Legal Affairs Correspondent
A building company has begun a High Court challenge to Covid-19 restrictions preventing construction works from resuming, claiming it is unjustifiable discrimination.
The company, which is owned by developer Paddy McKillen Junior, has said the restrictions have very serious commercial consequences .
Blue Whisp, part of Mr McKillen s Oakmount Group, is developing 48 apartments on a site in Mount Merrion in Dublin. Work has been halted since 8 January.
Senior Counsel, Rossa Fanning, said the legal challenge was being taken because the restrictions had been in place until today, but it was anticipated they would be extended until at least 5 April.