About this Event
The Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will co-host the annual Environmental Law Enforcement Conference during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The conference will take place on Friday, 4 December 2026, 10am-5pm, at Chartered Accountants House, Pearse Street, Dublin 2. It will also be livestreamed.
Convened by Dr Tom Ryan (EPA) and Prof Áine Ryall (ICEL / University College Cork), the conference will provide a forum to consider significant new developments in environmental law and policy. The topics to be examined will include climate law and policy, the impact of EU and international law, accelerating infrastructure and the emerging challenges and opportunities in environmental governance and regulation.
The keynote address will be delivered by Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and founding member of the Elders.
The contributors include:
Mr Justice Anthony M Collins Court of Appeal and President, Irish Centre for European Law
Dr Eimear Cotter Director General, Environmental Protection Agency
Judge Suzanne Kingston General Court of the European Union and Professor, UCD Sutherland School of Law
Oonagh Buckley Secretary General of the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Ms Justice Marie Baker Chair, An Coimisiún Toghcháin and retired judge of the Supreme Court
Mr Justice Frank Clarke President, Law Reform Commission
Liam Cashman former senior expert, DG Environment, European Commission
Tom Flynn SC Chair, Planning, Environmental & Local Government Bar Association (PELGBA)
Dr Orla Kelleher Assistant Professor, Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology.
Further details, including the full list of contributors and the conference programme, will be available shortly.
For general enquiries about this conference, please contact [email protected] or visit our website www.icel.ie
Event venue & nearby stays
Chartered Accountants Ireland, 47/49 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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