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.

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.

The Port of Cork has lodged a major planning application with An Bord Pleanála for a massive multimillion-euro expansion of its Ringaskiddy facilities.

The revised planning application for a major quayside office development in Cork city has prompted a critical response from the management of the adjoining Elysian complex.

Traffic and building shoulder height issues have been raised in a submission by management of Cork’s Elysian development in relation to revised office block plans for a neighbouring city centre site.

Nama is on course to return a surplus to the State of roughly €1bn after repaying all senior bonds.

A Co Meath mother has expressed health fears for her asthmatic daughter arising from her own brother’s plans to build a pet incinerator close to their family home.

A decision to grant planning permission for a scaled-down €41m retail project on a site designated as an area of “high landscape value” straddling the Cork city and county boundary has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for a €50m events and conference centre in Cork City.

Two Cork landowners have mounted a High Court challenge against a decision of the authorities to grant planning permission for a windfarm near their home.

John O’Connor’s vision of a premier golf course paid off, says Dan Buckley

A site near Dublin Airport has been chosen for a sewage treatment plant, but campaigners have vowed to continue their fight against the proposed facility.

Ikea has grown into a global brand by tapping into customers’ fondness for DIY and, as its founder Ingvar Kamprad quits the board, the flatpack giant is looking to carve out an even bigger slice of the market, writes Kyran FitzGerald

Good news for shopaholics — the Kildare Village outlet centre is to almost double in size, creating 380 full-time jobs.

Bord Pleanála has granted permission for the restoration and refurbishment of what is said to be the longest continuous place of religious worship in Cork City.

The former landmark Ard Rí hotel and grounds in Waterford city, bought for a reported €15m in 2006 for a proposed €400m mixed use development, has been put on the market for €750,000.

Heritage body An Taisce is to appeal plans for a public car park on a Killarney town section of the Ring of Kerry.

The green light has been given for a combined heat and power plant (CHP) which is expected to create up to 35 full-time jobs in north Kerry when it becomes operational.

Minister Jimmy Deenihan’s decision to refuse to consent to development within the protected boundary of the 1916 National Monument, Moore Street/Moore Lane raises serious planning issues that need to be addressed in the public interest before consideration is given to any new application to develop this historic area.