Whistleblower urges probe into alleged planning corruption

A former senior county council planner turned whistleblower has called on the Department of the Environment to stop stalling on plans for a probe into alleged planning corruption.

Gerard Convie, a former senior official with Donegal County Council, has compiled a dossier of 20 sample cases he says are reflective of a much wider problem in the county.

They include the case of a petrol station built without planning permission and left to operate for more than a decade without action being taken against it despite repeatedly being refused retention.