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12th April 2026 - 18th April 2026
Jamestown Business Park
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April 2026
family law court
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10 Apr
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March 2026
Full Steam Ahead
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Diageo
Planning green light for Guinness producer to double capacity of Kildare Brewery at cost of €260m
25 Mar
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Ballydehob
Saoirse Ronan granted planning permission to demolish and rebuild home in west Cork
20 Mar
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tusla
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14 Mar
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Ennis
High Court clears way for €1.6bn data centre project in Co Clare
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SNAILS VS TRUMP
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stalled
Fingal County Council stalls Glenveagh plans to build over 2,100 homes in north Dublin
11 Mar
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Ennis
Early trial date sought for 95-year-old man accused of indecent assault of girl almost 50 years ago
8 Mar
16.7k
Dublin
Plans lodged to turn vacant AIB bank building on O’Connell Street into a bar and restaurant
4 Mar
18.7k
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February
February 2026
Planning Permission
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24 Feb
8.3k
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best boys only need apply
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22 Feb
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44
Discrimination
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18 Feb
9.5k
Milltown
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11 Feb
26.0k
29
Dalkey
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Sixmilebridge
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7 Feb
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Dublin 4
Planning permission refused for 'landmark' luxury hotel in Ballsbridge
5 Feb
15.3k
Courts
Galway farmer pleads guilty to sexual assault of 16-year-old girl on Aer Lingus transatlantic flight
3 Feb
34.5k
January
January 2026
Drumcondra
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26 Jan
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Courts
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24 Jan
37.3k
Bray
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19 Jan
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Courts
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11 Jan
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Ennis
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Clare
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28 Dec 2025
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amazon web services
Amazon gets planning permission for three new data centres in north Dublin
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Courts
Ennis man jailed for six months after defecating on cathedral floor
22 Dec 2025
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Blanchardstown
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18 Dec 2025
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Courts
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17 Dec 2025
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Courts
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Dublin
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11 Dec 2025
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Office of Public Works
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Courts
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Westmeath
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Judicial Reviews
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Dublin
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29 Nov 2025
29.0k
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Nicotine
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