The High Court decision to refuse an order preventing the removal of a section of an ancient a walled ditch at Carrickmines on the line of Dublin's South Eastern Motorway is to be appealed.
A letter written on behalf of Mr Gordon Lucas and Mr Dominick Dunne was sent to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council this morning, indicating their intent to appeal the case to the Supreme Court.
Mr Lucas of Willbrook Lawn, Rathfarnham, Dublin, and Mr Dunne of Benburb Street, Dublin, had sought an interlocutory injunction against the council pending a full hearing of legal proceedings. The council opposed the application.
Following a day-long hearing yesterday, Mr Justice Lavan refused to grant the injunction and granted costs to the council. He put a stay for 21 days on the order for costs in the event of an appeal.
But the men said in a statement today they had decided to appeal the decision after talks with their legal team last night.
Mr Lucas and Mr Dunne are part of a protest group - styling itself the "Carrickminders" that camped out at the site of the proposed motorway for 155 days. The protest was suspended after legal action was taken against the group earlier this month.