Cork city centre’s largest office scheme, Navigation Square, is now cleared for a €90m build commencement by the summer which could facilitate 3,000 jobs.

A High Court challenge has been mounted against the refusal by Bord Pleanála to give the go-ahead for a solar power-generating facility in the south-east.

The Trump family have secured their first planning victory for their luxury golf links resort at Doonbeg.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for a piece of the €16m upgrade of the five-star Dromoland Castle in Co Clare.

The Department of Education is considering a permanent exhibition to remember residential institution abuse victims, instead of the memorial recommended in the 2009 Ryan Report.

Tesco Ireland has temporarily put the brakes on German discounter Aldi’s Irish expansion plans.

Permission for a 608-house development in Cork has been approved by An Bord Pleanála, under new strategic housing development (SHD) guidelines designed to fast-track new homes and student apartments to tackle the housing crisis.

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a proposed Lidl supermarket in the Cork suburb of Douglas, disagreeing with the recommendation of its inspector.

Plans for the first urban residential development in Cork’s docklands have been hit by a last-minute appeal from a commercial semi-state company.

The former St Kevin’s Asylum, and over 14 acres of zoned land, has finally been placed on the market for sale by the HSE, with a €2.95 million price guide via agents Lisney, who say it has clear residential development potential.

More additions to student accommodation provision in Cork are to be made after permission has been granted for a development with over 200 bed spaces near the city centre.

Planning permission has been granted for a new amusement arcade in Cobh, despite objections from the owner of one of the town’s largest visitor attractions.

Plans to convert a former hotel in Cork city centre into an upmarket retail store have been put on hold following objections from a number of local businesses and An Taisce.

Donations are pouring in to help fund a possible legal challenge to the controversial decision to grant planning for a €160m incinerator in Cork Harbour.

We are tired, we are disappointed, we are devastated, but we are a long way from broken.

Waste firm Indaver says it is open to dialogue with Cork Harbour residents about its controversial €160m incinerator project.

Here is a timeline of events regarding the Indaver incinerator from 2001 to 2018.

We may have lost this battle, but the war isn’t over yet.

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help campaigners continue their near-20-year fight against controversial plans for an incinerator in Cork Harbour.