From the planning pressures of a growing city to wind farm consents in Connemara, from University of Galway disciplinary processes to HSE West service decisions, Galway's public bodies make decisions worth challenging - and the challenge always runs in the High Court in Dublin. We act for Galway clients across the full judicial review range, with the distance handled by phone, email and electronic papers rather than by anyone's car.
Judicial review time limits are strict, are sometimes much shorter than three months, and can run from an earlier date than you expect. The courts can refuse late applications even within the stated period if you have not acted promptly. Nothing on this page calculates your deadline. If you believe a decision affecting you may be unlawful, contact a solicitor immediately.
Decisions People in Galway Challenge
Galway's recurring decision-makers: Galway City Council and Galway County Council on planning (city densification, coastal and Gaeltacht one-off housing, large renewable projects), housing and licensing; An Coimisiún Pleanála on the appeals shaping the west; the University of Galway and ATU on student and fitness-to-practise decisions; the HSE West and Saolta hospital group on services, medical cards and disability assessments; Castlerea and the Midlands catchment on prison matters affecting Galway families; and the marine, environmental and Gaeltacht-specific authorities particular to the county.
Whatever the decision-maker, the framework is the same: strict time limits (three months generally, eight weeks in much of planning, 28 days in much of immigration), recognised grounds, and proceedings in the High Court. Start with our Time Limit Checker or decision screener.
How We Act for Galway Clients
Galway instructions run like all our western work: consultations by phone or video within days, files moving electronically, and the Dublin end - filings, ex parte applications, list appearances - handled from beside the Four Courts. Planning and immigration matters carry the short limits (8 weeks; 28 days), so the working rule for Galway clients is simple: the week the decision arrives is the week to call.
Every judicial review in Ireland is heard in the High Court in Dublin — there is no local venue to lose by instructing us. Our Dublin office at The Ormond Building, Ormond Quay Upper is a short walk from the Four Courts, and our Kilkenny office serves the south east. Consultations run by phone and email nationwide; papers move electronically; you attend Dublin only if and when your case is heard. Call 01 5827148.
A Public Body Decision in Galway?
The clock may already be running. One call establishes the limit, the route and your realistic options.
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