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NewsHousing & ResidentialShankill estate granted planning permission for 68 homes
Planning permission has been granted for 68 homes on a historic estate off Shanganagh Road in Shankill, south Dublin, despite concerns over tree loss and overdevelopment.
NewsTransport & InfrastructureAn Bord Pleanála sets oral hearing agenda for Kilkee compulsory acquisition case
An Bord Pleanála has outlined the agenda for an oral hearing regarding Clare County Council's compulsory acquisition case for a site at Donoughboy, Kilkee.
NewsCommercial & RetailSeanad Call for Planning Tools to Control Vape Shop and Retail Clustering
Senator Alison Comyn has called for local authorities to be given stronger planning powers to regulate the concentration of vape shops and repetitive retail uses.
NewsTransport & InfrastructureNorth-South Interconnector access routes and overhead design debated in Seanad
Seanad Éireann has heard debate on landowner access routes, planning condition compliance, and overhead transmission design for the North-South Interconnector.
NewsCommercial & RetailKildare councillors reject rezoning bid on proposed Naas data centre site
Kildare County Council members have voted against changing the zoning of a 55-hectare site in Naas earmarked for a proposed Microsoft data centre campus.
NewsCommercial & RetailGoogle Secures Planning Permission for Dublin Data Centre Extension
Google has been granted planning permission for an extension to a data centre in Dublin, according to reporting by The Irish Times.
NewsEnvironment & ClimateClimate Council Urges Shift from Reactive Funding to Systematic Climate Planning
The Climate Change Advisory Council has warned that the Government must stop treating severe weather as isolated emergencies and implement systematic long-term planning.
NewsEnvironment & ClimateCCAC warns Ireland must systematically prepare for climate extremes
The Climate Change Advisory Council has warned that Ireland must prepare systematically for worsening climate extremes rather than treating floods, storms, droughts, and heatwaves as separate emergencies.
NewsEnergy, Utilities & RenewablesMinister to Seek Cabinet Approval for Boiler Scrappage Scheme
Minister for the Environment Darragh O'Brien is to seek Cabinet approval for a proposed boiler scrappage scheme.
NewsEnergy, Utilities & RenewablesCabinet Considers €600 Solar Battery Grant and Support for Post-2021 Homes
The Government is considering a new €600 solar battery grant for homeowners alongside plans to extend existing €1,800 solar grants to homes built after 2021.
NewsEnergy, Utilities & RenewablesNew legislation to require large data centres to heat local homes with waste energy
Incoming legislation will require large data centres to capture waste energy to heat local homes, aiming to improve the facilities' environmental performance.
NewsEnergy, Utilities & RenewablesSolar PV Grant Scheme Set for Extension to Homes Built Before 2025
Cabinet will consider proposals extending the SEAI domestic solar grant to properties built and occupied before 2025, retaining the maximum €1,800 grant value.