It was to be one of the biggest landfills in the country but, having cost almost €50m, it has yet to receive an ounce of refuse, writes Sean O’Riordan

Farmer claims his lands had been flooded due to the destruction of canal and stream by discharges from Raheen business park, while his livestock had also suffered 'unexplained physical distortions'

Inquiry into allegations against director of planning Rachel Kenny took place months ago but very little is known about how it was commissioned, what its terms of reference were, or how it reached its conclusions

'Industrial and manufacturing clusters will require stable energy as we transition to cleaner energy sources'

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

Internal investigation found that there may have been 'a concerted attempt to shift certain cultural norms' in An Bord Pleanála

"Ireland is one of the most fossil-fuel dependent countries in Europe," says Renewable Energy Ireland chairwoman Tanya Harrington.

The plans include the partial demolition of the building to allow for office and retail development on the site on Cork's Grand Parade

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

Document has laid bare a catalogue of issues including conflicts of interest, interfering in inspectors’ reports and ignoring  recommendations of inspectors

The chairperson of the planning board "is also initiating an investigation into the unauthorised leaking" of an internal report.

Apart from Paul Hyde, it has now emerged that issues have arisen in relation to at least one member of staff at An Bord Pleanála — but there are no plans to publish the internal report into the matter.

An alleged romantic relationship within the organisation is one of a litany of concerns raised in internal unpublished report

An internal report provides a shocking indictment of the manner in which the board has operated in recent years

The department "is considering this advice at present" following concerns that publishing salaries “might stray into issues of personal information".

Telecoms masts are exempt from planning, there is no requirement on the applicant to erect a site notice in advance or to place an ad in a newspaper

The appeal by the Save Cork City Community Association relates to whether An Bord Pleanála has the power to request an EIA screening exercise on the works

A "backlog of cases" at the beleaguered planning authority means the Penneys project has been delayed until January 3.

As a result, An Bord Pleanála indicated it would not oppose a judicial review taken by an environment group over the 18km N6 infrastructure project.

€1.06m was paid to developers by An Bord Pleanála last year due to the late processing of applications for strategic housing developments