Tommy Barker says now that Cork harbour has rediscovered its mojo, so too will properties like Simla.

Three schools in the Wicklow town of Greystones have put on hold plans by McDonald’s to build a new fast food outlet there.

Suneil Sharma is a businessman not known to the wider Limerick public. While Limerick has been very good to Mr Sharma, some, specifically Limerick City and County Council, Limerick Chamber of Commerce and the Limerick Business Association are beginning to question if Mr Sharma will be as good for Limerick.

A single farmer in Co Mayo has won the right to be buried on his own land.

An environmental group has secured leave to appeal against the rejection of its challenge to a grant of permission for a wind farm in Co Laois.

An “earth sheltered dwelling” at Reenbeg, a prominent headland overlooking Dingle harbour, has been refused planning permission by An Bord Pleanála.

Limerick City planners have been left red-faced over their objection to two neighbours restoring their roofs to their original red slate colour.

Wind turbines may be required to be a minimum of 700 metres from residential dwellings under proposals being considered by Environment Minister Alan Kelly.

The State’s best known marriage counselling service has put the brakes on plans to redevelop the €70m Garda regional headquarters site on Harcourt Street in Dublin.

Applications for licences to explore for gas using controversial fracking methods are unlikely to be considered for another two years, at least.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has defended the appointment of a pro-fracking company to lead a research study into the practice in Ireland.

A former bookshop in Cork City centre has permission to be changed to a cafe/restaurant, following a recent planning decision.

A multimillion bid to safeguard the future of one of the country’s busiest ports is due to be lodged with An Bord Pleanála.

The minister driving the €1bn re-invention of Cork Harbour as a tourism, research, and innovation hub says waste firm Indaver faces a “real challenge” to convince him and the public of the merits of an incinerator in the area.

The Dromoland Castle Hotel is seeking to block renewed plans by forecourt operator Applegreen to extend its network of motorway service areas into Co Clare.

 

A people’s alliance that has fought a long-running battle to stop a €160m incinerator being built in Cork Harbour has launched an online site to make it easier and cheaper for people to lodge their objections to the company’s latest bid for planning permission.

Supermarket giant Aldi’s continuing expansion has suffered a blow as its plans for a store at the medieval heritage town of Killaloe has been refused by An Bord Pleanála.