Ireland can meet its current EU target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, according to the latest projections for 2019-2040 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) projections. Continue Reading →
The Housing Alliance has welcomed commitments in the Programme for Government, aimed at increasing the supply of affordable rental housing and making it easier for Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to access Continue Reading →
Training programmes for councillors on the planning process will by provided in early 2020 by the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR), in association with the Association of Irish Local Continue Reading →
A new competition for the best designs of energy-efficient home extensions to Near Zero Energy Building (NZEB) standards, with a €3,000 prize fund up for grabs, has been launched by Continue Reading →
As part of its ongoing commitment to drive further economic development and increase employment opportunities in the Garden County, Wicklow County Council outlined its latest plans at the 2019 Breakfast Continue Reading →
Louth County Council’s Chief Executive Joan Martin is confident that the local authority will meet its target for the provision of new social housing units this year. Túath Housing Association Continue Reading →
Carlow Town Development Forum recently presented the first-ever ‘Pride of Carlow Premises’ awards to six enterprises in recognition of their pride in the town’s streets. Designed as part of the Continue Reading →
Up to €770m will be provided by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council under its latest Capital Expenditure Programme (2019-2021), to deliver infrastructural and housing projects of strategic importance to the Continue Reading →
Mayo County Council is developing a new website to combine the key elements of its existing websites – MayoCoCo.ie and Mayo.ie – and plans to launch it later this year. Continue Reading →
Ireland’s recently-appointed planning regulator will head up the new Office of the Planning Regulator, due to be established by Eoghan Murphy TD, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. Niall Continue Reading →