Why did it take a complete depletion of confidence in what is a vital organ of State before urgency and political will focused on the maintenance of standards?

The board's capability to make decisions at variance with a development plan would be limited

Proposed new ethics and compliance unit will aim to address potential conflicts of interest

The message was one of a series of communications from senior management to staff as they grappled with the fallout from the resignation of deputy chairman Paul Hyde and other controversies about their work

Shell's withdrawal from deals to jointly develop a floating wind project off the Clare coast should "focus minds" within Government on setting up the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority

Cork County Board lodged papers against builders John Sisk and Son and engineering consultancy Malachy Walsh and Co

Various homeless charities and organisations believe hidden homelessness is not accurately recorded in homlessness figures

Management has formed a task force to find long-term options out of the student accommodation crisis.

A new report found that only Belfast Harbour has the current capability to support the building of offshore windfarms

A High Court challenge was brought against the appeals board after it overruled its own inspector to reject the multi-million euro development in Wexford town

The Dáíl heard more than three hours worth of statements from TDs regarding the ongoing issues at the planning authority

Waterford County Council had granted planning to local developers for construction of 77 houses on 33-hectare site, but local residents objected over 'flawed' traffic survey

Critics of Michael McGrath's review of planning law say it could constrict early participation in the process and thus lead to further and more protracted delays in higher courts

This is despite legal challenges being launched around decisions made which involved the now former deputy chairperson of An Bord Pleanála Paul Hyde

An Bord Pleanála has requested further information on capacity of proposed terminal in the context of projected national future gas demand

Call for Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien to set out 'what he’s going to do to restore public confidence' in the planning board

Wind Energy Ireland's report for August shows that wind energy has supplied just under a third of Ireland’s electricity demand this year so far

Some 50 observations were submitted regarding the plans, including concerns about density, access, and its impact on green spaces

Futureproof Clare was joined by the likes of Ecojustice Ireland, Extinction Rebellion, and Friends of the Irish Environment

The State’s embattled planning authority spent €11.7m on its own costs and those of opposing parties over a four-year period, according to new data seen by the Irish Examiner.