of-law/episodes/Communicating-EU-Environmental-Law-Some-Insights-from-the-European-Parliament-e18nbfa 

Episode Two: Communicating EU Environmental Law: Some Insights from Practice with Joe Noonan, Noonan Linehan Carroll Coffey

https://anchor.fm/ucc-school-of-law/episodes/Communicating-EU-Environmental-Law-Some-Insights-from-Practice-e191umd 

Episode Three: Communicating EU Environmental Law: Insights on the Right of Access to Environmental Information with Fred Logue, Principal of FP Logue Solicitors

https://anchor.fm/ucc-school-of-law/episodes/Communicating-EU-Environmental-Law-Insights-on-the-Right-of-Access-to-Environmental-Information-e19joqi 

The Centre for Law and the Environment and the UCC School of Law acknowledge the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs Communicating Europe Initiative 2021