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Laois
Wind farm developer Coolglass awarded 50% of legal costs in landmark Supreme Court challenge
Court notes that An Coimisiún Pleanála prevailed in majority of grounds of appeal advanced by developer
Man found not guilty of murdering father at Ballyfin Demesne by reason of insanity
Jurors accept psychiatrists’ evidence that Henry McGowan was suffering from schizoaffective disorder when he killed his father
Man who murdered Arklow schoolboy Conor McCabe dies after spending more than 41 years in jail
Ian Watson was serving life sentence for 1984 murder of schoolboy in Arklow
US man told father he would ‘always love him’ as he strangled him at Ballyfin Demesne, court hears
Psychiatrists agree verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity was open to the jurors in case of Henry McGowan
Supreme Court ruling on wind farms requires all public bodies to consider climate impacts
Judgment states public bodies must try to act in line with national climate targets
Wind farm planning permission ruling on climate grounds should be extended
This consideration should extend to all planning applications
Status orange and yellow weather warnings in place as unsettled weather to last into next week
Warning of difficult travel conditions as heaviest rainfall in expected in southern and eastern areas
HSE takes over running of Laois nursing home following court order
Hiqa cancels Droimnin Nursing Home’s registration under the Health Act
Decision to refuse permission for Laois wind farm to be quashed after court judgment
Supreme Court ruling says climate obligations were ‘real, effective, and if necessary enforceable’
Supreme Court to clarify climate law obligations of planning authorities
Judgment due on significant appeal regarding decision overturning refusal of wind farm permission
Bank holiday road safety warning as two men killed in Monaghan and Laois
Incidents in Smithboro and Abbeyleix bring the number of road fatalities this year to 11
Storm Chandra as it happened: Met Éireann issues Status Yellow rainfall warning for six counties
Roads reopen as clean-up from Storm Chandra gets underway
Man caught with cannabis jailed after suspended sentence found to be unduly lenient
Jason Tuthill (51) was initially given a fully suspended sentence
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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