Submissions have been made in relation to the proposed Albert Quay office development, for which Owen O’Callaghan has sought permission in Cork’s south docklands.

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Planning permission has been granted for a new €40m hotel at Portobello in Dublin in spite of opposition from comedian, David McSavage and scores of other local residents.

MORE than €8,500 a day has been spent on overtime and expenses for gardaí policing the Corrib gas project in Mayo since protests began there than five years ago.

We are tired, we are disappointed, we are devastated, but we are a long way from broken.

New homes prices starting from €247,000 for two-beds, and €295,000 for three-bed townhouses, are the immediate, stand-out points to note as the long-awaited €150m Ballinglanna, Cork scheme of 600 homes and services by the O’Flynn Group gets launched next weekend, from February 16.

Cork County Council said it will now consider the next steps with a view to ensuring that it can progress to construction on the €220m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway “as soon as possible”.