Sport Ireland seeks planning permission for national cricket centre

 Plans lodged by Sport Ireland for a new national cricket centre, including a spectator bowl, would generate a €93 million tourism dividend here over a five-year period, according to planning documents lodged with Fingal County Council. During the same 2026 to 2030 period, the cricket stadium, which would have a permanent capacity of 4,240, would generate an additional €29 million through ticket sales and operational expenditure. Sport Ireland is also seeking permission for a high-performance centre and supporting infrastructure at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus at Abbotstown.

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Planning permission granted for new apartment scheme on site of Dublin’s largest synagogue

 Planning permission has been granted for a large new apartment scheme on the site of Dublin’s largest synagogue, despite concern by local residents about the scale of the plans and the loss of an iconic building. Dublin City Council approved plans by developer, Granbrind Terenure Limited, for the construction of 60 apartments on a 0.54 site on Rathfarnham Road in Terenure that currently houses an Orthodox Jewish synagogue. However, the scale of the development has been reduced by the company from its original plans for 66 apartments after serious concerns were raised by council planners. The scheme will consist of three apartment blocks ranging from three to six storeys in height. The developer claimed its plans strike a balance between minimising the impact of the development on neighbouring residents and securing a reasonable scale and density in line with national planning policy.

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Investigation into Bobby Sands statue erected in West Belfast without planning permission

 BELFAST CITY COUNCIL is investigating after a statue of Bobby Sands was unveiled in West Belfast without the appropriate planning permission. It was erected in a memorial garden in Sands’ area of Twinbrook to mark 44 years since the former IRA member and MP died aged 27 following a sustained hunger strike in which 9 other republicans passed away. They were protesting sweeping internment measures enacted by the British Government, led by Margaret Thatcher, during the Troubles due to terrorism concerns. The deaths of Sands and his fellow strikers caused a large increase in recruitment for the IRA, after nationalist communities largely rallied in support of the group. The unveiling of the statue on Sunday was attended by First Minister of Northern Ireland and Sinn Féin vice-president, Michelle O’Neill who described it on X as a “powerful tribute” which she says “continues to inspire people here in Ireland and across the world in pursuit of freedom and justice”.

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