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Planning permission for the Galway Ring Road to be cancelled.

Cead pleanála do Chuarbhóthar na Gaillimhe le cur ar ceal.

The planning permission granted for the Galway City Ring Road is to be cancelled.

Tá an cead pleanála a tugadh do Chuarbhóthar Chathair na Gaillimhe le cur ar ceal.

Although the Bord Pleanála gave permission last year to build the eighteen kilometer ring road, it emerged that the State's action plan for the climate was not taken into account when evaluating the proposal.

Cé gur thug an Bord Pleanála cead anuraidh an cuarbhóthar ocht gciliméadar déag a thógáil, tháinig sé chun solais nár cuireadh san áireamh plean gníomhaithe an Stáit ar son na haeráide agus an togra á mheas.

The Board admitted that they did not know that the climate plan had been implemented four days before they gave planning permission for the ring road.

D'admhaigh an Bord nach raibh a fhios acu go raibh an plean aeráide curtha i ngníomh ceithre lá sular thug siad cead pleanála don chuarbhóthar.

In light of this, the Board indicated this afternoon that they would not oppose any court order to cancel the planning permission.

Ina fhianaise sin, thug an Bord le fios tráthnóna nach gcuirfidís in aghaidh aon ordú cúirte an cead pleanála a chur ar ceal.

Various people were opposing the road and had made applications for judicial review.

Bhí daoine éagsúla ag cur in aghaidh an bhóthair agus bhí iarratais déanta acu ar athbhreithniú breithiúnach.

The ring road was to be built between Bearna on the western edge of Galway and Culeach on the eastern edge.

Bhí an cuarbhóthar le tógáil idir Bearna ar chiumhais thiar na Gaillimhe agus Cúil Each ar an gciumhais thoir.

Proponents say it would ease the heavy traffic congestion around the city but opponents say it would greatly increase carbon emissions.

Deir daoine atá ar a shon go maolódh sé an brú mór tráchta thart ar an gcathair ach deir daoine atá in aghaidh go gcuirfeadh sé go mór le hastaíochtaí carbóin.

The local authorities in Galway have indicated that they believe that a solution can be found to the situation and that they intend to continue with the general proposal.

Tá sé tugtha le fios ag na húdaráis áitiúla i nGaillimh go gcreideann siad gur féidir réiteach a fháil ar an scéal agus go bhfuil rún acu leanúint leis an togra ginearálta.