THE MAYOR of Waterford, Cha O’Neill, has said he is fearful for Waterford’s reputation among developers and investors as it emerged that a college lecturer is making an average of almost one observation, objection or appeal per week against proposed developments in the city.

RESIDENTS of a scenic Ring of Kerry village, who claim they are being ‘overwhelmed’ by holiday homes, have won the backing of An Bord Pleanála.

BOLD moves that could pave the way for a multi-million expansion of Cork’s biggest GAA stadium have begun, it emerged last night.

THE builders may be on holidays, but developers are keeping themselves busy submitting plans for hundreds more homes in County Cork.

BROADCASTER Eamon Dunphy has been censured by broadcasting watchdogs for an on-air tirade against the Health Service Executive (HSE).

LOCAL residents are to fight against the proposed transformation of Lansdowne Road into a 50,000 all-seater stadium granted planning permission by Dublin City Council yesterday.

THE constitutional autonomy of religious orders may have been undermined by An Bord Pleanála’s refusal to allow internal construction work at St Colman’s Cathedral in Cobh, according to the Bishop of Cloyne.

YOUGHAL Town Council says it will not be changing its policy on the protected status of a privately-owned pond in Youghal where Cork infant Glen McNamara-Twomey drowned on Saturday.

A COMMUNITY organisation has claimed every planning appeal it has lodged with An Bord Pleanála in the last two years has been overturned — despite the board’s inspector recommending refusal in each case.

LIMERICK County Council is about to start on a €16.38 million extension of its landfill site at Gortadroma in west Limerick.

AN Bord Pleanála has given Dublin City Council permission to go ahead with the compulsory purchase of a park in Ranelagh, which has been at the centre of a bitter dispute between local residents and its owner.

AN Bord Pleanála has given Dublin City Council permission to go ahead with the compulsory purchase of a park in Ranelagh, which has been at the centre of a bitter dispute between local residents and its owner.

A GROUP of landowners are considering seeking a judicial review after An Bord Pleanála overturned its own inspector’s report and allowed a hunt club to build kennels for a pack of beagles in an area known for its sheep farming.

AN Bord Pleanála (ABP) has refused permission for a large housing development in the village of Crossbarry, but given the green light for a windfarm in Bantry.

A HOST of Hollywood movie stars have been invited to Kilkee for the unveiling of a statue to celebrate the late actor, Richard Harris.

RESIDENTS of a Co Louth village have appealed to An Bord Pleanála a decision to grant permission to a housing development, saying that a well discovered on the site two years ago could be linked to St Bridget.

CORK County Council has granted a number of significant planning permissions, including an extension to the Rochestown Park Hotel, which will make it the second largest hotel in Munster.

AN Bord Pleanála has turned down a controversial proposal to rearrange the interior of St Colman’s Cathedral in Cobh, Co Cork.

MEATH’S county manager yesterday confirmed he is seeking a judicial review of a decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for a development of over 400 homes in Navan, as it included a requirement for 20% of the units to be made available for social and affordable housing.

BUSINESSMAN Jim Mansfield has started a fresh legal action to overturn a decision by An Bord Pleanála to refuse him planning permission for a controversial conference centre at his Citywest hotel and golf complex in Dublin.