Planning application lodged last August for development on 12.6 hectare area in East Cork

The Dublin Housing Taskforce's report said the “relatively low level of completions is likely to be linked to the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 on the construction industry”.

An investigation may have found that director of planning Rachel Kenny was negatively impacted by media reports, but no demand for a retraction was made, writes Mick Clifford

The leading European fashion retailer is to set up shop at the former Quills' outlet on St Patrick's Street, which has been vacant since 2014

Planning for five-storey block refused last year and no decision has been made on appeal due to backlog of cases

Three judicial review actions had challenged the planning board’s permission for the 18km project that was intended to ease chronic traffic congestion in the city

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The proposals 'put the obligation more on individuals to enforce compliance with environmental law'

The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint made by an individual on behalf of the Safety Before LNG group against the Irish Examiner

Controversies include the unauthorised spending of €1,500 by the executive director, attempts to set up a false email trail alleging members were complaining about the president, and attempts to undermine the president’s authority

Councillors say SACs are impeding the construction of breakwaters and other essential maritime infrastructure

An Bord Pleanála's permission last summer went against a recommendation for refusal by its own senior planning inspector

An external report into the actions of the former executive director of the Irish Planning Institute highlighted a number of still unanswered concerns, writes Mick Clifford

The judge awards permission for the action to be pursued and grants a stay on implementation of the vesting order and compulsory acquisition of the property

Planning woes

Site rezoned for agriculture while appeal decision delayed by backlog at An Bord Pleanála

MWB Two said it plans to appeal Cork City Council's decision to An Bórd Pleanála.

The Bessboro Mother and Baby Home Support Group said the uncertainty around potential child burials on the site still exists today.

The potential for unrecorded 20th-century human remains at a site in Bessborough earmarked for apartments cannot be discounted, an expert forensic archaeologist has said.

Foynes to Limerick project has been in the works since 2014 and was given approval last August