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rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane
Restrictions on short- term lettings in towns with a population of more than 10,000 have been approved by Government. However, people in these areas would still be able to rent out their "primary residence" for up to 90 days each year. The changes are expected to take effect in May next year when a Fáilte Ireland register for short-term lettings will be up and running. The move will effectively ban planning permissions for commercial short-term lettings in cities and many towns around the country.
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1 week ago |
rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane
Environmental group Friends of the Earth has said that the 2025 Climate Action Plan, which has been approved by Government, does not put Ireland on a clear path to meeting its climate obligations. The group said the plan largely ignores the twin elephants in the room: runaway data centre expansion and escalating reliance on fossil fuel infrastructure, particularly gas.
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1 week ago |
rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane
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1 week ago |
rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane
The long wait is over, and the shape of the Oireachtas committees is clear. It will take another few weeks before they are fully up and running but the political parties and groups now know the committees they will chair. More than four months on from the election here are five things to watch as politicians finally prepare to return to the committee rooms down in the basement of Leinster House.
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1 week ago |
rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane
Damage to Ireland's subsea gas interconnectors would have a catastrophic impact on the country’s energy supply, Minister for the Environment Darragh O’Brien has been warned. The assessment is contained in briefing papers and studies on energy security which have been released under the Freedom of Information Act.
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The Social Democrats have insisted tonight that it has always been the case that committee positions are allocated based on the general election results. The party wrote to the Clerk of the Dáil to state that the “indefinitely suspended" Eoin Hayes remained a Social Democrat TD.