The way has finally been cleared for the construction of 147 social and affordable homes on Cork’s northside on county land earmarked for transfer to the city.

Former defence minister Willie O’Dea last night sounded a Churchillian battle cry against €10m plans by Irish Cement Ltd to phase out the use of fossil fuels at its factory in Mungret, Co Limerick, in favour of used tyres and solid recovered waste.

A new multiplex cinema is to open in Killarney, Co Kery on the former site of one of the town’s best-known hotels.

An Garda Síochána is supporting the forthcoming supervised injecting centre not just because it’s Government policy but because it is the “right thing to do”, Dublin’s police chief says.

The unprecedented growth of student accommodation in Cork City over the past two years has raised concerns.

A residents’ association plans to seek a judicial review after Bord Pleanála granted permission for one of the biggest housing developments ever planned in Cork.

Cork County Council is to seek tenders for the construction of the €100m Macroom bypass in mid-July.

Kerry County Council has taken another step towards the development of a cycling greenway on the Ring of Kerry that it hopes will become a major tourist attraction.

Calls have been made for an independent review of Irish Water’s plans to spend €1.3bn building a system to pump drinking water from the Shannon to the greater Dublin area.

Irish Water has confirmed it is to press ahead with one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken in Ireland — the pumping of water from the Shannon river all the way to Dublin to supply the capital’s taps.

Plans will be unveiled today for over 100 new homes which will be built on Cork’s northside as part of one of the largest housing regeneration projects in the country.

A building facilities company has been told planning permission needs to be obtained for it to continue using the grounds of a GAA club in Cork city as a car park for its staff.

Objectors to a €220m Cork motorway that has received approval from An Bord Pleanála say they will consider their options in the coming days — including potential court action — to prevent the development from going ahead.

Cork County Council said it will now consider the next steps with a view to ensuring that it can progress to construction on the €220m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway “as soon as possible”.

Ambitious plans for a development that will include Cork’s largest hotel have been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála.

Cork county councillors are to urge Minister Eoghan Murphy to put more professional planners on the board of the highest planning authority in the country.

Plans for the development of almost 300 new homes in Carrigtwohill have been put on hold following an objection from the village’s community council.

Residents in the Farranlea Road area of Cork City have challenged a decision of Cork City Council to grant planning permission for a large-scale, student accommodation complex on the grounds of a former warehouse.

The developers behind plans for the €100m revamp of one of Ireland’s oldest suburban shopping centres will have to reapply for planning permission after a ‘technical error’ in the application.

A planning decision on a proposal to build an incinerator in Cork Harbour has been pushed out for the 10th time and could take another three months to conclude.