A businessman and a cash-and-carry firm have brought a legal challenge to Bord Pleanála's decision to grant a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for land Irish Water says it needs to increase the capacity of a Kildare sewerage system and reduce overflows into the River Liffey.

Two Dublin hotels have been refused permission to add extra floors to their buildings.

A 200-year-old weir in Co Cork is in danger of disintegrating and washing away after years of neglect by the local authority and Government departments, according to local campaigners.

Latest: Managing Director of Indaver Ireland John Ahern has reiterated the need for the incinerator in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.

Two of our world’s conflicting but defining forces — the growing threat of climate destruction and the mountains of polluting waste generated by our relentless consumerism — collided yesterday when it was announced that An Bord Pleanála (ABP) granted planning permission for a controversial €160m Indaver waste incinerator in Cork Harbour.

Legal challenges brought against a decision to grant planning permission for a development of 500 housing units near St Anne’s Park in north Dublin may be specially fast-tracked by the High Court.

Controversial plans to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in Ringaskiddy have been met with ''anger and frustration'' today.

In cases which have "far-reaching implications for the peat harvesting industry" two companies have asked for permission to appeal the rejection of their challenges to decisions of An Bord Pleanála that their activities are no longer exempt development.

A couple have lost their legal challenge to An Bord Pleanála’s permission for construction of a wind farm near their home in Co Cork.

A number of High Court challenges have been brought against An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant planning permission for a development of 100 houses and 400 apartments on a site beside St Anne’s Park in north Dublin.

The Taoiseach’s extraordinary boast on Capitol Hill in Washington that, as Tourism Minister, he made representations on behalf of Donald Trump in relation to Doonbeg Golf Course needs urgent explanation on a number of fronts.

An events centre in the heart of Cork City could play a major role in any strategy to revive the city centre, a planning expert has said.

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Tired drivers hoping for a much-needed pitstop at motorway service stations in Cork will have to hang on longer as An Bord Pleanála has shot down the first two applications for such facilities.

The Port of Cork has unveiled computer-generated simulations of plans for a €100m upgrade of its facilities in Ringaskiddy.

An Bord Pleanála has refused permission to create the first private cemetery in Cork, saying it could endanger the public water supply and create a traffic hazard.

It will be summer at the earliest before any major work gets under way to make safe a toxic waste dump in Cork harbour, city officials have said.

A residents’ group has brought a legal challenge aimed at overturning Bord Pleanála’s grant of planning permission for a development of several wind turbines near their homes in Co Cork.

Details of the Port of Cork’s latest plans to build a multi-million-euro cargo terminal at Ringaskiddy will go on public display next month.