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Housing Crisis
Cairn Homes chief says emergency law needed to stop thousands of planning permissions lapsing
Up to 15,000 planning approvals held up by delays such as judicial reviews are at risk of lapsing, according to Cairn Homes.
Government sources have said they are acutely aware of the issue and will look at what can possibly be done to assist.
Wednesday
9 Apr 2025
From The 42
Soccer
Aston Villa's Champions League dream hangs by thread following 3-1 loss at Paris St Germain
u-turn
Trump announces 90-day tariff 'pause' on countries that 'have not retaliated', ratchets up China rate to 125%
Global tariffs from the US came into effect last night and resulted in mass market panic.
European Commission
Irish MEPs ask EU to assess legality of German plan to deport Irish Palestine activists
Áras an Uachataráin
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan and Heather Humphreys not ruling out a run for the presidency
Speeding
Motorist clocked at 153km/h on M7 among 671 speeding detections made so far on Slow Down Day
Courts
Suspended sentence for man who assaulted driver in front of his children in road rage incident
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Man (50) jailed for sexually exploiting teenage girl after contacting her on Snapchat
EU response
EU adopts countermeasures to Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum, which will begin next week
Courts
Women who were abused by former soldier as children spoke out to “protect other little girls”
Dublin
'They knew I had said no over and over': Woman raped by three men reflects on 'traumatic' trial
a minecraft movie
Some fans are running absolutely wild during the Minecraft movie 'Chicken Jockey' scene
The disruption has reached such a level that one Irish cinema is putting on a special screening so viewers can go as crazy as they like (within reason).
co tyrone
Animal welfare charity 'massively concerned' as 16 cats mysteriously vanish from one estate
Urban Planning
Limerick to allow two-way traffic on main streets again in trial to improve city centre
Temple Street scandal
Taoiseach backs Children's Health Ireland board after damning report on spinal surgeries
trade war
China retaliates with 84% levy on US goods as Trump says pharma tariffs coming 'very shortly'
Trump has previously expressed discontent at the success of pharmaceutical companies based in countries such as Ireland.
High Court
‘GAA Catfish’ case struck out as Dublin school ends disciplinary proceedings against teacher
Rape Crisis Centre
Majority of sexual violence incidents go unreported, but many still believe false allegations are common
Points Race
Fears that pupils will 'miss out' on college spots due to lower Leaving Cert grade inflation
new housing plan
Housing’s top civil servant: Housing for All 2.0 will 'tweak' schemes to bring momentum back
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