A REPORT on the future of Dublin Port has raised serious doubts about the commercial benefits of the controversial proposal to relocate the country’s busiest cargo facility to a new site in north county Dublin.

AN BORD Pleanála has resigned itself to writing-off the state’s claim over houses at two Dublin developments because of clerical errors.

The decision by Cork County Council to proceed with a €6 million road upgrade project in Glanmire is shocking and calls into question the council’s priorities and loyalties (Irish Examiner, October 23).

COMMUNITY leaders in Adare will today meet with planners at Limerick County Council to seek clarification on a planning approval for a three-storey development in the heritage village.

PLANNING permission is to be lodged for this country’s first ever hazardous ash treatment facility in north Co Dublin.

EFFORTS are continuing to resolve a stand-off between a community in Kerry and providers of a controversial telecommunications mast which has been given planning permission by An Bord Pleanála.

AN Bord Pleanála has overruled its inspector’s decision not to grant an extension to a private hospital in Cork.

SHELL IRELAND has received an €80m cash injection to complete works to allow gas be taken from the Corrib gas field.

THE viable regeneration of key Cork city sites is being stalled because developers can’t get credit from the banks.

THE Port of Cork hopes to identify a new site for a €200 million deepwater terminal by the end of next month.

THE National Roads Authority (NRA) believes planning permission should be refused for 1,210 houses on the outskirts of Cork City because it would lead to even further traffic congestion at the Jack Lynch Tunnel/Dunkettle interchange.

HOPES were voiced yesterday that there would be no further delays in going ahead with a €500 million natural gas-fired energy project in Tarbert, Co Kerry.

LOBBY group An Taisce has warned there is no justification in building a major motorway in north-west Cork, claiming it could inadvertently cause further flooding in the area.

By Jean Lombard

PLANS for one of the country’s longest and most expensive motorways linking Cork and Limerick will be lodged with An Bord Pleanála today.

ANGRY Cork Harbour residents have accused An Bord Pleanála of being “pro-developer rather than independent” after it gave Indaver’s hazardous waste incinerator a provisional green light, despite the application lacked detail on flooding and coastal erosion prevention.

A SENIOR member of Clare County Council said yesterday it was disgraceful that An Bord Pleanála has denied two local people the right to live in the Burren.

THREE banks have taken a substantial stake in the Ballsbridge hotels, which were bought by property developer Sean Dunne for a record €375 million in 2005. The three hotels are in Dublin 4.

SHELL Ireland has received a €90 million cash injection to complete its controversial works to allow gas be taken from the Corrib gas field.

ENERGY giant Shell was hit with a serious setback yesterday after being told by planners to re-route part of the controversial Corrib gas pipeline because it posed a safety risk.