150 of the units will be social homes, with the rest going to the cost-rental scheme.

The new team will focus on research and development in projects that optimise digital operations, customer and employee servicing, as well as external operations through technology, digital tools, and data.

A local had launched legal proceedings over a marquee erected before the Haven Hotel in Dunmore East, claiming it lacked the necessary permissions

The council refused planning permission for the proposed development "due to its design and excessive scale and density would constitute overdevelopment of the restricted site and create an overly dominant and incongruous development"

The board is no longer defending its approval for the development of 531 build-to-rent apartments in Dundrum, south Dublin, and 218 dwellings in Dungarvan.