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Industry experts says quicker decisions needed
Industry experts are concerned planning delays will make Government targets for wind energy unattainable.
40% more energy is to be produced by off shore wind farms by 2030.
Wind Energy Ireland says the goal could easily be exceeded, but only if state policies change to ease planning permission difficulties.
CEO Noel Cunniffe says quicker decisions are vital
Irish Troops Come Under "Small-Arms Fire" In Lebanon
Defence Minister Helen McEntee is condemning the incident, and says it's an unacceptable breach of the UN Security Council Resolution.
€17,000 Paid Out For Pothole Damage In Kildare - But Some Claims Now Deemed ‘Act Of God’
IPB Insurance, which manages complaints on behalf of Kildare County Council, is the insurance company some people appear to be having issues with.
€2.2bn Children’s Hospital Misses Yet Another Deadline As Kill-Based BAM Brings In International Experts
Children’s Health Ireland were due to get access to the grounds on Wednesday, but the Health Minister says this has been pushed back again until the end of the month.
Maynooth Study: Poor Insulation And Draughty Homes Leaving Families Sick In Some Ageing Council Estates
The Just Housing project at Maynooth worked with the Community Action Tenants Union to survey long-established local-authority homes - focusing in this case on a 1950s estate in south Dublin as an example of wider problems in ageing council stock.
Nikita Hand Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Against McGregor Appeal In Civil Rape Trial
Just over a year ago the former MMA fighter was found liable for assaulting Ms. Hand, based on her claims that he raped her in the penthouse suite of a Dublin hotel in December 2018.
Council’s Strict One-Off Rural Housing Rules Leave Naas Farmer With No Way To Rebuild Home On Her Own Land
The Judge noted that the inspector recognised her need for a new home arising from her marital separation, but explained that the “exceptional circumstances” provision in the previous Development Plan no longer exists under the current one.
RTE Will Not Broadcast Eurovision Because Israel Allowed To Compete
RTÉ - along with public broadcasters in Slovenia, Spain and the Netherlands - had warned it would boycott the 2026 contest in Vienna if Israel were admitted, citing the ongoing war in Gaza.
Revealed: Naas Hospital Sent Home Majority Of Self-Harm Patients Last Year
New figures seen by Kfm News show that Naas discharged almost sixty per cent of cases - the highest rate of non-admission in the Dublin–Midlands region.
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