STUDENTS whose hopes of a move to a new school building were shattered when councillors refused to rezone the site last summer were celebrating yesterday after the decision was overturned.

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.

A planning row has broken out in Tralee over plans for a major extension of a retail park on the outskirts of the town.

RESIDENTS lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála yesterday against plans for another apartment block in a Cork suburb.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Dick Roche announced that the route of the Waterford bypass must change to protect an important Viking site.

Figures showing that house prices have jumped by between 11% and 17% in Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford over the last year underline the scale of the housing crisis and how very difficult it will be to resolve. 

Plans for the largest hotel to be built in Cork city centre have been put on hold, following objections by the owner of a private, third-level college building.

THE great protection we afford property is seen at its sharpest in our shameful housing crisis.

Kerry is to seek to declare itself an island from the rest of Ireland, a councillor and former All-Ireland football medal winner with Kerry has said.

A BROTHER of JP McManus, Gerry McManus and his wife Michelle, have been given permission by An Bord Pleanala to demolish sections of the period property Fedamore House in Co Limerick.

WELL, it is now official. Waterford business leaders have, through the chamber of commerce, declared Waterford the city of Luddites.

Health Minister Dr James Reilly said today that he understands that people want some certainty about the future of the National Children's Hospital project.