Full coverage: Eamon Waters

The State is using public money to de-risk major climate and energy projects of big business. But is it subsidising those with the capital to act alone at the expense of homeowners and SMEs navigating the green transition?

Dublin City Council’s refusal to grant planning permission for the 463-bed tourist hostel in the city centre has now been overturned on appeal by a property vehicle owned by the waste magnate.

Vista Bay Unlimited received its first payments for the recently opened 622-bed centre at Merrion House in Dublin 4. New State data shows overall payments for emergency accommodation hit €1.6bn last year.

Plans for the Huntstown circular economy hub next to the family's Bia Energy bioenergy plant, stalled since 2024 due to a planning appeal, has now received the green light from the planning commission.

Dublin City Council found the proposed tourist hostel in a protected building would set an undesirable precedent for similar development in the historic area, as well as devalue property in the vicinity.

Aeropipeline Limited, the developer behind the ambitious plans to build a fuel pipeline from Dublin Port’s oil terminal to Dublin Airport has now applied for voluntary strike-off.

The former Beauparc boss is betting big on hotel, hostel and student accommodation in Dublin. A large-scale emergency accommodation centre run by one of his companies is also set to open soon in Dublin 4.

A company run by waste mogul Eamon Waters has finalised work to convert a major Merrion Road office block into a 622-bed centre as private companies look to answer a call from Government for commercial help to plug a gap in State-run accommodation.

Locals had raised concerns over the height and scale of the 200-plus-bed project in the Blackpitts area. With permission granted, it will add to his growing stable of accommodation offerings in the capital city.

Locals and business owners had raised concerns with Dublin City Council over the potential to attract on-street crowds and drinking and turn the area into “another tourist Temple Bar location”.