Residents fear tragedy at an over-crowded Meath halting site where, it is claimed, up to seven mobile homes are plugged into one electricity socket while kids play over live lying wires.

Energy company SSE has suffered a major setback to its plans to develop an oil-fired power generation plant outside Duleek, Co Meath, after the project was refused planning permission because of its impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

The owner of Tayto Park said that his proposed new €15.5m rollercoaster won’t be heard by neighbours.

Meath Crime Prevention Officer Sgt Dean Kerins is urging bike owners to engrave their property with their eircode as a deterrent to thieves, especially targeting the higher end of the market.

The Irish Planning Institute (IPI) — the all-island body for professional planners engaged in physical, spatial and environmental planning in Ireland — has announced the election of four new members as Fellows at the institute’s annual Autumn Planning Conference.

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for an "iconic" €14m steel rollercoaster for Tayto Park as the operation of the ride would be too noisy for nearby residents.

Ireland has been found to have breached its international obligations over to access to information on the environment.

Ireland has been found to be in breach of its international obligations in relation to access to information on the environment.

A young, homeless couple face court action after taking over an empty council house in Co Meath.

Meath County Council has been criticised for giving the go-ahead for a music festival at Tayto Park.

The High Court has set aside a decision of An Bord Pleanala to grant planning permission for the construction of an electricity generating biogas facility in Co. Meath.

That is according to a new report commissioned by Tayto Park as part of its planning battle to secure planning permission for a new steel €14m rollercoaster for the visitor park.

Ireland’s largest theme park, Tayto Park, has secured planning permission for an “iconic” €14m roller-coaster ride.

Says owner Ray Coyle: "If you don’t create something landmark every three or four years, your numbers will start going down and that is the road to closure.”

The presidential race opened up last night with the decision by Cork City Council to endorse Joan Freeman as their preferred candidate.

Latest: Businessman and Presidential hopeful Gavin Duffy has expressed his delight at securing the nomination of Meath Co Council to contest this year's Presidential election.

Michael and Rose Murray had the dream home in mind, to be built where Michael had grown up. A house double their initial plans was constructed and the family have been living there for over a decade. The only problem is planning permission was never granted, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

There are very few topics of conversation, especially between the generations, guaranteed to cause young eyes to glaze over as quickly as the collapse in respect for society’s authority figures.

Noel Moran wrested his pre-paid card company from the jaws of defeat into a multimillion-euro company which now employs 200 people, with plans to employ 800 more. He tells Louise Walsh how he did it

Gardaí are to seek money laundering and theft charges against four members of an organised crime gang involved in defrauding two organisations of more than €750,000.

Local authorities are set to fall significantly short of new social housing targets this year.

A Fine Gael Councillor is calling for answers after Meath Co. Council confirmed they were contacted by an off-shoot organisation of the Church of Scientology in relation to a controversial development in Ballivor.

A 32-year-old man, who suffered serious brain injuries after the car in which he was a passenger collided with a tree, has settled his High Court damages action for €4.65m.

A nationwide survey on cybersecurity shows 48% of all businesses have NO cybersecurity policy in place and only 13% of businesses questioned are confident their data is secure.

A man who lives next door to a cemetery says he fears finding hundreds of human remains in his front garden.

Tayto Park has revealed ambitious plans for a 250-bedroom hotel at its home near Ashbourne, Co Meath.

A couple must demolish a house they built in “flagrant breach of the planning laws”, a five-judge Supreme Court has ruled.

Three garda cars had to be taken off the road after their tyres were damaged in an apparent nail attack at both entrances of a Co Meath station.

Planning for solar farms is being “kept under review”, the minister with responsibility for planning Simon Coveney has said, amid growing concerns about the lack of national guidelines.

Local authorities are being urged to beef up their financial security after international criminals attempted to defraud Meath County Council of €4.3m and have the money transferred to Hong Kong.

It is feared more local authorities could be vulnerable to cyber attacks following a hack on Meath County Council.

Bogs are landscapes that need to the conserved, writes Donal Hickey

An Bord Pleanála’s decision to give the go-ahead for the construction of an electricity generating biogas facility in Co Meath is to be challenged in the High Court.

Údarás na Gaeltachta is holding crisis meetings with the directors of a plastics company that was launched by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and then jobs minister Richard Bruton in December 2014.

The High Court has dismissed a challenge brought against An Bord Pleanála’s refusal to grant planning permission for a nine-screen cinema, café, and retail units in Navan, Co Meath.

A desperate father whose family is living in emergency accommodation in Navan, Co Meath, has begged his local authority: “Do you want my baby to die before you do something to help us?”

A plant hire firm must put up a sum of money to ensure it can meet legal costs if it loses a case against a local authority over its public tendering system, the High Court has ruled.

Meath County Council can issue a fire safety notice on houses in Riverwalk Court in Ratoath from today.

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