IEC: Search - Irish Examiner

SEARCH

Total results: 4501

Page 100 of 226

<p>An Bord Pleanala upheld the decision of Cork County Council to grant planning permission to renewable energy firm, Soleire Renewables SPV Limited, for the construction of a 92.75-hectare solar farm across a number of townlands in north Cork.</p>

County Cork solar farm gets green light despite objections

Residents living near the site of the proposed solar farm claimed the planning application should never have been validated due to a lack of information

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Back to the drawing board, but few clear answers are available

IT WAS the word all sides in the divisive children’s hospital location row were dreading — review. An Bord Pleanála’s decision to refuse planning permission is to be studied by a review body to be set up under the chairmanship of former HSE chairman Frank Dolphin.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2012

Rowers fear Shannon seaplane service could ‘cause deaths’

THE setting up of a seaplane service from a pontoon on the Shannon near Limerick city centre has come under fire from rowers.

Fri, 01 Apr, 2011

Child abuse victim memorial in Dublin denied planning

The future of a memorial to victims of institutional child abuse is in jeopardy after planning was refused for the €500,000 project in Dublin’s north inner city.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2013

<p>Land parcels in Tralee, Dingle and Milltown have been confirmed by An Bord Pleanála as suitable for residential-zoned land tax.</p>

An Bord Pleanála adds Kerry urban areas to RZLT after dismissing appeals

The residential-zoned land tax, the collection of which is deferred until 2025, is set to hit landowners at a rate of 3% of market value of any land that is earmarked for housing development

Thu, 26 Sep, 2024

Mater site rejected for location of new children's hospital

Plans for the new dedicated children’s hospital in Dublin have been refused, it has been confirmed.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2012

<p>Publican, Brian O’Neill who runs the Tap Tavern, appealed against the decision of Cork County Council to grant planning permission for the new 10-bedroom guesthouse on the site of the Kinsale Tire Store on Guardwell, Kinsale. Photo: Dan Linehan</p>

Board rejects Kinsale pub owner's challenge to next-door guesthouse development

The board rejected the recommendation of its own planning inspector who said that Cork County Council did not appear to have any plans to address the existing traffic problems in the town

Thu, 27 Jan, 2022

Democracy incinerated in pursuit of something called common good

As China welcomes the year of the monkey, maybe the people of Ringaskiddy should mark the year of the three monkeys. Bureaucracy can see no evil, speak no evil and certainly hear no evil insofar as what it can dump on the community there is concerned.

Fri, 23 Jan, 2004

Council denies landfill is a threat to local ecology

THE opening day of a Bord Pleanála hearing in Dungarvan yesterday into Waterford County Council’s proposal to develop a landfill outside the town, was told that in an ideal world waste would be buried five miles underground.

Wed, 23 Jun, 2004

Plan to pipe more sewage into Dublin Bay facing legal challenge

Dublin City Council will have to await the outcome of a major legal challenge to its proposed €270m Ringsend scheme to pipe the waste products of about 1.8 million people into the heart of Dublin Bay.

Mon, 25 Mar, 2013

Dawson Street property plan gets the green light

Property group, Green Reit has won its planning battle with An Taisce over its plans to demolish a landmark building and erect a new six-storey office block on Dublin’s Dawson Street.

Thu, 01 Oct, 2015

Objections stall plans to revamp hotel site into upmarket retail store

Plans to convert a former hotel in Cork city centre into an upmarket retail store have been put on hold following objections from a number of local businesses and An Taisce.

Sat, 17 Mar, 2018

<p>Computer-generated image of the planned housing estate at Kilbarry adjacent to Delaneys GAA Club grounds.</p>

Plans for over 300 homes on Cork GAA land returned to planning commission after High Court ruling

High Court decision overturned a positive bid from the planning commission for 319 homes at a 15-hectare site in Kilbarry owned by the Cork County GAA Board

Wed, 08 Apr, 2026

<p>Allegations about An Bord Pleanála have been tumbling out ever since The Ditch website reported on circumstances around the refusal of planning for a proposed development in Blackpool, Cork.</p>

Mick Clifford: Probe shows that creeping politicisation damaged trust in An Bord Pleanála

Internal investigation found that there may have been 'a concerted attempt to shift certain cultural norms' in An Bord Pleanála

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022

<p>Dave Walsh did oversee the organisation during a time in which it now appears to have lost its way through malpractice and misgovernance by a small number of individuals. </p>

Mick Clifford: What now for An Bord Pleanála after losing its chair and deputy chair?

The board faces a long road back

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Plans lodged for more than 30 homes in Cork suburb

Plans for a development of more than 30 new homes in the southside suburbs of Cork have been lodged.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2015

Tayto Park owner confident screams from proposed new €15.5m rollercoaster won't impact residents

The screams by passengers on Tayto Park’s planned new €15.5 million rollercoaster won’t impact on nearby residents.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2019

<p>Judge Richard Humphreys said '[I]n more recent years, a very substantial amount of litigation is now by developers complaining about the refusal of permission.'</p>

Developers behind growing number of planning court cases

Judge who presides over the planning and environmental division of the High Court says a growing number of cases are being taken by developers challenging issues including the refusal of permission, imposition of conditions, and elements of development plans such as zoning

Mon, 26 May, 2025

Superdump could have ‘significant’ impact

IT may be 10 years before Limerick has its own waste incinerator, a Bord Pleanála hearing into a proposed 98-acre super dump was told yesterday.

Thu, 04 Nov, 2004

New law allows Port of Cork to expand

Cork will among 10 port authority companies who will be allowed to expand outside their own harbour under new legislation proposed by the Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey.

Thu, 07 Aug, 2008