HOUSEHOLDERS in Waterford should not be forced to endure higher refuse charges next year, a local TD has said.

Nama has been asked to clarify its position on a planning objection lodged by one of its client firms against a €50m Cork City office block which has the potential to deliver 2,000 jobs.

Representatives of three Dublin hospitals are to re-launch their plan to build the National Children's Hospital at the Mater site.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s Government had, after we were told that one million species are in danger of extinction, a sort of Pauline conversion.

Limerick Youth Service is to redevelop the 19th century Ballyloughran House in north Kerry as a weekend hostel for young people from Limerick City and other regions.

WITH just under €1 billion allocated for buying up land for the Cork-Limerick motorway, what price for this land at Ballyviniter, Mallow?

NO objections have yet been lodged following the recent publication of the planned route for a new road linking Waterford and Dublin.

I SUPPORT the parents of children attending Ballincurrig NS, near Midleton, Co Cork, in their protest against eircom’s plans to erect a digital radio mast just 50 metres from the school.

Plans for nearly 2,500 homes in Dublin have been lodged with An Bord Pleanála.

SHELL IRELAND has received an €80m cash injection to complete works to allow gas be taken from the Corrib gas field.

ONE of Kerry’s popular beach areas has become “like Mondello Park” since a caravan park there was last year shut down by Kerry County Council, it was claimed yesterday.

A building to provide extra classrooms at a southside Cork girls’ secondary school has been refused planning permission by An Bord Pleanála.

The 22 National League soccer clubs have advised the Football Association of Ireland to negotiate with the government for the use of the proposed national stadium.

An Bórd Pleanala has reportedly rejected U2's efforts to get taxpayers to foot the bill for their unsuccessful attempt to save their Dublin docklands studio from demolition.

FOLLOWING a crackdown on quarry firms operating outside the terms of their planning permission, Kerry County Council is to be paid €50,000 a year by one quarry company, it has emerged.