Rachel Kenny is third senior figure to exit An Bord Pleanála

With the departure of Rachel Kenny there has now been a complete change in senior management at An Bord Pleanála since The Ditch and the 'Irish Examiner' aired the controversies that engulfed Ireland’s independent planning body.

Rachel Kenny, who was one of the figures at the centre of major controversy in An Bord Pleanála last year, is leaving her post as director of planning at the body.

Staff at An Bord Pleanála were informed by email last Friday that Ms Kenny was departing from the organisation after a turbulent 14 months.