Planning permission has been granted for a cluster of giant wind turbines around 9km outside Macroom, despite strong opposition from the local community.

A proposed new UCC student accommodation building — the 255-bed development at Victoria Cross — is set to rise to eight and up 10 storeys, across four linked blocks, on the former western suburban site of the Crow’s Nest bar.

A group of Cobh residents have brought a High Court challenge against An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant permission for the construction of a scrap-metal processing facility.