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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sarah Burns

    These Celtic Tiger apartments stood half-built for 20 years. Locals want them finished (opens the original)

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    For close to 20 years, an unfinished apartment block has lain untouched on the outskirts of Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan. The block, situated at Magheross, is part of an estate known as Clós na Dromainne, which includes a number of houses that also sat incomplete and vacant. Now, a completion date of December 2027 has been set for the block of 14 two-bedroom apartments, with scaffolding erected in recent months. Two of the 12 houses have been finished and are on sale for €360,000, with the r

  2. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Sarah Burns

    Demolition of partially completed estate at Rock of Cashel to begin soon (opens the original)

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    The demolition of 52 partially completed homes overlooking the Rock of Cashel in Co Tipperary will commence “shortly” after a bat survey takes place over the coming weeks, the local authority has said. The assessment will be conducted by an ecologist to check for the presence, species and activity of bats. “The bat survey will take place within the next three weeks with demolition commencing shortly after the survey is completed,” Tipperary County Council said. The council confirmed its

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Sarah Burns

    ‘Nikita Hand should be the national treasure. Not him’: A rare moment of Dáil unity (opens the original)

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    For a brief moment in the Dáil on Wednesday, both Government and Opposition benches appeared at one on a budgetary measure. “The whole country owes a debt of gratitude to Nikita Hand,” began Labour leader Ivana Bacik to the silenced chamber. “For the bravery you have shown, thank you, Nikita. So many other people have felt emboldened to speak up about the abuse they have experienced because Nikita’s courage gave them courage.” As questions kicked off at midday, there were just five TD

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Sarah Burns

    ‘We’re not trying to slow things down’: Court-ordered demolition of homes behind schedule (opens the original)

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    The demolition of 29 modular homes built without planning permission near the Dublin-Wicklow border is under way, but “not happening quick enough for anyone”, the owner of the site has said. Richie McDermott said it was likely it would take a number of weeks before the demolition of all units at Chianti Park, Raheen, is completed. Judge Richard Humphreys set out in the High Court last July that the demolition or deconstruction of all units should take place between August 17th and September

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Sarah Burns

    Couple’s death in Spain has left an ‘immeasurable void’ (opens the original)

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    A couple who died in a hot tub in a Spanish resort were “much loved parents” whose sudden passing “has left an immeasurable void in the lives of all who loved them”, their funeral Mass has heard. Thomasina Tobin (51), originally from Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, and Patrick Tobin (48), from New Zealand, died last month in a rented villa in Cullera, near the city of Valencia. The London-based couple’s teenage children found their bodies and raised the alarm. Investigators believe their d

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