An Bord Pleanála board member voted on planning applications in her own Dublin 6 suburb

A Rathmines-based An Board Pleanála (ABP) board member voted on at least three planning applications for developments in the Dublin 6 suburb. One of these developments was 400 metres from her home.

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.

An Bord Pleanála deputy chairperson refused housing scheme bordering father’s development land

The embattled An Bord Pleanála (ABP) deputy chairperson voted against a proposed housing scheme on a site bordering development land owned by his father.

Former environment minister Richard Bruton agreed to lease land for solar farm just months after leaving office

Former climate action and environment minister Richard Bruton struck a deal with Energia to lease land he owns for a solar farm.

An Bord Pleanála deputy chairperson failed to recuse himself from votes on six housing developments involving brother’s fire safety firm

An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) under-fire deputy chairperson didn’t recuse himself from at least a further six housing developments applications on which his brother’s company worked.

An Bord Pleanála deputy chairperson failed to declare conflict of interest when he refused permission for residential development beside his company’s land

An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) deputy chairperson didn’t declare a conflict of interest when he refused planning permission for a development beside land owned by his property firm.

An Bord Pléanala deputy chairperson voted on build-to-rent application supported by brother’s firm

The head of An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) strategic housing development (SHD) division signed off on a controversial build-to-rent development on which his brother’s company had worked.

Deputy chairperson of An Bord Pleanála was pursued in High Court for defaulting on investment property loans

An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) deputy chairperson defaulted on loans and had receivers appointed to three investment properties. He also failed to declare his legal ownership of all three properties in his 2021 register – despite being required to do so by law.

Irish firm supplied parts for Russian armoured vehicles used in Ukraine invasion

An Irish company has supplied parts for armoured vehicles deployed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Sound the Orwell alarm: Fianna Fáil has deleted all website statements predating Micheál Martin regime

Fianna Fáil has deleted from its website all statements predating Micheál Martin’s leadership.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin hasn’t declared his share in west Cork holiday home for 10 years

Micheál Martin hasn’t declared in the Dáil register his share in a west Cork holiday home for 10 years. He also failed to declare his share in another house he inherited from his late father in 2012.