THERE are some seasoned chestnuts involved in the c €10 million new house development called The Oaks, about to shoot up in Cork’s outer suburban Douglas.

Cork city’s biggest student accommodation complex could be open as early as next summer.

Pre-tax profits at the hotel group which operates the Ashling hotel near Heuston Station in Dublin decreased by 9.5% to €5.5m in 2018.

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Plans for a development of almost 450 homes near Douglas have been submitted to An Bord Pleanála.

Ardstone Homes was granted permission by An Bord Peanála for the development at Capdoo, Clane, under strategic housing legislation.

Developer, Johnny Ronan has failed for a third time to secure planning permission for additional floors to Salesforce Tower in Dublin’s docklands.

A company of developer Johnny Ronan has urged the Court of Appeal to overturn last year's High Court decision rejecting the firm's position over building height guidelines.

Butterfly expert Jesmond Harding said the solar farm’s site at Drehid in Kildare is the only known breeding site for the Small Skipper butterfly in Ireland.

A Kerry couple have won a High Court challenge over the use of a laneway beside their home which has been at the centre of a long running row over access to a scenic lake.

The plans were opposed widely in the local community and subject to a comprehensive objection from the Howth Sutton Community Council.

Green light given for eight-story apartment block apartment plan in spite of Dublin TDs' opposition.

A proposal for almost 240 new homes in Cobh has been approved by An Bord Pleanála.

A Waterford architect has pointed to a ‘chicken and egg’ situation within rural planning guidelines which is causing applications for local housing schemes to be rejected.

The developer behind plans to build student apartments overlooking the Lough in Cork city has applied to An Bord Pleanála to further increase the size of the development.

An environmental group has lost its Supreme Court appeal over An Bord Pleanála's refusal to decide whether peat extraction works on some 410 acres in Co Westmeath require planning permission.

The developers of a new housing and apartment complex in Limerick may have to make special arrangements to accommodate a single, roosting, pipistrelle bat.

Former Fine Gael TD, Mary Mitchell O’Connor added her voice behind the bid to stop the development from proceeding.

Cork City Council has issued a tender document calling for a design and delivery team for the €5 million re-development of the Monahan Road.

Klaus Balz and Hanna Heubach brought the judicial review challenge over their concerns about the impact of the proposed 11-turbine development by Cleanrath Wind Farm Ltd close to their home at Bear na Gaoithe, where they operate a horticultural business.