Comment: Darragh O’Brien: time is up for the minister
Fianna Fáil has as good as admitted they don’t get housing.
Roman Shortall
Comment: The Special Criminal Court: Outdated. Obsolete. Obscene
Imagine living in a country where the evidence of one senior police officer could be used to convict you of membership of an unlawful organisation before a criminal court without a jury.
Comment: An Bord Pleanála has become nothing more than a rubber stamp for developers
The received wisdom on An Bord Pleanála (ABP) used to be that it was a truly impartial decision-making body. And it largely was. Unlike many local authorities, the planning tribunals didn’t implicate ABP. It was a part of the planning system where brown envelopes were used only for sending post.
Revealed: The edits An Bord Pleanála told planning inspector to make in report on contentious development
The An Bord Pleanála (ABP) board directed an inspector to change his report on a controversial development currently subject of European Court of Justice proceedings.
An Bord Pleanála deputy chair granted permission for brother’s controversial Dublin 4 development
The An Bord Pleanála (ABP) deputy chairperson approved a controversial planning application made by his sister-in-law in relation to a property she co-owns with his brother.