Approval given for an action plan for the planning board, says Michael McGrath

THE head of one of the country’s largest property development companies has confirmed that they have checked out Debenhams former flagship store in Cork city, which is currently on the market for €20m.

On October 4, 2018, the Dáil declared housing to be a national emergency. Earlier that day, over 10,000 people protested about the prevailing situation on the streets of Dublin.

It is understood the concessions in two of the cases come in response to grounds alleging a conflict of interest in the decisions on the part of the board’s former deputy chair of An Bord Pleanála, Paul Hyde

From councillors labelling it as 'bonkers' to claims the plan has reduced elderly residents to tears, BusConnects is not short of critics, but the man overseeing its delivery in Cork says it is a simple choice of whether we want improved bus and bike infrastructure or not, writes Eoin English, in the second of a three-part series

What has emerged regarding the other members of An Bord Pleanála deserves further scrutiny, at the very least.

Three roadblocks to growing Irish renewable energy: inefficiency in planning, speed of connection, low capacity of energy grid

The planning board has been under intense pressure for the past six months after a series of allegations of potential conflicts of interest were made against Mr Hyde

Community group Coiste Forbartha Béal Átha ’n Ghaorthaidh CLG had petitioned against what would have been the biggest wind turbines in Co Cork

Planning legislation amendments expected to be enacted by the end of the year will see the threshold for taking judicial reviews raised significantly

Profits of €21.1m for Belgian-owned waste-processing and power-generation firm

The permission was quashed because An Bord Pleanála failed to send ETI’s 100-page submission on the development to the local council within the required time limit

An Bord Pleanála must reconsider its refusal to declare that the use of the premises as a Dealz store is exempted development — meaning it does not require planning permission

It is one of three developments where planning permission has recently been sought in the locality of Water Rock

Cian O’Callaghan said it is “incredible” that independent accusations into the alleged poor behaviour of other members of the board will not be investigated

The Oireachtas health committee was told that expenditure to date on the National Children's Hospital project has reached €1,130,409,151

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