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<span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-IE" xml:lang="EN-IE">Bord Pleanála spokesperson said the board 'fully acknowledges' the delays in decision-making. </span>File picture: Eamonn Farrell/ Rollingnews.ie</p>

An Bord Pleanála still struggling with backlog, with more than 1,000 decisions outstanding

A planning board spokesperson said 'considerable inroads' had been made into the backlog since April of last year

Wed, 10 Jul, 2024

Key infrastructure projects in Dublin delayed again due to planning backlog

A decision on controversial plans to turn Dublin's College Green into a civic plaza has been delayed yet again.

Wed, 08 Aug, 2018

Reilly knew of smaller hospital fears

Health Minister James Reilly was told on his appointment that reducing the scale of the €650m National Children’s Hospital on the Mater site would impact on patient care.

Thu, 01 Mar, 2012

<p>The planning authority has been under fire over a string of planning decisions, which prompted Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien to order an independent review back in April. The probe into the decision-making of An Bord Pleanála board member Paul Hyde (above) is being conducted by senior counsel Remy Farrell. </p>

An Bord Pleanála seeks corporate governance assistance amid ongoing probe

An Bord Pleanála is seeking corporate governance support for its board, as the scandal-hit agency aims to get “independent, impartial advice” in the future.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2022

New M28 may have ‘devastating’ impact on golf course

The development of a €180m motorway could have a “devastating” impact on Cork’s oldest 18-hole golf course unless major mitigation measures are put in place.

Thu, 30 Nov, 2017

Planning body delays hearing into Meath incinerator

An Bord Pleanala has postponed a planned oral hearing on an application to build an incinerator in Co Meath.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2008

Waterford wind farm operator 'exploring options' as High Court orders 9 turbines be put on standby

Barranafaddock Sustainable Electricity Limited (BSEL) has been operating 12 turbines at Ballyduff Upper near Lismore since 2016.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2019

An Taisce: Appeals against reckless planning saved taxpayers €750m

Appeals taken by An Taisce against reckless speculative development have likely saved the taxpayer between €500m and €750m in the last decade, the heritage body has claimed.

Wed, 18 Apr, 2012

<p>Papers concerning the controversy involving Paul Hyde and An Bord Pleanála have gone to the Director of Public Prosecutions. File picture</p>

Irish Examiner view: We have to reform the Irish planning system

Concerns about governance at An Bord Pleanála have been ignored for over a decade and must be addressed now

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

City Council approves 15-storey tower in Ballsbridge

Dublin City Council has reportedly approved plans for a 15-storey tower in the affluent Ballsbridge area of south Dublin.

Tue, 19 Feb, 2008

Dunne's Ballsbridge plan to go on public display

Sean Dunne's proposed high-rise development for the Ballsbridge area of Dublin is due to go on public display today.

Wed, 12 Mar, 2008

Scenic or not?

THE Irish Examiner of June 7 devoted approximately three column inches to a High Court decision to uphold a decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for a wind farm within five miles of Gougane Barra National Forest Park.

Sat, 11 Jun, 2005

Motorway will not destroy our history

COMPLAINTS from supposedly concerned readers about the M3 near Tara continue to flood the letters pages.

Tue, 24 May, 2005

Locals not consulted over plans for gas electricity plant in Galway

There is controversy in Co Galway over plans for a €300m gas powered electricity generating plant.

Thu, 12 Jul, 2007

Dublin councillors demand answers from planners

Several Dublin City councillors are demanding the local authority explain why the vast bulk of Sean Dunne's ambitious Ballsbridge development was initially given the green light.

Sun, 01 Feb, 2009

CIÉ fails to quash docklands CPO

CIÉ has failed to quash a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on some of its property in the Cork docklands after a High Court judge ruled the consent of the Minister for Transport was not a pre-condition before the CPO process is started.

Fri, 29 May, 2009

€63m Tipperary-Cork gas pipeline unveiled

PROPOSALS to build a €63 million gas pipeline to supply industries in the Cork region have been unveiled at an oral hearing.

Wed, 29 Oct, 2008

<p>The 2021 planning proposal for power plant, battery energy storage system, floating storage and regasification unit, jetty, onshore receiving facilities, above ground installation and all ancillary structures/works has now been reactivated by the company, with an estimated cost of €650m. File picture</p>

Shannon LNG reactivates plans for €650m terminal in Kerry

The proposal goes directly to An Bord Pleanála as it is Strategic Infrastructure Development, or development considered to be of strategic economic or social importance

Fri, 30 May, 2025

<p>Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Croke Park on Sunday for the GAA All-Ireland Senior Football final between Kerry and Galway. Picture: Ryan Byrne/Inpho</p>

Process for An Bord Pleanála appointments 'must change', says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin expresses his concern as three probes continue into planning authority's affairs, including the circumstances surrounding decisions made by Paul Hyde

Mon, 25 Jul, 2022

<p>An Bord Pleanála chairman Dave Walsh stated that Rachel Kenny, above, 'didn’t have a case to answer' regarding potential conflicts of interest. File picture</p>

An Bord Pleanála probe finds that director of planning Rachel Kenny has no case to answer

Planning board chairman states that an allegation of conflict of interest was based on 'inaccurate media reports'

Sat, 29 Oct, 2022