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No Shannonside councils have rezoned land to speed up housing - after government demand

Housing Minister James Browne says there's 'serious concern' within cabinet over the slow pace of rezoning land.

Feb 23, 2026 07:40

Fine Gael councillors instructed to endorse Heather Humphreys only

It comes as local authorities across the country are preparing to hold special meetings which will hear from independent candidates seeking their support.

Sep 6, 2025 14:36

Local authorities out in force treating snow covered roads

The Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management says it has 160 thousand tons of salt in stock to grit roads.

Jan 5, 2025 07:53

Claims that some authorities struggling to clamp down on dangerous dogs

According to the Irish Independent more than 1,500 dog attacks have been reported to Gardaí in the past two years.

Feb 12, 2024 08:23

Funding allocated to support participation of women in 2024 local elections

The funding was announced last week by Minister for Local Government and Planning, Kieran O’Donnell.

Dec 16, 2023 10:48

Local authorities spent 8 million euro on road sealing works last year

Nationally, a sum of over €67 million was spent resealing over 2,800 kilometres of road surface by local authorities.

Oct 11, 2023 07:47

Roscommon to introduce specialised team to maintain public spaces

The proposal was made in light of significant investment in Public Realm Enhancement projects in recent years,

Sep 26, 2023 21:26

No vacant levy tax collected by two local authorities last year

Nationally, 18 out of 31 local authorities did not receive anything from the owners of vacant sites

Jul 27, 2023 13:17

Low rate of fixing septic tanks in Roscommon and Leitrim

The EPA IS concerned that the number of notified septic tank failures left unfixed by householders for more than two years has increased five-fold since 2016

Jun 28, 2023 08:48

Housing Minister defends Longford Council over social housing record

The comments come following a report that showed Longford County Council not directly building any social housing last year.

May 10, 2023 13:54

Longford had lowest number of planning permissions nationally in 2021

Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon were in the bottom three when it came to planning permissions last year according to the Central Statistics Office

Mar 13, 2023 07:17

Leitrim one of highest performing local authorities in new environmental report

The report assess how county councils across the country are graded on their the detection, progress and follow-up of environmental enforcement activities.

Nov 15, 2022 13:44