Developer takes constitutional challenge over decision to dezone landDeveloper Pat Crean to draw Attorney General into bitter legal saga over future of his multimillion-euro site beside St Anne’s Park, RahenyThu Dec 29 2022 - 04:30
Government grants dozens of waivers from EU sanctions against Russia since start of warAt least 59 organisations have received exemptions since Moscow invaded Ukraine in FebruaryMon Dec 26 2022 - 01:45
Department of Finance took €750m in exchequer funds without approval Comptroller & Auditor General expresses ‘serious concern’ at breach by department and Central BankWed Dec 21 2022 - 05:00
Review of An Bord Pleanála calls for urgent ‘reset’ and measures to tackle caseloadStatutory review for Office of the Planning Regulator found ‘breakdown of trust’ in key parts of organisationTue Dec 20 2022 - 18:25
Former NTMA chief warns of rising cost of servicing nation debt of €232.3bnMichael Somers also critical of abolition of National Pension Reserve FundMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:30
Siteserv report sent to gardaí by company law watchdogThe report found that IBRC was deceived during the company’s 2012 sale to telecoms tycoon Denis O’BrienMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:00
Real test for new planning system is whether it smooths the process or leads to yet more disarray Recent history provides a salutary lesson in how planning laws can produce the opposite of desired impactMon Dec 12 2022 - 01:00
Resident groups to be barred from taking High Court actions against planning decisionsDarragh O’Brien push to deliver new homes to be aided by making it harder for objectors to challenge planning decisionsMon Dec 12 2022 - 01:00
Sipo faces calls to clarify ruling on Varadkar leak inquiryPeople Before Profit TD calls ruling ‘a poor decision’ as two members of ethic body dissentedFri Dec 09 2022 - 18:22
Conflicting evidence and the Sipo schism opened up by Leo Varadkar’s leak defenceOnly eight days before he resumes as Taoiseach, records show his explanations cut no ice with two senior ethics officialsFri Dec 09 2022 - 05:00
Watchdog ignored objections of top officials to reject Varadkar leak inquiryDissenting opinions revealed in ethics watchdog Sipo’s decision not to press ahead with inquiryFri Dec 09 2022 - 05:00
Investigation into whether Home for Life repairs carried outHousing Agency looks into actions of private company with more than 900 mortgage-to-rent properties.Thu Dec 08 2022 - 05:00
Mica: More market surveillance urged for concrete manufacturersQuarry audit by regulators sparks call for stronger scrutiny of sectorTue Dec 06 2022 - 21:25
Hundreds of wealthy Chinese citizens seeking Irish residency under immigration schemeImmigrant Investor Programme has raised almost €1.2bn since it began 10 years agoSun Dec 04 2022 - 20:00
Ballads, beers and Brexit on the bill as Other Voices returns to Dingle after Covid hiatusDingle sees thousand descend on Co Kerry town as queues form for gigs, coffee, pints and chipsSun Dec 04 2022 - 17:36
Huawei ban could cost €700m, business lobby group claimsOssian Smyth is planning to ban equipment from ‘high-risk vendors’ on Ireland’s telecoms infrastructureWed Nov 30 2022 - 19:17
Trinity College sets out plans to reopen Science Gallery after contentious closureGallery at Pearse Street had accumulated a deficit of €2 million prior to its closure last FebruaryMon Nov 28 2022 - 20:50
Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees moved from west Dublin hotel Ibis in Clondalkin was housing 220 people who have been relocated in Cork, Dublin, Limerick and DonegalMon Nov 28 2022 - 19:54
Irish regulator fines Facebook owner €265m for privacy rules breachesIreland’s Data Protection Commission has imposed €910m in fines on Meta in 14 monthsMon Nov 28 2022 - 13:00
China’s embassy questions Irish moves against ‘high-risk vendors’ such as Huawei Strong measures could eliminate certain companies from Irish marketMon Nov 28 2022 - 05:00
China warns that Irish Huawei ban could harm economic ties between the countriesChinese embassy hints at American influence behind amendments to the Communications Regulation BillMon Nov 28 2022 - 05:00
Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina warns of ‘uncertainty’ over Limerick firm’s futureHuge losses reported after Ukraine war destabilised energy markets and prompted sanctionsSat Nov 26 2022 - 15:04
Spiritans disclose assets of €57m as abuse claims increase Order paid out €5.4 million in 2004-2021 to settle 80 cases of abuse committed between the 1950s and the mid-1990sWed Nov 23 2022 - 05:00
Proposal to scrap road toll increases could leave State on hook for €25mMinister for Transport Eamon Ryan commits to reviewing increases after concerns raised in leaders’ meetingMon Nov 21 2022 - 20:55
A young soldier’s letter home: Arthur Beesley on Michael Longley and a found poemA youth marooned in the bloodied carnage of manhood, thinking of homeMon Nov 14 2022 - 19:15
An Bord Pleanála chairman announces retirement after months of turmoil at planning authorityDave Walsh to leave after 27 years in move that comes after resignation of deputy chairman Paul HydeThu Nov 03 2022 - 12:13
