Free late-night parking will be introduced in Cork’s two public car parks from next weekend in a bid to secure the afternoon car ban on the city’s main street.

A 15-storey office block inspired by the iconic Flatiron building on New York’s Fifth Avenue has been granted planning in Cork city centre despite senior planners recommending it be refused due to its height.

A controversial Starbucks outlet on Cork city’s main street has closed after a three-year planning battle.

Talks are underway in a bid to resolve the standoff over the GAA’s financial contribution towards public lighting upgrades around the revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.

Cork’s city councillors have cleared the way for the construction of up to 30 homes on a former car showroom site in Cork’s western suburbs.

The developers of Cork’s proposed €73m events centre have again insisted work will begin on site by the end of this year, despite no agreement yet on a funding deal.

A ‘funding gap’ still hangs over the stalled Cork event centre project despite assurances two months ago that a deal was imminent.

The HSE is planning to dispose of a huge, fire-damaged former hospital on the open market, despite calls from a local authority for the site to be used for housing.

The developer behind a planning ‘fast-track’ €150m scheme for 600 houses and apartments in Co Cork, fears an observation from the neighbouring Cork City Council could delay or derail the supply of badly needed homes.

A 35-unit housing development is to be built in an industrial estate on Cork’s southside after councillors approved a material contravention of the city development plan — at the second time of asking.

Cork city does not need European funding to bankroll development, with some €365m worth of private sector projects underway in the city, writes Eoin English.  

Objectors to the proposed €180m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway say it would split communities, cause increased physical and mental health problems, reduce life expectancy, and significantly devalue their properties.

Fresh concerns have been raised about Cork’s stalled events centre following confirmation that legal advice, linked to a request for an extra €18m in state aid, has been sought.

A local authority’s ability to meet housing demand could be “fundamentally compromised” unless Cork’s city boundary is extended, top city officials have warned.

Furious city councillors have advised the man who chaired the shelved Cork council merger report to “get off the pitch” and let government get on with extending the city boundary.

The long-mooted northern ring road for Cork’s northside is as important to the region as the proposed M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick, according to leading business figures in the city.

Cork’s docklands and the major Chinese city of Shanghai currently consume the mind of Cork City Council’s director of economic development, Pat Ledwidge.

Cork badly needs office space and housing fast-tracked if it is to compete for the next wave of foreign direct investment, the IDA has warned.

Developer Owen O’Callaghan has been described as a humble man of integrity and a true gent who support many charities discreetly and charmed all those he met.

Councillors refused last night to rezone a former pitch and putt course in Cork city for a housing project.

Pressure is mounting on Cork’s city officials to hold a briefing from developers on the stalled €50m events centre project in public.

The developers of the Cork events centre are set to brief city councillors amid mounting concerns over the lack of progress on the €50m scheme.

One of Ireland’s longest- running film festivals has requested a €200,000 loan from a local authority to save it from financial collapse.

Trader in historic part of city says the area still has ‘huge potential’ but ‘is like the land that time forgot’

A local authority has initiated planning enforcement action on itself over a car park planning case in Cork.

The City Hall official who has been the “common thread” in Cork’s sister city agreement for 10 years with Shanghai has been honoured by the Chinese.

Cork delegates hoping to attract significant investment to the city at a major conference tomorrow are presenting a unified front despite harbouring fundamental disagreements on the best way to ensure the city’s economic prosperity.

A major foreign direct investment conference taking place in London later this week is the ideal opportunity to attract a larger slice of the UK market to these shores.

Cork’s city planners have sought ministerial approval for the major extension of a tax break scheme designed to promote regeneration and city living, and to include the city’s main shopping and office districts.

Pedestrianisation, its diversity and vibrancy, and an outdoor summer dining event have helped Cork’s Oliver Plunkett St become the only Irish street to be shortlisted for a prestigious urban award.

The multi-million Cork event centre project has cleared a major funding hurdle as contract talks on the massive piece of infrastructure reach a critical stage.

More than 250 derelict or ‘at risk of dereliction’ sites and buildings have been identified in Cork City following a major survey.

Tommy Barker reports on quay deals for future dock developments.

Councillors have blocked zoning changes which would have facilitated further development in the Mahon area of Cork pending major upgrades to the area’s roads network.

A groundbreaking plan to transform one of Cork City’s most historic streets into a vibrant Victorian quarter has been unveiled.

Talks between Muslim leaders and city planners about an Islamic centre in Cork at the centre of a planning controversy are set to take place within days.

A leading Muslim cleric has called for dialogue amid concerns that a planning row over an Islamic centre in Cork could fuel anti-Muslim sentiment.

Local politicians have been accused of “utter hypocrisy” after dodging a decision that could have delivered a new scout base in Cork.

A new “enterprise hub” is to be set up in Cork under a public private partnership initiative to attract hi-tech companies into the city centre.

A system of urban water gardens and wetland eco-systems with boardwalks and adventure trails are part of an architect’s vision for a vast public park in Cork to rival Dublin’s Phoenix Park.

A new building grant and commercial rates waiver scheme has been unveiled in Cork City in a bid to tackle the problem of office vacancy.

Cork’s city manager announced a major restructuring last night, prompted by the retirement of almost one third of his senior officials.