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Are they the people that wanted a tidal barrier rather than building up the quay walls?WED, 21 DEC, 2022 - 14:00 Supreme Court dismisses Save Cork City appeal against flood relief works In a unanimous decision on Wednesday a five-judge Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. It now means the work around Morrison’s Island can go ahead. Supreme Court dismisses Save Cork City appeal against flood relief works Moores Hotel morrisons island morrisons quay AOH Hall ANN O’LOUGHLIN A community group has lost a Supreme Court bid to have planning permission for certain flood relief works in Cork city overturned. The Save Cork City Community Association CLG (SCCA) in a leapfrog appeal to the Supreme Court wanted the decision by the High Court last year to refuse to strike down the planning permission for the works around the Morrison’s Island area reversed. But in a unanimous decision on Wednesday a five-judge Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. It now means the work around Morrison’s Island can go ahead. Mr Justice Seamus Woulfe giving the judgment of the court said he agreed with the High Court that An Bord Pleanála does have jurisdiction to conduct a screening for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) in an application under a certain section of t