The Irish justice system came under pressure on Tuesday as barristers went on strike and gardaí refused voluntary overtime 

Tadgh McNally lays out the practical impacts of Ireland's new planning law, the main changes it will make, and key criticisms of the reforms

Escalating consequences contained in the Planning and Development Bill include fines and ministerial intervention through reviews if timelines are not met

Oireachtas housing committee has made 153 recommendations to Government on the draft Housing and Development Bill

News the bill will remove citizens' right to appeal the installation of certain mobile phone masts begs the question: what other nasty surprises could be hidden away inside the enormous bill?

Two groups say the measures in the proposed Planning and Development Bill 'appear to be more driven by lobbyist influence and popular narrative than by evidence'

Planning and Development Bill's changes to judicial review will create a 'veritable cat’s cradle of obstacles' for the public to hold authorities to account, Dáil housing committee to be told

With news that a new draft planning bill has accidentally written protections for allotments out of the picture, community growers are digging in to stop the Government from losing the plot, writes Ellie O'Byrne

Provisions in the bill which propose to make it more difficult to pursue judicial review of public authorities, if enacted, will mean those awaiting homes and critical infrastructure will suffer and it will have profound impacts on local environmental groups

Housing Minister says there was 'a blurring of the lines between the governance of the board as an entity itself, and the planning decisions'

Focus of bill is not to refuse 'access to justice', Taoiseach says

Darragh O’Brien's fellow ministers, Eamon Ryan and Catherine Martin, are said to have spoken against his proposed curbs on planning objections