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Fianna Fáil silent on €600,000 gift left in independent election candidate’s will

Fianna Fáil silent on €600,000 gift left in independent election candidate’s will

2 years ago 2 min read
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.
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‘I am not your employer’: Iceland owner hides behind opaque corporate structures as retailer issues legal proceedings against union

‘I am not your employer’: Iceland owner hides behind opaque corporate structures as retailer issues legal proceedings against union

2 years ago 5 min read
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.
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An Bord Pleanála chairperson participated in just one percent of board decisions – including the approval of twice-refused strategic housing development

An Bord Pleanála chairperson participated in just one percent of board decisions – including the approval of twice-refused strategic housing development

2 years ago 1 min read
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.
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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 the country's biggest developers blames planning policy for the housing crisis. It's sitting on successful applications for 5,000 units

2 years ago 3 min read
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.
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Health minister Stephen Donnelly driving car untaxed for eight months

Health minister Stephen Donnelly driving car untaxed for eight months

2 years ago 1 min read
Health minister Stephen Donnelly has been driving his family car even though its motor tax expired in September 2022.
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