Maria McCloskey
@mariamccloskey
Human rights and public interest litigation #activistlawyer @PILSni - Singer and ukulele player @belfastukejam - All views my own.
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14-10-2010 16:10:59
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☺️1 min 16 secs of tranquillity to start your Friday☺️ #PublicInterestLitigation requires determination and lots of energy. This soothing video from Hilary McCollum sums up what motivates Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal's campaign & keeps them moving forward. #FridayFeeling
Our Director Maria McCloskey has described the Advanced Advocacy Course as "simply the best course I've undertaken in my career". As part of the #Advocacy Course Working Group, Maria welcomed delegates to 2024 edition Law Society of Northern Ireland yesterday⤵️
BREAKING NEWS! The High Court has quashed the planning permission for the Oil Terminal on Belfast Lough! 🥳 Many thanks to our legal team The PILS Project and Garden Court Chambers. More details to follow
📣QUASHED📣 The High Court in Belfast has ordered Mid & East Antrim Borough Council to quash its decision to grant planning permission for expansion of the Cloghan Point Oil Terminal! More to follow from The PILS Project & Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal
Fantastic work by Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal and The PILS Project This is a great day for local campaigners and climate justice. And not only the Whitehead oil terminal quashed this morning but Kilroot gas terminal too!! x.com/PILSni/status/…
I was at the High Court this morning to hear how Mid and East Antrim Borough Council 's planning permission for a major oil terminal on Belfast Lough has been quashed. Watch what Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal campaigners and their The PILS Project solicitor Maria McCloskey had to say here 👇 Belfast Live belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-…
📣 Local campaigners stop oil terminal plan in its tracks as Council forced to admit mistake 📣 Acland Bryant of Garden Ct represents Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal, I/B Maria McCloskey of The PILS Project. Our Marc Willers KC is assisting the legal team. Read on 🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/news/local-cam…
“Every #PublicInterest challenge... is a collaborative effort. I am hugely grateful to Acland Bryant, who offered advice to SWOT through our #ProBono Register, & his colleague Marc Willers KC Garden Court Chambers & Claire Nevin Francis Taylor Building for their insight and guidance.” - Maria McCloskey
Fantastic news! Planning permission for expansion of an oil terminal in Northern Ireland quashed after local campaigners point out errors in the planning process. Well done Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal The PILS Project Marc Willers KC and everyone involved! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Another day, another nail in the coffin of the fossil fuel industry💪 So happy my Horse Hill win helped secure this victory. Days after the quashing of permission for expansion of Cloghan Point Oil Terminal. What a week! Huge congrats to everyone involved theguardian.com/environment/20…
VIDEO: our Director Maria McCloskey's panel discussion w/ 🟢Geraint Ellis Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal 🟢Lisa Dobbie No Gas Caverns 🟢judy osborne captures the procedural, financial & emotional challenges overcome by enviro protectors using legal tools. Friends of the Earth NI The Bar of Ireland Centre for Sustainability,Equality& Climate Action
For NI-based lawyers keen to share your expertise to create change, we want to make things as simple as possible for you. ⚖️That's why The PILS Project set up our #ProBono Register. Last night, we were delighted to host a Register Refresher & Induction session alongside Young Bar Association NI
The three top stories on BBC News NI this evening about the murder or disappearance of different women. Horrifying. #EndViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls
⚖️Environmental protectors have celebrated major court victories in recent weeks. Far from isolated incidents, these cases are part of a flourishing #ClimateLitigation movement. Louise Cullen BBC News NI shows how these wins all fit together to create change. Essential reading!