Extensive fibreoptic cables are to be laid down in advance of the €100m upgrade of the Jack Lynch Tunnel/Dunkettle interchange to give motorists real-time information on the project.

Dublin City Council has given the go-ahead for a €40m plan to convert Loreto Hall, a former women’s hostel on St Stephen’s Green, into a luxury hotel.

A High Court judge has refused to allow a number of local residents appeal his decision rejecting their challenge to permission for a windfarm development in Co Cork.

Plans for a spate of student apartments could strangle traditional residential areas of Cork City.

A Cork automation technology company is aiming for further growth after one of the world’s biggest pharmaceuticals bought a stake in it.

Two student accommodation schemes given planning permission in Dublin could free up rental space for almost 500 people in the capital.

It is in the gritty detail of difficult policy decisions that lies the ultimate test of character. In that regard, there is more going on this week than the main headlines indicate, writes Gerard Howlin

The decision date on plans for a controversial commercial incinerator in Cork Harbour has been deferred for a fourth time, prompting dismay among the local community.

German discount retail giant Lidl has overcome opposition from an independent retailers’ body to secure planning for a new store at Greystones in Co Wicklow.

Plans for a €150m extension at Liffey Valley shopping centre have been refused as it would worsen traffic congestion on Dublin’s M50.

A decision on the modifications proposed to part of the Brewery Quarter events centre complex in Cork’s inner city is due within weeks.

A decision on the fate of a controversial incinerator proposed for the lower Cork Harbour area has been postponed for the third time.

A number of local residents have lost their legal challenge over the approval of permission for a windfarm development in Co Cork.

Plans to build apartments for nearly 200 students near University College Cork have been approved.

Asked if she may have to stand down Regina Doherty said: ‘The principle is more important than the job’, writes Alison O’Connor

Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a wind farm in east Cork for the second time in two years.

An obstacle has been cleared for the amalgamation of the boys and girls national schools in Kanturk, Co Cork.