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Housing Minister says An Bord Pleanala appointments to be halted pending reforms

Ireland’s Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien has said appointments to the planning appeals body will be “effectively” halted after he referred the findings of an independent report to Gardai and the Director of ...

16 Aug 2022 at 16:14

Northern Ireland

More than half of businesses hit by increased regulatory burden due to Brexit

Increased regulatory burdens due to Brexit have hit 54% of businesses, new figures show. Data, published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), shows that two in five (40%) enterprises had difficulty sourcing raw materials or intermediate ...

08 Aug 2022 at 14:10

National News

Increased protection against electricity disconnections planned as people fall into arrears

With many people slipping into arrears due to soaring energy costs, the chairperson for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has urged people to register as vulnerable customers to avail of protections in place. While price ...

16 Mar 2022 at 12:38

National News

Irish Charities Regulator issue a reminder over Ukraine support

The Charities Regulator is reminding the public and registered charities across Ireland to consider carefully how they support the people of Ukraine, to ensure the significant funds and volunteering efforts being donated achieve their ...

24 May 2022 at 13:46

National News

Irish data protection watchdog defends handling of social media investigations

Ireland’s data protection watchdog has defended its stance and the pace of its investigations into breaches by social media giants. Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said the long-running criticisms are “becoming old news”. ...

15 Sept 2022 at 10:24

National News

Compensation paid as almost 600 people complain about flight cancellations and delays

Irish air passengers made nearly 600 complaints about flight delays, cancellations or being denied boarding to an aircraft in the first 6 months of this year. Complaints made to the aviation regulator have resulted in ...

25 Aug 2022 at 17:08

National News

Electricity customers won't be cut off during winter months under new protection measures

New measures are to be introduced to protect electricity and gas customers this winter in the wake of increasing prices, the utilities regulator has announced. Included amongst the measures is an extension of the ...

26 Aug 2022 at 10:43

National News

New wage deal for childcare workers set to be signed off in next few weeks

Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman has said a new wage deal for childcare workers bringing in minimum pay of 13 euro per hour will be signed off in the next few weeks. Mr O’Gorman said the deal is part of an ...

25 Aug 2022 at 15:12

National News

ALERT: Children's costume sold in Ireland recalled due to major flammability risk

22 Jan 2024 at 15:30

National News

Planning body being ‘overwhelmed’ with surge in judicial review cases

Ireland’s planning appeals body is being “to a certain extent overwhelmed” by a surge of judicial reviews against its decisions, a Dail committee has been told. Oonagh Buckley, interim chair of An Bord ...

09 Feb 2023 at 12:26

National News

WhatsApp fined €5.5m by Ireland’s data watchdog

WhatsApp has been hit with a €5.5 million fine by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) for breaches of the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) rules. The penalty was described as ...

19 Jan 2023 at 15:20

National News

ALERT: People warned not to use phone chargers that 'should not be sold' in Ireland

The competition and consumer protection commission (CCPC) are urging people to only use phone and laptop chargers that are safe and comply with the European Union (Low Voltage Electrical ...

05 Jan 2024 at 10:03

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