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Fears town bypass has been put on hold ‘in favour of other routes’

FEARS that a badly needed ring road for Tralee are being long-fingered by the National Roads Authority (NRA) have been voiced by Kerry county engineer Tom Curran.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2006

Plans for extra parking space at Muckross House given go-ahead

Additional car and bus parking to cater for the large numbers of visitors to Muckross House, a protected area one of the southwest’s most popular tourist attractions in the 10,000-hectare Killarney National Park has been given the go-ahead.

Fri, 10 May, 2019

Four large Dublin housing developments seek permission under 'fast-track' system

Planning permission is being sought for more than 1,200 housing units in Dublin and Kildare.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2019

FlyeFit gym steps up to the mark on Cork city street stretch

Cork City’s formerly controversial Stapleton House finally looks fit for purpose, having lain empty since built over a decade ago.

Wed, 17 Apr, 2019

Cork set to reach for the stars as hotel plan unveiled

Plans for a 34-storey Cork city centre hotel, which would become Ireland’s tallest tower and twice the height of the 17-storey Elysian building, are finally revealed today by New York-based Irish developers.

Fri, 12 Jul, 2019

<p>County Mayor Cllr Mary Linehan-Foley said that she is led to believe “some of these turbines will nearly be in people's back gardens".</p>

Cork councillors oppose windfarm on Cork-Waterford border

Thirty-six councillors voted to reject, two voted in favour and six abstained. Among the six were the council's two Green councillors.

Tue, 09 Mar, 2021

<p>Paul Hyde is currently the subject of multiple investigations into his decision-making at An Bord Pleanála and has stepped aside from his role as deputy chair “without prejudice” until those probes are completed.</p>

Paul Hyde was appointed to planning board after defunct body nominated him

Mr Hyde had no known association with the Irish Rural Dwellers Association which had nominated him in 2013

Tue, 21 Jun, 2022

Six sea eagle chicks leave their nests in 2016

Six white-tailed sea eagle chicks have flown from their nests in 2016, making it the most successful year yet for the reintroduced birds, project organisers have said.

Sun, 11 Sep, 2016

Green light for heritage centre in Cork

A €10m heritage and visitor centre which will transform the site of education pioneer Nano Nagle’s first convent has been given the green light.

Fri, 20 Feb, 2015

<p>Reside (Castlepark) Ltd made the application last November for a mix of 305 houses and 164 apartments, along with a creche and café, at Castlepark, Castleislands in the north Cork town. File picture: iStock</p>

Permission for development of 469 homes in Mallow appealed

Traffic was a key concern, as was the existing lack of infrastructure in the area, the potential loss of play areas for children and the impact on existing homes near the site

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Fianna Fáil Education Minister, Norma Foley.

Long-awaited Carrigtwohill school campus gets green light

Political and education leaders in east Cork have urged the Government to follow through on a long-mooted secondary school campus for Carrigtwohill after the state planning board gave it the green light.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

<p>If OCP secures permission for the Goulding scheme, it will have planning for more than 3,000 apartments in Cork's south docks. Picture: Tom Coakley</p>

Cork developer says housing policies working as plans lodged for huge apartment complex

Application for 1,315-apartment scheme in 10 blocks of up to 14 storeys on docklands site could be lodged within eight weeks

Thu, 23 Mar, 2023

<p>An OSi expert described to a 2021 planning hearing how the map of Bessborough was produced by a Mr Horgan and a Mr O’Rourke in 1949 and 1950. See first linked article below. </p>

Ordnance Survey to search archive for evidence of children's burial ground at Bessborough

An Bord Pleanála said last year it would be 'premature' to permit apartments on the site of the former mother and baby home before establishing presence and extent of a burial ground

Sat, 19 Feb, 2022

Superdry backs down over The Moderne sign fiasco in Cork

International clothes retailer Superdry has backed down and reinstated the famous sign over the former Moderne store it now occupies on Cork’s main shopping street.

Tue, 22 Dec, 2015

Dalata Group gains approval for €36m hotel overhaul

The Dalata Group has secured planning permission for a €36m plan to transform its Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport into one of the largest in the country.

Fri, 04 Sep, 2015

Rooftop cafe at Ring of Kerry landmark gets green light

The green light has been given for a rooftop cafe at a popular tourist landmark, despite objections by the National Roads Authority (NRA).

Mon, 13 Apr, 2015

Lansdowne residents with appeal against development

Two local residents have withdrawn their legal challenge against the decision giving the go ahead to the €365m redevelopment of Lansdowne Road Stadium.

Thu, 12 Jul, 2007

<p>The strategic-housing-development process has been in place since 2017. Picture: Ballymoregroup.com</p>

An Bord Pleanála's strategic housing development decisions and the €8.2m cost of defending them

As scrutiny mounts, attention is turning to the enormous cost of court appeals that are successful in a majority of cases

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

<p>The proposed development of the centre provides for an off-street waiting area and a reconfiguration of MQI’s existing services with the supervised injecting facility located in a vacant basement within the building. Photo: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie</p>

An Bord Pleanála reconsiders application for supervised drug injection facility near school

The principal of St Audoen’s National School said they have protocols in place for dealing with addicts, intravenous drug use, serious criminality and death

Tue, 08 Feb, 2022

<p>Their report said the former Bessborough estate has been identified as having “residential development potential" and as having a very important role to play locally with respect to "placemaking and delivery of a neighbourhood park".</p>

Developers target another section of Bessborough mother and baby home site

After previous plans were rejected, developers are now hoping to build 184 apartments and a creche on a different part of the controversial site.

Sun, 26 Sep, 2021