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<p>According to An Bord Pleanála's website, one protected disclosure was submitted in 2022.</p>

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Gardaí investigate claim planning report doctored in An Bord Pleanála

Inspector became aware adjustments originally requested had been made by somebody else for final report

Mick Clifford: The fall from grace of planning chief Paul Hyde

<p>If RTÉ is in crisis, what description fits An Bord Pleanála? Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Dublin</p>

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Irish Examiner view: An Bord Pleanála's credibility clouded by court case

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Rachel Kenny is third senior figure to exit An Bord Pleanála

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An Bord Pleanála chief said search cleared staff of internal report leak

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Cianan Brennan: Government's handling of An Bord Pleanála scandal has revealed its ideology

Taoiseach claims confidence 'can be restored' in An Bord Pleanála

Speaking in Thurles, Micheál Martin said the 'fundamental overhaul of the planning system' initiated last year will lead to the publication of new planning legislation

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Minister rang An Bord Pleanála chair just hours before his departure

he state planning authority has now been reduced to just four operational board members, from a normal complement of 10, following the decision by chairman Dave Walsh to step away

Thu, 03 Nov, 2022

Mick Clifford: Conclusions of An Bord Pleanála inquiry raise more questions than answers

Inquiry into allegations against director of planning Rachel Kenny took place months ago but very little is known about how it was commissioned, what its terms of reference were, or how it reached its conclusions

Thu, 03 Nov, 2022

Mick Clifford: Probe shows that creeping politicisation damaged trust in An Bord Pleanála

Internal investigation found that there may have been 'a concerted attempt to shift certain cultural norms' in An Bord Pleanála

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022

Cianan Brennan: An Bord Pleanála struggling to read the room after report leaks

Two weeks ago, I wrote that the Government appeared to be in terms of its actions regarding the ongoing controversies surrounding An Bord Pleanála.

Thu, 27 Oct, 2022

Sinn Féin demands probe into An Bord Pleanála's 'scandalous' financial management

€1.06m was paid to developers by An Bord Pleanála last year due to the late processing of applications for strategic housing developments

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Cianan Brennan: An Bord Pleanála following the whitewash playbook

What has emerged regarding the other members of An Bord Pleanála deserves further scrutiny, at the very least.

Wed, 12 Oct, 2022

Cianan Brennan: Review will not address the main issue at An Bord Pleanála, its culture

It appears that Remy Farrell's review will be out of date before it is even published

Thu, 28 Jul, 2022

Mick Clifford: TDs huff and puff, but no An Bord Pleanála apology granted

Politicians gathered at the Public Accounts Committee hoping for a mea culpa from An Bord Pleanála chairman Dave Walsh that was not forthcoming.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2022

An Bord Pleanála chair 'generally' believes body is 'in full compliance' with code of practice

Dave Walsh, who will appear before the PAC on Thursday, recognises the potentially damaging effect of allegations on the board's reputation

Wed, 13 Jul, 2022

'Goatscapers' hired to help keep grass short at Cork graveyard

An old Cork graveyard is getting a novel makeover job with four goats being 'hired' for the summer to eat overgrowth around headstones and boulders in one of the first initiatives of its kind in the country.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

Fast-track scheme saw 10,000 more new homes green lighted in 2019 than previous year

Planning was granted for almost 17,000 new homes under the government’s fast-track planning scheme in 2019, an increase of almost 10,000 on the previous year.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2020

An Bord Pleanála to continue prioritising large-scale housing appeals

An Bord Pleanála has said it will continue to prioritise large-scale housing appeals after its latest annual report showed it granted permission for more than 7,100 housing units and almost 4,500 student bed-spaces during 2018.

Mon, 16 Sep, 2019

Pristine home in Carrigaline comes to market

If No 17 Kilmoney Woods were a car, well, going on its interiors it would be a premium, performance German brand, complete with hushed drive, efficient running costs, lots of leather and wood trim in all the right places.

Sat, 26 Nov, 2016

Late UL goal sets up UCD final in Collingwood Cup

An Oisín McMenamin header in the dying embers of extra-time kept University of Limerick’s quest for an first Collingwood Cup title alive as they squeaked past Trinity College Dublin at The Farm, winning 2-1 after extra-time.

Fri, 26 Feb, 2016

A quality finish and loads of space in this Carrigaline home

IT’S just one more step up, an extra €100k or so, for local Carrigaline estate agent Michael Pigott over his recent dozen or so trading up sales in his beat of Cork’s satellite town.

Sat, 17 Oct, 2015

Holders UCD go down to UL

Harding Cup: It turned out to be a bad day for Dublin based sides as the Irish Universities Harding Cup got under way at UCC.

Sat, 07 Feb, 2015

New builds for New Year

Carrigaline, Cork €475,000

Sat, 06 Dec, 2014

Junior Rugby Focus: Kanturk move to second spot

Kanturk won the big game in Division 1 of the Munster Junior League to move into second place, two points behind leaders St. Mary’s, after their 34-15 away win over Clonmel.

Mon, 04 Nov, 2013

Decades Festival brings night fever back to Cork

It’s time to dust down the white suit — if it still fits — and get in that Bee Gee’s ‘Night Fever’ groove.

Mon, 19 Aug, 2013

Spot-on Sargent the Shannon marksman

THERE were no shocks in the Munster Junior Cup as Shannon, Scariff and Fermoy advanced.

Mon, 14 Feb, 2011

Former rock star’s wife now on welfare ‘cannot pay wages to ex-staff’

KARLA ELLIOTT has experienced a rollercoaster existence which has seen the former model experience the glamour lifestyle of being a rock star’s wife to the lows of suffering divorce, relationship breakdowns and bereavement.

Thu, 06 Jan, 2011

Nenagh fall short as Queens clinch title

PERHAPS a place in the final was more than Nenagh Ormond anticipated a few weeks ago, but Saturday’s last gasp defeat by Queens University in the AIB Division Three final at Anglesea Road was a bitter pill to swallow nonetheless.

Mon, 10 May, 2010

Airlines hit out at new passenger taxes

Airlines roundly condemned new air travel passenger taxes announced in today’s Budget.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2008

bmi named 'Best European Carrier for 2007'

bmi has been named ‘Best European Carrier for 2007’ at the Irish Travel Trade Awards, making it the sixth year in-a-row that the airline has scooped the title.

Fri, 25 Jan, 2008

BMI named best European airline

BRITISH regional airline BMI has been named best European airline for the third year in a row at the annual Irish Travel Trade Awards.

Fri, 28 Jan, 2005