The company planning to build a 240,000-tonne capacity incinerator in Cork Harbour has grossly underestimated the risk zone around its chimney stack, local campaigners have claimed.

Cork City Council is awaiting further information from developers of the proposed reworking for residential use of a former bakery site in Togher.

THE GAA has been accused of trying to turn Croke Park into “an adventure sports park” after the sports organisation submitted plans which would allow visitors to engage in abseiling and ziplining off the roof of the stadium.

An “earth sheltered dwelling” at Reenbeg, a prominent headland overlooking Dingle harbour, has been refused planning permission by An Bord Pleanála.

The sometime scourge of plans by Trump Doonbeg and other developers has lost out on his own plans to extend the number of Airbnb style studio lettings at his protected Georgian Dublin property.

Despite our housing crisis, politicians seem all too ready to object to developments.

NOW you see them, now you don’t — these two adjoining bungalows pictured right are about to be flattened, and replaced by separate, detached brand new homes.

Environmental activists tonight claimed almighty floods proved plans for a 100,000 tonne toxic burner in Cork harbour were awash with flaws.

An opposing submission from the local primary school St Audoen’s describes school staff and parents tryingto revive a woman who had overdosed on drugs on a green across from the junior playground.

Appeals have been lodged in relation to planning approval for a major mixed development at the ESB headquarters near Dublin City centre.

Judgement has been reserved at the Supreme Court on an appeal over whether An Bord Pleanála breached its obligations in how it approved the first phase of tech giant Apple’s planned €850m data centre in Co Galway.

Environment Minister John Gormley today warned Dublin City Council against forging ahead with a controversial waste incinerator after it was granted a licence.