The surreal, secret glasshouse in which Potter works understandably involved extensive discussions around security before the government would grant a licence.

The EPA today announced its proposed decision to grant a licence to Fingal County Council to develop a landfill site at Nevitt, Lusk.

Member states had been divided over whether to grant a licence to foreign funds that want to work across the European Union's 27 countries.

The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed in principle to grant a licence to Dublin City Council to operate the proposed Poolbeg incinerator at Ringsend.

Madam, - This month Minister for the Environment John Gormley will decide whether or not to grant a licence to the country's only stag hunt.

It was reported in recent days that Mr Gormley was going to refuse to grant a licence to the Ward Union Hunt for stag hunting.

The spokesperson continued: "We will not a grant a licence where there is a clear risk the equipment might be used for internal repression."

This February the government announced it had granted a licence to Addaction.

A university was the first organisation to be granted a licence.

Despite that he was granted a licence to hold guns.

A prospecting company has been granted a licence to search for diamonds in the Sperrin Mountains.

Wave was granted a licence in December 2018.

However, a doctor may only prescribe cannabis products if granted a licence by the Minister for Health.

Samoa Airways, which begins services next week, has been granted a licence to fly between Apia and Sydney.

As part of the agreement, Bayer was granted a licence to intellectual property related to the formulation of Helixate.

The figure more than doubled the following year when a second plant was granted a licence to process horse meat.