Indian family who donate over 2,000 face masks during pandemic granted residency

An Indian family who donated over 2,000 homemade face masks to the public during the Covid-19 pandemic has been granted permission to remain in Ireland.  The Singh family, who live in the Kinsale Road accommodation centre in Cork, received confirmation from the Department of Justice that they can remain here after a deportation order was … Read more

Planning permission exemptions for rooftop solar panels on houses proposed

House owners will soon be able to install solar panels on their roofs without any requirement for planning permission. The Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke, has published proposed revisions to the existing planning exemptions for the installation of solar panels on the roofs of houses and certain non-domestic buildings. Exemptions … Read more