The controversy over Ardee Bog is a wake-up call. If we are serious about achieving climate goals, we must address these policy gaps that extend legal safeguards beyond SACs and NHAs to include smaller, fragmented, and degraded peatlands that are still ecologically and climatically valuable

An application by Tulsan Limited for works at Garrettstown strand in West Cork, close to Kinsale, was referred to An Bord Pleanála

Farmer and green energy investor Tommy Cooke says farmers near electricity substations see the value of solar, but others are more hesitant. He talks to Rita de Brún

It follows a legal challenge by Country Clean Recycling of the board’s refusal to allow it to build the facility in Little Island

Development provides for a new riverside greenway and amphitheatre

The prospect of additional income, of course, is always welcome, but it is very important before entering into any legal agreement that expert independent legal advice is obtained, writes solicitor Karen Walsh.

Aer Lingus expected to lose €84m in Revenue next year and up to €130m in 2026 due to Irish Aviation Authority’s imposition of caps on traveller numbers, High Court told

The ruling comes just days before a slot co-ordinator allocates the airport’s available summer slots to airlines

Doughnut chain had lodged appeal with An Bord Pleanála after it had failed in its bid for retention permission for change of use from previous retail use to a cafe at its St Patrick's Street branch

The MMA fighter's property development firm, Emrajare, increased Mr McGregor’s property portfolio in 2023 as part of its start-up phase

Dursey's large balcony and west-facing patio are ideal for tracking the sun

Bord Pleanála upholds appeal by local residents against decision of Cork County Council to grant retention permission to Noel C Duggan Structural Steel Limited for an extension to a workshop at its factory in Millstreet

Developer Michael O’Flynn’s O’Flynn Group has lodged the application for a vast site it owns at Dunkettle, south-east of Glanmire under the large-scale residential development (LRD) process

Mr Duffy, the candidate for Dublin South-West, was due to attend a Green Party doorstep with party colleagues in Dublin on Saturday morning, but did not appear

Garden size at Glanmire's €745k Chestnut Meadows conkers all

The 224 residential units — which comprises 76 houses and 148 apartments — will be located on a six-hectare site on the western side of the town alongside Killarney National Park

The party leaders are likely to clash on housing, health, cost-of-living and immigration, alongside a myriad of other issues

Painful experience has taught the electorate to be sceptical of guarantees, no matter who makes them.

Planning refusal for Goulding to move to Marino Point from the docklands will be seen as a major blow as permission had been granted last year for 1,300 homes to be built on the Goulding site once it moved.

Construction is estimated to last between 18 and 24 months