Average value of compensation awards for personal injuries drops 38%Report shows rising proportion of claimants accepting awards under new guidelinesThu Nov 03 2022 - 00:00
Corporate tax-revenue concerns emerge over remote workingPeople who worked overseas for Irish-based firms during the pandemic are refusing to return to StateMon Oct 31 2022 - 05:00
An Bord Pleanála: Reports behind planning body turmoilAfter numerous investigations, examinations and reviews for assorted authorities, only one report has thus far been publishedSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Deep problems in planning system complicating delivery of new housingRecent concessions in court challenges have raised questions in relation to An Bord Pleanála’s competence in carrying out its statutory dutiesSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
‘No case to answer’ for An Bord Pleanála chief over conflict of interest claims Report findings also clear Rachel Kenny of any breaches regarding planning body’s code of conductThu Oct 27 2022 - 20:45
Aughinish Alumina delays accounts amid questions over outlookRussian-controlled business has more than 400 staff in LimerickSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
An Bord Pleanála officials deliver long-awaited report on ex-chairman’s decisions Nature of wrongdoing allegations examined in document never set out publiclyFri Oct 21 2022 - 19:25
Tarbert power station only returns to half capacity following fire Kerry plant will not be restored in time to meet peak winter demand, SSE Thermal saysMon Oct 17 2022 - 20:10
An Bord Pleanála to get interim board members in bid to overcome turmoil in planning systemAnxiety in Coalition over growing backlog of cases before planning body and recent board departuresMon Oct 17 2022 - 04:00
Galway ring road plan quashed as board admits it was not aware of climate plan An Bord Pleanála concedes case against €600m ring road saying it was not aware of climate plan before decisionFri Oct 14 2022 - 18:39
Quashed planning consents will add to cost of housing, says property investor An Bord Pleanála has conceded a High Court challenge against a €300m apartment scheme in DublinWed Oct 12 2022 - 04:00
An Bord Pleanála: Fallout of controversy adds to housing crisis woesPlanning authority concession of High Court cases related to Paul Hyde’s work jeopardises 1,400 new homesTue Oct 11 2022 - 05:15
Planning approval for more than 1,400 new homes in south Dublin to be quashed An Bord Pleanála concedes court cases relating to developments in Milltown, Blackrock and Killiney linked to the work of its former deputy chairman Paul HydeTue Oct 11 2022 - 05:00
True then, true now: revisiting the journalism of the great poet Derek Mahon Written with verve and panache, his work for newspapers and magazines could slice to the coreMon Oct 10 2022 - 05:00
Former planning board official Paul Hyde to face criminal prosecution DPP move follows Garda investigation into his conduct as deputy chairman at An Bord PleanálaMon Oct 10 2022 - 05:00
An Bord Pleanála controversy had ‘serious negative impact’ on reputation — MinisterPaul Hyde, who resigned in July, denies any wrongdoing after facing claims he was conflicted in certain decisionsTue Oct 04 2022 - 17:22
An Bord Pleanála decision bodies to be overhauled in bid to restore public confidenceMeasures follow resignation of the board’s deputy chairman Paul Hyde amid inquiries into alleged conflicts of interestTue Oct 04 2022 - 05:00
Watchdog reveals ‘significant shortfall’ in Housing Agency’s acquisition of unitsAgency should consider returning ‘at least some’ of its funding to the exchequer, Comptroller and Auditor General saysFri Sept 30 2022 - 21:41
Government releases €264m to Apple following tax claim from another countryEscrow account set up following 2016 European Commission ruling dropped in value to €13.6bn at end of 2021Fri Sept 30 2022 - 21:17
Sanctions of €157,300 imposed on National Broadband Ireland over delaysFurther penalties are set to be applied retrospectively by the Department of CommunicationsFri Sept 30 2022 - 18:37
Garda file into claims against planning official sent to DPPMoves comes after investigation into claims of impropriety against former An Bord Pleanála deputy chairman Paul HydeThu Sept 29 2022 - 04:42
UK has shown willingness for ‘serious dialogue’ on NI protocol — CoveneyMichel Barnier calls on Liz Truss to ‘seize this window of opportunity to build better relations’ with EUWed Sept 28 2022 - 19:16
Housing and the budget: Range of measures including €500 tax credit for renters and levy on concrete for mica redressBudget 2023: Budget 2023: Renters, prospective buyers and landlords see a boost; second homes hit for triple tax rates and owners of unused zoned land to pay a levyTue Sept 27 2022 - 19:43
Big business tax haul of €21bn enables Ministers to act from position of strengthBudget 2023: Corporate windfall enables funds to flow into welfare, tax and business support measuresTue Sept 27 2022 - 19:00
