THE Dublin skyline was going to change with a trend towards tall buildings, the planning appeal against the refusal for a 37-storey Ballsbridge development proposed by property magnate Seán Dunne was told yesterday.

PASSENGERS travelling through Dublin Airport can expect a better experience with the opening a €120 million facility on Sunday.

THE inability of two senior heritage officials to attend and give evidence to the Oireachtas Environment Committee hearing on the proposed M3 (Clonee-to-Kells) motorway is of serious concern on two levels.

I REFER to the story headlined ‘Lack of mobile phone coverage in valley is putting lives at risk’ (Irish Examiner, April 19).

Talks to kickstart the Port of Cork’s stalled relocation bid will take place in the coming days.

The proposed widening and removal of bends on a notable tourist road in Kerry will have a profound impact on the landscape, it has been claimed.

The upgrading of the M50 ring road around Dublin will only create a massive car park, the Green Party warned today.

Plans for new commuter railway stations in Cork have reached “the end of the line” due to a lack of funding and the rejection of the county council’s plan to build a new town at Monard, near Blarney.

INDAVER has been accused of trying to muscle-in on Cork County Council’s waste disposal business.

Plans for a major extension of the Jurys Inn hotel in Galway have to be put on hold following objections from a number of parties, including An Taisce.

Two HSE public health doctors have written to An Bord Pleanála calling on it to refuse planning permission for a drive-thru fast food restaurant in Skerries in north Dublin

The first phase of the project, which is being developed by Cork County Council, will focus on developing a launch area for boats/kayaks close to Mallow bridge.

WATERFORD is losing out on almost €1.4 million in salaries monthly because of a planning delay in relation to a proposed construction project in the city.

LOCAL residents are to fight against the proposed transformation of Lansdowne Road into a 50,000 all-seater stadium granted planning permission by Dublin City Council yesterday.

Gardai have interviewed “a substantial number of witnesses” in its investigation into bogus letters for a planned €10m Supermac’s motorway forecourt outside Ennis.

Ambulances are called to accidents on the Cork-Limerick road roughly once every week on average, according to HSE figures.