An injunction is being sought by the environmental group Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) in the High Court to require Marine Harvest to cease the extraction of water from a lough in Connemarra, to remove a three kilometer pipeline, and to restore the site to its natural condition.
The injunction, taken under Section 160 of the Planning and Development Act, comes after Galway County Council ruled that the development was unauthorized and required planning permission.
The group said in spite of this the council has taken no action while Marine Harvest has applied for retention of their pipeline.
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