Former Bord Pleanála deputy chair admits failure to declare property interests

Paul Hyde will learn on Friday whether he will receive a conviction after pleading guilty to two breaches of planning laws

Paul Hyde appeared at Skibbereen District Court, where Judge James McNulty was told he was pleading guilty to two breaches of Section 147 of the Planning and Development Act. Picture: Dan Linehan

The former deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála Paul Hyde will learn on Friday whether he will receive a conviction after he pleaded guilty to two breaches of planning laws, in what a court heard was a “very serious” case.

Mr Hyde appeared at Skibbereen District Court, where Judge James McNulty was told he was pleading guilty to two breaches of Section 147 of the Planning and Development Act.