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A protest was held today highlighting the housing crisis in Gaeltacht areas.

Amendments to law part of sweeping overhaul of planning legislation

An examination of the recommendations in the divisive report that are likely to be accepted and rejected

A new regime of fixed tariffs, announced on Wednesday, will make it more worthwhile for individuals, companies and community projects to sell on excess power

Labour Party Leader on campaign trail in the Portarlington Graiguecullen Municipal District

Taoiseach Simon Harris has rejected Labour Party claims that it was intended to keep secret a Housing Commission report until after the local and European elections.

Hooghly district, home to the Singur area, rose to national prominence in 2006-2007 due to the anti-land acquisition movement against the erstwhile Left Front government that eventually caused the regime's downfall, catapulting agitating TMC to power in the state.

Sixteen years post an anti-land acquisition movement that forced the Tata Nano car plant out of Singur, the issue of industrialization remains central in the Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency. Two film celebrities, running for TMC and BJP, vow to rejuvenate industry in the region. Hooghly district, encompassing the Singur area, gained national attention in 2006-2007 during the anti-land acquisition movement against the former Left Front government.

The Rural Independent Group leader has called on the government to reverse the recent increase in fuel excise as "motorists are under siege".

A survey carried out by the IPI, which represents more than 1,000 public and private planners in Ireland, found just 22 per cent of the members who responded…