Planning permission has been refused for more than 400 homes in Wexford.

A €90m expansion of the Wicklow studios where the drama series Vikings is filmed is on hold after locals appealed the decision to grant planning permission.

THE HSE South has been refused planning permission to remove a large Christian statue from above the main entrance of the Killarney Community Hospital, which it took down and then replaced at ground level.

AN inspector with the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) said yesterday that he was unconcerned by a gas pipeline running through the site of a proposed hazardous waste incinerator plant at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.

An online petition against the opening of the arcade launched by Mr Lane collected 1,607 names.

A 100m transformation of the busiest road junction in Cork will breathe new life into the region and create much-needed jobs, industry leaders said today.

A “process of engagement” is underway with developers BAM in relation to a vast rubble mound left sitting on a prime Cork city centre site following the demolition almost a year ago of a landmark office block, the head of Cork City Council has confirmed.

Prize money for the coming year will be maintained at the current levels, the Curragh redevelopment will return to the agenda and a new programme will be drawn up to attract new owners to Irish racing.

Beautiful countryside across two unspoilt valleys will be scarred by a controversial electricity transmission line snaking its way through West Cork, it has been claimed.

THERE may be light at the end of a long tunnel for a Cork school waiting almost a decade for new accommodation – while children have been taught in expensive prefabs.

A REPORT on the future of Dublin Port has raised serious doubts about the commercial benefits of the controversial proposal to relocate the country’s busiest cargo facility to a new site in north county Dublin.

MAJOR planning and banking bills have been passed by the Dáil in contentious circumstances.

PEOPLE power is the only thing that will force big businesses to lower their prices, according to one Meath woman who has already succeeded in getting cheaper grocery prices for her hometown.

THE Port of Cork has suffered a setback to its plans to open a €226 million container terminal at Ringaskiddy in 2011.

PASSENGERS at the congested Dublin Airport will see the benefit of €450 million of improvements as early as next year, airport bosses said last night.