Planning permission is to be sought by the end of the year to facilitate UCC’s hopes to change a historic city-centre bank to a flagship business school.

Parents fighting for a public playground which has been stalled for almost a decade have criticised Cork City Hall for doing a U-turn on their fundraising offer.

The main author of a report recommending the amalgamation of two local authorities has hit back at academics who have criticised the merger plans.

Face of change in Cork City

The unification of Limerick city and county at next year’s local elections has already yielded a huge boost for city centre businesses — a 16% rate cut.

Streets in Cork City were closed for over two hours yesterday after fears were raised about a potentially dangerous building.

Local authority tenants in the greater Dublin area and in cities across the country owe at least €32 million in rent to their local councils.

BUSINESS leaders and Christmas shoppers will breathe a deep sigh of relief at a decision, by the NRA (National Roads Authority), to postpone planned safety woks on the Jack Lynch Tunnel.

CORK GAA officials say talks on the purchase of Showgrounds land to facilitate the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh should reach an amicable solution “reasonably quickly.”

WARM tributes were paid last night to former Cork and Limerick city manager, Jack Higgins, with councillors describing him as “very efficient public servant” and “a strategic thinker”.

A €30-million redevelopment plan for a state-of-the-art stadium in Cork will be voted on by city councillors today.

KEY personnel departures and project divisions are taking place at Howard Holdings, one of the country’s most aggressive development firms during the Celtic Tiger years.

Three anti-service charge campaigners in Cork have been jailed for three days each, for litter offences.