Waterford Council has granted planning permission for a combined 30mw solar farm in the Comeragh region of the county.

Plans for three major housing developments in Dublin have been lodged with An Bord Pleanála.

A project aimed at ending the decades-long practice of discharging raw sewage into Cork Lower Harbour has taken a major step forward.

Plans for a 34-storey Cork city centre hotel, which would become Ireland’s tallest tower and twice the height of the 17-storey Elysian building, are finally revealed today by New York-based Irish developers.

A Co Kerry golf club has secured planning permission for an extension of its clubhouse, despite opposition from local publicans.

The proposed snail farm or heliculture business was intended to develop snail-based products, including premium organic snail meat, snail egg caviar and snail slime secretion.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

A CORK suburban development site which sold for a very strong €3.5m less than two years ago, has been quielty returned to the market, at a c €2m mark-up, according to sources.

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for an "iconic" €14m steel rollercoaster for Tayto Park as the operation of the ride would be too noisy for nearby residents.

A decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for more than 200 homes in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, has been quashed by the High Court.

Dublin Port Company is lodging an application with An Bord Pleanála for its second major capital development project.

Irish Water has said it hopes to have a new wastewater treatment facility in Clonshaugh up and running by 2026.

A residents group has brought a High Court challenge to a decision to refer to the gardaí an alleged breach of political lobbying law over opposition to a plan to build an interpretive centre at Dublin's Hellfire Club.

A legal challenge concerning a proposed development of 96 housing units in Dublin is to be fast-tracked at the Commercial Court.

A hospital foundation has acquired a new premises for its dedicated cancer care centre in Cork city after a planning setback delayed the project last year.

An environmental campaigner does not have any right under law to challenge a refusal for the College Green Civic Plaza plan in Dublin, the High Court has ruled.

Kerry County Council is to undertake a revision of its renewable energy policy with regard to the siting of wind turbines, which will include additional landscape protection designations.

Planning permission has been refused for more than 400 homes in Wexford.

Aldi has secured the go ahead for a new store on the outskirts of Killarney, Co Kerry, despite an objection that it would have a negative impact on traders in the town centre.

In total, the number of planning permissions granted for dwelling units - houses and apartments - is down 3.5%.