Unauthorised milking parlours and refugees

You would have to fear for Irish society. I published a video yesterday about a farmer in Wexford who has been ordered by the High Court to remove a milking parlour he built as it was an unauthorised development. Yet a great deal of the comments on the video drag the question of “foreigners” and… Continue reading Unauthorised milking parlours and refugees

Getting planning permission in rural Ireland-evidence of an anti-rural bias?

I shared a video on Instagram yesterday about the local needs criteria when seeking planning permission for a residential development in rural Ireland. It generated a good deal of interest and questions. One of the questions surprised me, however. Here it is: It is hard to believe that it is necessary to explain that planning… Continue reading Getting planning permission in rural Ireland-evidence of an anti-rural bias?