Photograph: NewstalkBroadcaster Pat Kenny and his wife, Kathy, and their neighbours have won their long-running battle against plans to construct a five-storey, 104-unit nursing home on lands in Dalkey. An Coimisiún Pleanála has refused planning permission to Richard Barrett’s Bartra Property (Dublin) Ltd to build the nursing home at Yonder, Ulverton Road and Harbour Road in Dalkey on land that borders the Kenny family home. The refusal marks the end of a marathon planning dispute dating back to January 2021 when plans were first lodged. An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission in 2019 for 18 apartments and six houses. That planning permission has now expired.

Source: The Irish Times February 11, 2026 17:00 UTC