Subject:  (Philips) (Riedlinger) Telecom case in Ireland....(fwd)
Date:     Tue, 19 Jan 1999 132431 -0600 (CST)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 17:52:08
From: Alasdair Philips 
To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
Subject: Re: (Riedlinger) Telecom case in Ireland....(fwd)

On Friday, the Judge decided that it was too important a case for a 
one-day hearing.
He adjorned for consideration and parties should foregather on 2nd
February to be told when the 2 or 3 day Judicial Review will be 
scheduled for - probably later in February.
This is an important case. They are contesting planning law as well
as possible adverse health effects of telecoms masts.
Alasdair
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At 08:37 19/01/99 -0600, you wrote:
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 18:13:56 -0500
>From: Robert Riedlinger 
>To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
>Subject: high
     
> Friday, January 15 1999  
>    News  
>    Phone mast battle opens in High Court               
>                By Una Bradley 
>             
>                
>                 A LANDMARK legal challenge to a mobile phone mast -
>backed by Harrods boss Mohammed Al Fayed - was due to get under way today
>at Belfast's High Court. 
>             
>                
>                 Residents in the Co Down village of Killinchy have
>mounted a judicial review of a planning decision which gave the green
>light for the mast. 
>             
>                
>                 The transmitter was built outside the village last
>November under permitted development rules - which means
>telecommunications company Orange did not have to apply for full planning
>permission. 
>             
>                
>                 Now the Ballymacashen and Killinchy Residents Action
>Group is hoping to secure a reversal of the decision, which could result
>in Orange being forced to dismantle the mast. 
>             
>                
>                 Orange will be represented at today's hearing but had no
>comment to make. 
>             
>                
>                 High-profile businessman Mr Al Fayed contributed £5,000
>to the residents last December towards legal costs. 
>             
>                
>                 Killinchy businessman Jim Nicholson said local people
>were up in arms about the mast and were "going in to win" today's case. 
>             
>                
>                 "We have submitted a lot of expert investigations into
>the health implications of these base stations," Mr Nicholson said. 
>             
>                
>                 "We will also be questioning the credentials of the two
>so-called experts flagged up by Orange to defend mobile phone masts. 
>             
>                
>                 "People are very worried about the health implications.
>The problem is nothing has been proved either way. 
>             
>                
>                 "We're not asking for all masts to be brought down -
>we're simply asking they be built at least 500 metres away from homes,
>schools and hospitals until the medical evidence is clearer. 
>             
>                
>                 "We feel the planners in this case were less than
>diligent in the way they conducted their investigations. 
>             
>                
>                 "They have allowed multinationals to just steamroll over
>the heads of ordinary people."People in the area also feared tumbling
>property prices, Mr Nicholson added. 
>             
>                
>                 "We had estate agents out to value the properties nearest
>the mast and they had fallen by around 25%," he said. 
>             
>                
>                 "There are also three people suffering from cancer living
>in the homes closest to the mast - should they be used as guinea
>pigs?"Today's case comes as it emerged five local authorities in the
>Republic refused planning permission for mobile phone masts. 
>             
>                
>                Waterford, Cavan, Dublin, Wexford and Westmeath county
>councils recently refused permission on grounds of health and
>depreciating property prices. 
>             
>                
>                
>            © Copyright Belfast Telegraph Newspapers Ltd.    
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alasdair Philips    (aphilips@gn.apc.org)
Director, UK Powerwatch,
EMC Engineer and EMF-bioeffects researcher
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