THE company behind contentious plans to construct a seaplane base at Mountshannon on Lough Derg have dismissed appeals against the plan as “exaggerated and misrepresentative”.

IT’S time to cry halt to the building of apartments in Killarney, one of the town’s longest-serving councillors urged yesterday.

A GROUP of residents in West Cork has vowed to take their fight against a €14m reservoir all the way to the European Court if An Bord Pleanála doesn’t turn it down.

The developers of Citywest say they are at a loss as to why South Dublin County Council has refused plans for a €50m housing development for Citywest Village.

The Dublin Port Company is hopeful of completing the first major phase of its ambitious 30-year €600m development plan within the next five years.

A High Court challenge has been brought against An Bord Pleanála’s decision to allow developers demolish the former hospital where Michael Collins’ body was taken after he was shot at Beal na Blath in August 1922.

The iconic Panti Bliss sign has been given a new lease of life thanks to an appeal by the bar-owner Panti Bliss.

Environment Minister Alan Kelly has announced a review of An Bord Pleanála, aimed at ensuring that the planning body is adequately supported to meet future challenges.

A NUMBER of GPs in Killarney, along with a development company, have been forced to seek planning retention for the use of a building they moved into as a new medical centre last year.

A €6.5m solar farm, part of an independent power company’s plans for 11 such projects in Co Cork, has been refused planning permission.

A legal challenge has been launched against An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant planning permission for an electricity generating windfarm in Co Tipperary.

LIMERICK’S regeneration agencies have welcomed a decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant permission for a new link road to Moyross.

ONE of the country’s leading developers said he may seek a judicial review after An Bord Pleanála refused him permission for the second time to construct a €400 million housing project.

An umbrella organisation which represents more than 1,800 community groups has put its weight behind the Port of Cork’s plans for a €100m upgrade of its deepwater terminal at Ringaskiddy.

Plans by Lidl to replace its existing outlet in Fermoy with a large, new store have been approved, despite opposition from a rival supermarket owner.

AN Bórd Pleanála’s decision to give the country’s first municipal waste incinerator the green light was bound to trigger outrage among environmentalist.

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for an "iconic" €14m steel rollercoaster for Tayto Park as the operation of the ride would be too noisy for nearby residents.