PLANNING chiefs opened a public hearing into the controversial Corrib gas pipeline route as a prominent protestor was jailed for the second time in less than two months.

BRIAN HANRATTY (Irish Examiner letters, November 3) is incorrect in his statement that Indaver Ireland’s municipal waste incinerator in Co Meath will “pose a new threat” to the heritage of the Boyne valley.

A YOUNG sister and brother lost their lives yesterday when the car which was dropping them to school crashed head-on with a lorry.

SOME of your correspondents who have challenged the decision to proceed with a toxic waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy are under the illusion that we live in a democracy.

CUT-PRICE designer brands will continue to be stocked on Irish shelves despite a court decision not to allow Tesco in Britain to sell Levi jeans imported from outside Europe.

The houses and apartments will be built at a site at Kilcarbery with 310 of the units earmarked for social housing.

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A Kildare TD has expressed concern that a €3.6bn investment for Intel’s manufacturing plant in Leixlip could be under threat due to objections from a small number of local residents.

A failure by An Bord Pleanála to consider the needs of cyclists and pedestrians when it refused permission for a major road-widening scheme extending 28km between Tralee and Daingean in Co Kerry has led to a High Court order overturning that refusal.

Opponents of a north/south electricity interconnector which would see 300 pylons 15m high being built across counties Meath, Cavan and Monaghan are likely to seek a judicial review of the planning decision.

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

DESPITE reports that work on the building of a €500 million gas terminal on the Shannon Estuary has been delayed for at least a year, the company behind the project yesterday insisted it would go ahead.

A HOST of Hollywood movie stars have been invited to Kilkee for the unveiling of a statue to celebrate the late actor, Richard Harris.

Plans for a major retail development on the outskirts of Cork City are in doubt after planning for an access road was shot down.

An Bord Pleanála has overruled its own planning inspector to give the green light to contentious plans for a giant €80m wind farm in North Tipperary, with turbines 25m taller than Dublin’s Spire.

The ambitious €50m redevelopment of the landmark Capitol cinema site in the heart of Cork city has been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála.

BROADBAND internet services are expected to be available in all of Kerry before the end of this year, despite ongoing objections to masts by local communities.

DESPITE claims the centre of Dingle could become a “ghost town”, An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for a multi-million-euro development at the eastern side of the tourist haven.