Surfers yesterday described Donald Trump’s €10m rock barrier plan to protect his golf resort at Doonbeg as “heavy-handed”.

Cork county councillors have lodged an 11th-hour objection to plans by Indaver to build incinerators in Cork Harbour, and a local tourist body has done the same.

The managing director of building products firm, Tegral said yesterday the firm will do much better when there is an economic recovery in the regions.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly the National Roads Authority), has finally agreed to fund the redevelopment of one of the busiest roundabouts in Co Cork amid fears traffic using it would grind to a halt.

Residents opposed to a contested windfarm development in West Waterford are to hold a public information evening this week.

The minister for the defence and marine, Simon Coveney, will oppose controversial new plans for a €160m incinerator in Cork Harbour.

Multinational coffee retailer Starbucks opened three stores in Cork city centre without obtaining the necessary planning permission, An Bord Pleanála has ruled.

Cork City Council is to be congratulated for confronting the cavalier behaviour of heavyweight international coffee chain Starbucks, which opened three stores in Cork city centre without planning permission.

Owen O’Callaghan’s planning application for another major office development on Cork’s south quays has been lodged.

Donald Trump’s €10m plan to build a coastal rock barrier to protect his links resort at Doonbeg has been described as “a gift to the community”.

The Dromoland Castle Hotel is seeking to block renewed plans by forecourt operator Applegreen to extend its network of motorway service areas into Co Clare.

 

A people’s alliance that has fought a long-running battle to stop a €160m incinerator being built in Cork Harbour has launched an online site to make it easier and cheaper for people to lodge their objections to the company’s latest bid for planning permission.

Supermarket giant Aldi’s continuing expansion has suffered a blow as its plans for a store at the medieval heritage town of Killaloe has been refused by An Bord Pleanála.

Almost 300 new homes and a neighbourhood centre near Carrigaline in south Cork have been proposed in a recent planning application.

Maritime college students dressed in protection suits and air filtration masks were among 250 people who protested outside the site of a proposed major incinerator in Cork harbour.