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

The offices of An Bord Pleanala in Dublin. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

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

What I meant was, a token sacrifice appeared to have been made in the form of the body’s former chair Paul Hyde, who faces a criminal charge relating to some of his actions at the board, and who has lost his job.