A €50m town planned for the outskirts of Cork could decimate the city’s falling population, it has been claimed.

A WEALTH of oil, wind and water resources off Cork could be used to transform the region into Ireland’s sustainable energy hub and ensure the country’s economic survival.

OBJECTIONS against a €60 million investment on Cork city’s northside, at the old Sunbeam Wolsey site, have been rejected by An Bord Pleanála, clearing the way for a development which can cater for up to 3,000 jobs.

THE Government must commit to the long-awaited revamp of Cork’s Kent Station to make the city “work better”, the city’s leading business group said last night.

CORK City Council has been accused of having “no joined up thinking” on future transportation, after refusing permission for two pick-up points on a proposed €30 million commuter ferry route.

PLANS to develop a new commuter railway station on Cork’s northside have been approved.

CORK City and its gateway towns are in line for billions of euro of additional investment to cater for a faster than expected increase in population.

A NEW drive to introduce a car sharing scheme in Cork was stepped up a gear yesterday.

AN inquiry into the €139 million commuter railway planned for Cork heard yesterday that it could carry up to four million passengers a year.

THE man who has presided over the biggest period of growth in the history of County Cork confirmed yesterday that he has decided to retire on December 18.

POLITICIANS have united to fight controversial plans to build Cork’s second park and ride facility on a greenfield site on the city’s northside.

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A COMPANY proposing a €220 million project in Midleton, Co Cork, claims its development isn’t contrary to proper planning principles and will be of benefit to the community.

DEVELOPERS keen to get in on Cork county’s strategically targeted future development areas may be asked to build primary schools as part of a new, integrated approach to housing supply.

TRANSPORT Minister Séamus Brennan yesterday gave the green light to 115 million commuter railway lines between Cork city and Midleton and Mallow.

IF the imaginative transportation system envisaged in Cork’s Development Plan is not delivered the city will eventually grind to a standstill.

IS IT a sign of the times that Cork County Manager Maurice Moloney has an office which faces resolutely inwards towards the city?

COMMUTER lines to Midleton and Blarney in County Cork could be up and running by 2008, Transport Minister Seamus Brennan said yesterday.