The operator of one of Ireland’s most storied pubs, O’Donoghue’s, has become ensnared in a planning row with the next-door neighbour, French restaurant Marcel’s, on Dublin’s Merrion Row.

Ongoing planning matters lodged prior to the expansion of Cork City’s boundaries next year will remain on the books of Cork County Council, the Department of Local Government has confirmed.

Muslims in Galway claim they are struggling to find locations to practice their faith after being told they cannot use a residential home on the outskirts of the city as a mosque.

Approval has been granted for the opening of a new off-licence on the site of a former bookmaker’s shop at Dillons Cross in Cork City, despite objections by local residents.

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Cork County Council has granted conditional planning permission for a Lidl supermarket in Douglas that had a previous application rejected by An Bord Pleanála.

An East Cork seaside town could be the preferred landfall for a new €930m submarine cable between Ireland and France, which will carry electricity and telecommunications links between the two countries.

A major row over the right of the State to compulsorily acquire land is threatening the construction of a greenway way regarded as a vital piece of tourist infrastructure.

After years of discussions with landowners, and failure to reach agreement, Kerry County Council has decided to progress plans for a Greenway by compulsory purchase order, leading to resistance, reports Michael Clifford

Midleton GAA club has to put its plans to move to new grounds in the town on hold following an objection to the development of new facilities by a local resident.

A rural community has appealed to the developers of a nearby 38-turbine windfarm to reconsider plans to drive up to 55 lorry loads of concrete a day through the heart of a village, where children are being collected from pre-school.

The construction of apartments for 320 students near University College Cork has been approved, despite local opposition.

Plans for a housing development in Castlemartyr have been rejected because of the inadequacy of wastewater treatment facilities in the East Cork village.

Hoteliers in Dublin have been advised that converting basement floors to provide windowless bedrooms is not the answer to the city’s shortage of tourist accommodation.

A coffee chain is facing an uphill struggle to be allowed to keep its flagship outlet in Cork open.

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

Provisional figures show there are 3,618 people in the North Cork area in need of housing and councillors have expressed frustration at the delay in some housing projects coming on stream.

A new 40-bed modular unit designed to alleviate pressure at one of the country's most overcrowded hospitals could be open by next spring after planning permission was secured for the development.

A fatal explosion at an Indaver waste plant in Belgium highlights the “insanity” of the company’s proposed incinerator being located close to a bus stop used by college students in Cork harbour, opponents said last night.

A proposed wind farm development will have “catastrophic” consequences for a Co Cork town’s public water supply, according to a health and safety expert.