Planning permission granted for a third time for 562 new homes in Dublin 6
Milltown housing development to include 556 apartments and six three-bedroom courtyard houses
An Coimisiún Pleanála
Ireland’s statutory planning body. Formerly An Bord Pleanála
An Coimisiún Pleanála grants permission for religious accommodation block in Ballsbridge
Decision overturns Dublin City Council refusal of three-storey residential block for elderly members of orders
Iran war triggers 19% jump in Irish wholesale electricity prices
Increase in wind energy shields country from worst of spike, Wind Energy Ireland says
N6 Galway ring road gets planning approval after years of delays and despite environmental concerns
High Court challenges to a previous grant of permission for the 18km ring road led to a fresh planning process
There’s a Bermuda Triangle of dereliction in Dublin. The solution lies in Leinster House
We are well past the point at which ‘pilot’ implementation projects and ‘independent’ special-purpose vehicles are put on some vague delivery schedule
All 20 derelict properties highlighted by The Irish Times a year ago remain decrepit
Survey of buildings in Dublin shows the process of bringing them back into use is very slow
Some fuel alternatives
Bowing to pressure and abandoning oil and gas exploration will cost us dearly in terms of future energy security
Temple Bar publican gets green light for hotel facing on to Dame Street
Dublin City Council backs 43-bedroom plan by Tom Cleary’s Chambers Properties after previous proposal was thrown out on appeal
Environmental group loses challenge to permission for power plant in north Kerry
Group claimed planning commission ‘significantly underestimated’ greenhouse gas emissions from proposed facility
Appeals lodged against Cillian Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness’s cinema refurb plan
Kerry County Council last month approved the Dingle town centre project
Planning permission granted for new petrol station next to site of Creeslough tragedy
Several bereaved families had objected to ‘profoundly insulting’ proposal
Indian embassy fails to block five-home development off Dublin’s Merrion Road
Embassy argued that overlooking of its rear garden by new homes would force it to stop organising events at residence
Councils must urgently update zoning targets so more homes are built, estate agent warns
Completions rise, but concerns remain on whether momentum can be sustained, says Knight Frank
Tallaght houses go to market after compulsory acquisition by South Dublin County Council
Four homes together in St Maelruan’s Park have been vacant and boarded up for years
New Dart service for Co Kildare commuters after plan for expansion to Kilcock confirmed
Aim is for commuter town to be connected to services by 2031 in first extension of network since 2000
Ireland doesn’t have time for wind farm battles
Ella McSweeney: A recent verdict showed climate law can’t fix what politics won’t
Councils warn of risks to tourism and agriculture from Shannon water project
Elected representatives in Clare pass resolution calling for planning permission for 170km pipeline to be refused
‘Please refuse this nonsense’: Ballroom at Trump’s Doonbeg resort held up by single objector
Councillor who backed expansion plan annoyed that someone living almost 60kms away can object to expansion plan
Blackrock Clinic cofounder among objectors to south Dublin homes plan
James Sheehan claims 252 home scheme ‘will erode the long established character of the neighbourhood’
Legal challenge to housing development at former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum withdrawn
Developer Mark Leonard has withdrawn High Court challenge
Dublin City Council pauses Johnny Ronan redevelopment plan for docklands Citigroup building
Residents raise concerns about impact on daylight levels
Surprisingly unsmelly and financially sweet: Why 2026 could be biomethane’s big year
Ireland has a large agricultural sector where most farmers and food processors want to do the right thing, so it’s a no-brainer
What next for Dublin city’s Rotunda hospital after move to Connolly ruled out?
Maternity facility has been under increasing pressure to cope with growing demand for services and complexity in care it provides
Plans to move Rotunda maternity hospital to Connolly in Blanchardstown abandoned
Maternity hospital will instead apply for permission for extension at current Dublin city centre site
Dalkey couple refused permission for house revamp to include private spa
Decision is latest twist in long running planning battle between applicants and their neighbours
Judicial review reforms raise ‘serious’ concerns over access to justice, say barristers
Limitations imposed by Civil Reform Bill go ‘far beyond restrictions’ in similar jurisdictions
Infrastructure delivery reforms should speed up two ‘critical’ water projects, says Minister
Jack Chambers plans to bring the Critical Infrastructure Bill to Cabinet next month
Planners may axe Dublin Airport night-flight limit
European Commission ruling finds previous decision imposing restriction breached regulations
Expanding the Rotunda
Dublin maternity hospital founded in 1745 should be allowed to change with the times
Plan to relocate Rotunda maternity hospital to Blanchardstown is ‘some distance in future’
Oireachtas committee told move is based on ‘real patient safety reasons and rationale’ on co-location policy
Leading Dublin solicitors’ former headquarters seeking €2.75m
44 Upper Mount Street is offered for sale along with mews at James Place East
Fresh legal challenge to almost 1,000 new homes at former Central Mental Hospital Dundrum
Land Development Agency first produced plans for south Dublin site five years ago
Killiney treehouse at the centre of planning dispute remains in place – for now at least
Plus: a clarity correspondent at RTÉ, cyclists escape safety crackdown and basket-weaving courses expand overseas
Parnell himself might well square up in Rotunda Hospital row
The task of An Coimisiún Pleanála was not to adjudicate on healthcare policy or capital investment priorities
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