The Supreme Court case that would test, for the first time, Ireland’s “souped-up” 2021 Climate Act ended on Thursday afternoon after two and a half days and scores of questions from the seven judges. On one side was Coolglass, a wind developer who had applied to An Bord Pleanála (now An Coimisiún Pleanála) for permission to build a wind farm in Laois in 2024. Coolglass, a Statkraft company, applied directly to the commission because the 13-turbine farm was deemed a strategic infrastructure development – such projects bypass local planning authorities. On the other side was An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP), which…

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