The Irish High Court has considered the placement of additional caravans and campers on Defence Forces lands in the Curragh, County Kildare. Justice Brian Cregan adjourned the hearing until next month, permitting the Minister for Defence to apply for an injunction against eight new caravans.
The Department of Defence argues that three caravans already on site are attracting newcomers. A lawyer for one family stated that the encampments have been on the land since the 1960s, and the case may involve discrimination. The minister also said caravans are arriving from England and France, causing waste-disposal problems (costing €185,000 in 2024) and interfering with the use of the training ground and racecourse.