Social Democrats councillor lets illegally converted home gym as €1,450-a-month granny flat
A Social Democrats Dublin City councillor has been letting a converted home gym as a granny flat despite not having planning permission to do so.
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Fianna Fáil TD Niamh Smyth asked unemployed people on state placement to work on site bought by husband
Fianna Fáil TD Niamh Smyth asked Cavan County Council to have unemployed people on a government placement carry out work on a site bought by her husband. Smyth was cathaoirleach of the council at the time.
Fianna Fáil TD Niamh Smyth never declared property used to secure €350,000 public funding
Fianna Fáil TD Niamh Smyth has repeatedly failed to declare her interest in a property she twice claimed to own in planning applications.
Fianna Fáil silent on €600,000 gift left in independent election candidate’s will
Fianna Fáil has refused to say if it accepted a €600,000 gift recently left to it in the will of a deceased independent election candidate.
‘I am not your employer’: Iceland owner hides behind opaque corporate structures as retailer issues legal proceedings against union
The owner of Iceland stores in Ireland – whose workers late last week wrote to management saying they hadn’t been paid – is refusing to take responsibility for ongoing mistreatment of employees, using a range of opaque structures in an attempt to hide his ownership.
An Bord Pleanála chairperson participated in just one percent of board decisions – including the approval of twice-refused strategic housing development
Since her appointment to An Bord Pleanála (ABP), chairperson Oonagh Buckley has only voted in four planning cases – one of which was a twice-refused strategic housing development in north Dublin.
One of the country's biggest developers blames planning policy for the housing crisis. It's sitting on successful applications for 5,000 units
One of Ireland’s largest property developers has claimed state planning policy is the biggest obstacle to building homes – despite boasting in its annual report that it’s sitting on successful planning applications for more than double its usual output.
Health minister Stephen Donnelly driving car untaxed for eight months
Health minister Stephen Donnelly has been driving his family car even though its motor tax expired in September 2022.
An Bord Pleanála chairperson won’t say if she stands over ‘activist judges’ comment
An Bord Pleanála (ABP) chairperson Oonagh Buckley has refused to say if she stands over a controversial remark she made about two High Court judges last month.
An Bord Pleanála operating without conflict of interest register despite governance turmoil
An Bord Pleanála (ABP) hasn’t had a key policy for conflicts of interest for at least seven weeks – despite all the controversies the authority has been mired in for the last year.
IPAV council members resign over governance and financial issues – ahead of organisation's AGM
Two members of the Irish Professional Auctioneers and Valuers Association (IPAV) governing council have resigned in the past few months over corporate governance and financial transparency failures. The organisation is set to hold its AGM in Dublin at the end of the month.
Ex-Fine Gael TD sold his nursing home to charity he runs
A former Fine Gael TD sold a nursing home he co-owned to a charity despite being one of its directors.