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€30m for Páirc Uí Chaoimh branded ’political sharp practice’

The Government was yesterday accused of "political sharp practice" for sanctioning, a week before the local elections, a €30m grant of taxpayers’ money to help fund the €70m regeneration of Pairc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.

Thu, 15 May, 2014

<p>The Marina Market was set up without planning permission in the former Southern Fruits warehouse on Cork's Centre Park Rd in 2020. File picture Dan Linehan</p>

Marina Market owner lodges detailed appeal against planning refusal

The market on Centre Park Rd and adjacent to Kennedy Quay has appealed Cork City Council's decision to An Bord Pleanála

Wed, 14 Dec, 2022

Controversial superdump plans approved

Plans for a controversial new superdump in north Dublin were today given the green light.

Fri, 28 May, 2010

Tara campaigners vow to fight on in Europe

Environmentalists today vowed to take their fight to Europe after An Bord Pleanala approved the controversial M3 motorway through 2000-year-old newly discovered ruins at the Hill of Tara.

Wed, 22 Aug, 2007

<p>Marino Point Former IFI Plant and lands. Picture: Denis Scannell</p>

Planning decision puts plans for 1,300 homes in Cork's docklands on hold

Planning refusal for Goulding to move to Marino Point from the docklands will be seen as a major blow as permission had been granted last year for 1,300 homes to be built on the Goulding site once it moved.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

<p>The plans to construct the graveyard on the site of the Monaleen pitch and putt course, just outside Castletroy to the east of Limerick city, would see more than 3,300 burial plots built over three phases. File picture</p>

Limerick home buyers 'scared to live near a graveyard as they get the heebie-jeebies'

Locals have appealed controversial plans to build a new cemetery near Castletroy, saying it would become a magnet for anti-social behaviour such as 'bare-knuckle boxing' and 'sex in public view'

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

ESB in talks bid to resolve cable dispute

Eddie Cassidy

Fri, 04 Feb, 2005

Solar farm gets go-ahead in West Cork despite opposition

Planning permission has been granted for a controversial solar farm in West Cork, despite opposition from a local community group.

Wed, 10 Apr, 2019

<p>On Thursday, a five-judge Supreme Court allowed the Heather Hill and Mr McGoldrick’s appeal, finding the effect of section 50B is that all grounds in proceedings challenging the validity of certain development consents benefit from costs protection. File picture</p>

Ruling has far-reaching effect on environmental challenges to planning permissions

The court’s interpretation is aligned with the Aarhus Convention’s requirement that such proceedings are “not prohibitively expensive”

Thu, 10 Nov, 2022

‘Chopped’ facing flagship closure over planning row

Freshly Chopped is facing closure of one of its flagship outlets after it was refused retention planning permission for its branch on Dublin’s Grafton St.

Fri, 28 Sep, 2018

Carrigtwohill housing plan on hold

Plans for the development of almost 300 new homes in Carrigtwohill have been put on hold following an objection from the village’s community council.

Sat, 23 Jun, 2018

Galway Muslims to appeal refusal to retain mosque

Muslims in Galway are to appeal their local council’s rejection of their efforts to retain a controversial mosque. It was operated without planning permission.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2018

Project ‘last chance’ to improve key tourist route in Kerry

There are hopes work can soon commence on upgrading one of the country’s top tourist routes, a project that would also include cycleways.

Mon, 21 Apr, 2014

<p>An Bord Pleanála had upheld an earlier finding by Cork County Council that the lands should be included on maps of sites where the residential zoned land tax applies. File Picture: PA</p>

Coroner challenges decision to deem her Cork lands as eligible for 'land hoarding tax'

Helen Lucey had intended to seek planning permission to build houses on the lands, or sell the land to a builder, having received planning permission

Mon, 18 Dec, 2023

<p>Aerial picture of Bessborough, Cork. Picture: Denis Scannell</p>

Works to begin on developing 400 housing units at Bessborough

The company that proposed to develop the site said it will endeavour to keep all stakeholders informed throughout the process, and "is committed to respecting the history and heritage of the wider site".

Sat, 08 Jan, 2022

Action needed to make hospital plans a reality

When Health Minister James Reilly says that it would not be right for him to prejudge anything that might come out of the latest review of the plans for a new National Children’s Hospital, he never said anything truer.

Thu, 08 Mar, 2012

Bord postpones decision on port’s €226m terminal plan

MANAGEMENT at the Port of Cork will have to wait a little longer to find out if they can proceed with a new €226 million container terminal, after An Bord Pleanála postponed a decision due yesterday.

Wed, 04 Jun, 2008

Objectors to water scheme may go to court

OBJECTORS are expected to take their fight against a €14.5 million water scheme to the courts after Bord Pleanála granted Cork County Council a conditional order to proceed with the project.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2006

Six-floor Bon Secours hospital plan approved

The major extension proposed for the Bon Secours Hospital, in Cork City, has been approved by An Bord Pleanála.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2015

Hearing to discuss plan to use river for town’s water supply

A CONTROVERSIAL plan by Kerry County Council to abstract water from the River Sheen to supply the tourist town of Kenmare is the subject of a two-day planning hearing that starts today.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2011