Carrigtwohill Community Council said the proposed scheme "would cause an important and modest-sized place of tranquillity for an ever-growing population to be overlooked by apartments and a café"

Last week, the Blarney Castle Estate Partnership was given permission by the High Court to challenge permission for a hotel and residential development on the former Blarney Park Hotel site, which is 200m from the attraction

Plans for office, hotel and residential development in Limerick City rejected by An Bord Pleanála on grounds of substandard accommodation

An Bord Pleanála said last year it would be 'premature' to permit apartments on the site of the former mother and baby home before establishing presence and extent of a burial ground

The appeal centred around the upstream consequences of the operation of the proposed factory from milk produced across some 4,500 farms

Subject to planning approval the first phase of houses should be available in Monacnapa in the first quarter of 2023

Cloncastle Development has appealed the rejection of its plans at The Miles in Clonakilty despite Irish Water warning it is not in a position to offer a water supply

More than 7,000 people from 42 countries have added their names to a petition against the development

Blarney Castle Estate Partnership wants the court to overturn An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant permission to develop an 80-bedroom hotel, licensed supermarket, commercial/office buildings, coffee shop and 70 residential units 200m from the attraction

Councillors will also express their dissatisfaction to An Bord Pleanála about planning permission for seven wind turbines in Gougane Barra

The €140m Kilkenny Cheese joint venture was announced in January 2019 but was delayed for two years due to legal challenges

In a rare interview, the serial litigant speaks out about calls to discourage judicial reviews of planning decisions — a move that he says would dilute our human rights 

In part three of his dereliction series, Eoin English looks at the long and complex process of restoring properties, as well as hearing the perspective of an owner.

Why is action to clean up and return derelict buildings to the community so sluggish?

Glounthaune's population would surpass Millstreet and Kanturk if current plans are all developed, prompting warnings about the lack of amenities in the area

Why are these very public eyesores so difficult to clean up? In this special report, Eoin English finds out who is responsible and whether enough is being done

An Bord Pleanála gave Cork County Council the go-ahead in November last for the decommissioning of the existing cableway structure and the construction of a new two-way cableway, with operating stations and a mainland exhibition centre, cafe and car park

Draft EU plans that would allow nuclear and gas energy to remain part of the bloc's path to a climate-friendly future have come under criticism

The way has been paved for the construction of the South Kerry Greenway following the Supreme Court's refusal to allow leave for two appeals. The go-ahead comes a decade after the project was first mooted.

The principal of St Audoen’s National School said they have protocols in place for dealing with addicts, intravenous drug use, serious criminality and death