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Co Clare man charged in connection with €2m drugs seizure granted bail

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7th June 2026 - 12th June 2026

Green Light

Permission granted for €1bn data centre campus in Westmeath despite local opposition

8 Jun

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31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026

Applus

NCT firm clocks up weekly revenues of €2.26m after first price hike since 2012

31 May

26

Last month

May 2026

Government Spending

State spend on accommodating Ukrainian refugees halves in first three months of 2026

30 May

Dublin

Green light for 463-bed tourist hostel for Camden Street despite local opposition

26 May

31

Labour Court

RTÉ journalist with 'huge sense of self-importance' fails in bid for higher grade and extra pay

22 May

Shannon Airport

Three pro-Palestine activists returned for trial over alleged criminal damage of US Navy aircraft

20 May

Merchants Quay Ireland

Approval granted for Ireland’s first supervised drug injection facility to become permanent

20 May

Ronan Group

Johnny Ronan's property group is the latest objector to the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre revamp

19 May

3

Kildare

Conor McGregor's plan to extend €3m home invalidated for being 'misleading and incorrect'

18 May

west clare

Drunk driver who had her children in the car when she hit and killed cyclist jailed

12 May

ennis circuit court

Clare man (65) who sexually assaulted girl 19 years ago is jailed

9 May

Courts

Lisdoonvarna retailer remanded in custody for sexual abuse of primary school boy in 1980s

6 May

An Coimisin Pleanála

Second group appeals Stephen's Green redesign saying it 'erases the building's character'

5 May

April

April 2026

Dublin

Stephen's Green shopping centre renovation appealed by objector based in Athlone

28 Apr

23

Laughing Gas

Nitrous oxide hospital admissions increased four-fold over four-year period, new study shows

25 Apr

53

Dublin City Council

Green light for €100m rejuvenation of 'iconic landmark' St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

23 Apr

Jamestown Business Park

Cairn Homes lodge plans for 715 units in Finglas, including apartment block reaching nine storeys

16 Apr

70

family law court

Healthy teenager to spend weekend in hospital rather than Tusla site due to motorway protests

10 Apr

March

March 2026

Full Steam Ahead

Developer granted planning extension for 481-unit apartment scheme in south Dublin

28 Mar

12

Diageo

Planning green light for Guinness producer to double capacity of Kildare Brewery at cost of €260m

25 Mar

Ballydehob

Saoirse Ronan granted planning permission to demolish and rebuild home in west Cork

20 Mar

tusla

'Shocking' that boy in State care missing for almost a month and can't be found, judge says

14 Mar

Ennis

High Court clears way for €1.6bn data centre project in Co Clare

14 Mar

SNAILS VS TRUMP

Trump Doonbeg ballroom plans stalled by sole objector voicing concern about impact on rare snail

12 Mar

stalled

Fingal County Council stalls Glenveagh plans to build over 2,100 homes in north Dublin

11 Mar

Ennis

Early trial date sought for 95-year-old man accused of indecent assault of girl almost 50 years ago

8 Mar

Dublin

Plans lodged to turn vacant AIB bank building on O’Connell Street into a bar and restaurant

4 Mar

1

February

February 2026

Planning Permission

Trump's Doonbeg ballroom gets green light (but only if a rare species of snail is protected)

24 Feb

41

best boys only need apply

Revenue want 'confident' and 'not nervy' dogs for next generation of detector hounds

22 Feb

38

Discrimination

Deaf job applicant awarded €40,000 after not being shortlisted by special education quango

18 Feb

Milltown

Locals mount opposition over plans for €356m apartment development in south Dublin

11 Feb

30

Dalkey

Pat Kenny 'delighted' planning refused for nursing home scheme after lengthy planning battle

Updated 11 Feb

67

Sixmilebridge

Dublin man appears in court charged with attempted murder of Clare man six years ago

7 Feb

Dublin 4

Planning permission refused for 'landmark' luxury hotel in Ballsbridge

5 Feb

Courts

Galway farmer pleads guilty to sexual assault of 16-year-old girl on Aer Lingus transatlantic flight

3 Feb

January

January 2026

Drumcondra

Apartment development worth €646 million given green light in Drumcondra

26 Jan

34

Courts

Postmistress at isolated post office allegedly 'violently and viciously assaulted' by two men

24 Jan

Bray

New owners of Sinéad O'Connor's Bray home to erect commemorative plaque for the late singer

19 Jan

14

Courts

Mother accused of attempted murder of eight-year-old daughter in Clare to go on trial tomorrow

11 Jan

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