An Bord Pleanála have given the green light to plans to redevelop a hotel and leisure centre in
Blarney.
That’s despite the board's own inspector recommending that the development shouldn’t go ahead and
City Council’s planning department rejecting the plans .
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The state is still owed 19 million euro in pandemic unemployment payments that were wrongly given out.
There have been about 15,000 overpayments, to people who claimed money they weren't entitled to.
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The Tánaiste says 2 million people could have boosters by the end of the year, due to the accelerated programme.
GPs will double the amount of extra doses they administer every week, and they can now accommodate all over-16s.
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Inflation will likely continue to rise in the coming months.
Annual price increases recently hit a 20 year high of 5.3 per cent, largely due to surging energy costs.
