Waste management firm Indaver has dropped an appeal against costs awarded against it following a legal action in which a judge said its behaviour amounted to an abuse of process.

A collapsed gentleman’s agreement stands to cost the Irish Greyhound Board another €1m because it decided to compensate a development firm for an adverse planning decision.

A judge described legal proceedings being brought by a small rural community against a local authority and An Bord Pleanála as “very complex and important for all concerned’’.

A regional airport is opposing plans for a wind farm, on the grounds that it may cause hazards for aircraft using the facility.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to National Roads Authority (NRA) plans for a €100m upgrade of the Jack Lynch Tunnel/Dunkettle interchange.

The thumbs down has been given to a district heating system capable of providing cheaper hot water for 5,000 homes in Killarney.

Planners are confident of getting the green light from An Bord Pleanála to build a new town in Co Cork, despite the current economic climate.

Planners insist “now is the time” to rubberstamp blue-prints for a new town on the outskirts of Cork City, warning the project founder they may “miss the boat” if the project is left until the economy improves.

Heritage group An Taisce has urged Cork City Council to ensure a public park is not split in two by a new GAA facility.

Construction of a €10m Tesco outlet in Bantry, Co Cork, is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2013 after An Bord Pleanála gave permission for the 25,000 sq ft facility at the weekend.

Prize money for the coming year will be maintained at the current levels, the Curragh redevelopment will return to the agenda and a new programme will be drawn up to attract new owners to Irish racing.

A proposal by Shannon LNG for a heat and power electricity-generating plant to serve the country’s first liquefied natural gas terminal on the Shannon Estuary has been submitted to An Bord Pleanála.

Celebrity hotelier John Brennan looks set to see his dream of developing a luxurious, safari-style camping park in Kerry come true after An Bord Pleanála withdrew an appeal.

An extension of the deep water container terminal in Ringaskiddy is “vital” for the southern region’s future economic wellbeing.

Ulster Bank approached Seán Dunne about financing the purchase of the Jurys /Ballsbridge site in Dublin in Jul 2005, the Irish Examiner has learned.

A new Tesco supermarket in Ballincollig, Cork, is now set to be built by O’Flynn Construction, after the High Court this week rejected a challenge to its planning by the owners of a nearby SuperValu.

The owner of Fr Ted Crilly’s parochial house has hit out at fresh Government plans to construct visitor facilities at Mullaghmore in the Burren.

More than 40 consultants have called for the long-delayed national children’s hospital — set to be based at St James’s — to be directly linked to a leading maternity site.

St James’s Hospital is set to win the long-running race to be named the new National Children’s Hospital site.

An Taisce has called for an independent regulator to be appointed to investigate the planning function of Dublin City Council.