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GAA to provide cardiac screeningfor teenagers

The GAA is to provide free cardiac screening to teenagers living near Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork city as part of an agreement secured over a planned €70m redevelopment of the stadium.

Mon, 22 Sep, 2014

<p>The details emerged on Monday as engineers working on the massive scheme, which could cost at least €1bn to deliver, briefed public representatives on design progress. Picture: Denis Minihane.</p>

Further details on M20 Cork to Limerick road revealed as engineers hone route design

It is only if planning is approved that tenders can be published which means that construction is several years away yet

Mon, 27 Nov, 2023

<p>Some €300m is already being invested in a new through-platform at Kent Station. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

New 'world-leading' battery electric trains to be running in Cork within two years — minister

Just eight trains operate on the network today. The new service will require an unprecedented fleet increase up to 30 trains, with 150 carriages

Fri, 24 May, 2024

<p>Glenwood House in Carrigaline was bought by the HSE in 2021. Picture: Denis Scannell</p>

Call for PAC probe as former Cork B&B bought by HSE is left vacant for three years

Glenwood House in Carrigaline was bought by the HSE, which sought to turn the former B&B into a mental health facility to replace Millfield House in Cork city

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

<p>O’Brien & O’Flynn criticised the chronic delays in upgrading the public waste water treatment plant in nearby Killumney, which now threatens its plans to build 110 homes on a site it owns in Ovens, which has been zoned for housing for almost 20 years. File picture</p>

Plans for Cork homes refused over delay in public water treatment plant upgrade

The firm applied to Cork County Council in July 2023 for planning for 51 houses — 30 four-bed, 12 three-bed, and nine two-bed houses

Thu, 18 Jul, 2024

<p>Transport Minister Eamon Ryan: 'There are currently no plans to provide multi-annual funding to TII for national road projects.' Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins</p>

Eamon Ryan rules out multi-annual funding for road building despite warning several projects at risk

It comes after Transport Infrastructure Ireland warned some of the country’s biggest road projects, including M20 Cork to Limerick and the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy motorways, could be delayed because of how funding is allocated

Fri, 20 Sep, 2024

<p>The proposed large-scale residential development near the Dunkettle Interchange.</p>

O'Flynn Group gets green light for major development of 550 homes in Cork

Proposed scheme near Dunkettle includes 394 homes, 156 apartment and duplex units, a creche and neighbourhood centre

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

<p>An artist's impression of the Cork South Docks proposal.</p>

New Cork City Council chief targets homes, light rail and cultural revival on South Main Street

Valerie O'Sullivan, Cork City’s new chief executive, sets out plans for housing, light rail, and a vibrant cultural revival downtown

Sat, 19 Apr, 2025

<p>The 217-unit Railyard Apartments scheme includes plans for 99 social and 118 cost-rental apartments in a 24-storey residential tower, which will become Ireland’s tallest building.</p>

Funding for 800 homes in Cork with one scheme to include Ireland’s tallest residential building

€300m in government funding has been approved to kickstart the delivery of two large and long-awaited social housing projects in Cork City

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

This top-spec home in Ballinlough, Cork, is on a beautiful, private site

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

<p class="contextmenu Body Body">A social housing project status report from the Department of Housing shows that 1,182 planned homes in Cork City were at the same point in the planning process in September 2023 that they had been at last January. In some of those cases houses were approved almost five years ago, in the second quarter of 2019. Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

Irish Examiner view: Cork housing figures a reminder of current crisis

Yesterday in these pages, Paul Hosford reported on a statistic regarding public housing in this country — namely, more than 1,100 social houses in Cork City are currently stalled at various stages of the planning process.

Fri, 05 Jan, 2024

Viability challenges threaten vitally needed housing supply in 2023 and beyond

Refugee crisis putting additional strain on both the housing system, public system and hospitality.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2022

<p>In the several EU member states where agrivoltaics are promoted, farmers can have hectares of panels, but keep their EU farm payments at the same time. File picture</p>

Stephen Cadogan: The era of solar farms has truly arrived

In 2024, 11% of the EU's electricity came from solar, overtaking coal, according to industry estimates

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

<p>Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan is optimistic that transformative change in how we move about our towns and cities will happen.</p>

Catherine Conlon: Cars are not the future of transport

More oversized EVs and more roads take the focus off what is needed — better public transport and active travel

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

Planning row in Kerry over renewable energy station

A planning row has erupted in a north Kerry village over plans by a renewable energy firm to complete a partially developed power and heat-generation facility.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2019

<p>A section of the new bypass will cross the N22 near the Republican memorial about 2km from Ballyvourney, Co Cork. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Picture Dan Linehan</span>
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N22 roadworks to 'disrupt' commemoration of War of Independence ambush

Next month’s centenary commemoration of a War of Independence ambush will be marred by construction of the N22 bypass through the ambush site, historians claim.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2021

Consultants paid €150k to analyse pylon plans

The Government has paid €150,000 plus VAT on outside consultants in relation to plans to erect a €500m electric pylon corridor from Kildare to Cork, via Wexford.

Wed, 11 Dec, 2013

East Cork area could get third Eirgrid project

Residents of an East Cork community fear their locality may be chosen for a third Eirgrid development after the State-owned electricity operator indicated it would be carrying out tests in the area for a potential international connection with the continent.

Thu, 22 Jan, 2015

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">The clock is ticking on a proposal by Tower Development Properties Ltd to redevelop Custom House Quay in Cork City, where they have permission to build a 34-storey hotel. The planning grant expires next March, however Cork City Council says the owner of the site ‘remains focused’ on developing it. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Picture: Chani Anderson</span>
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Kerry developer still committed to 34-storey hotel on historic Cork City quay

Time runs out next March for Tower Properties' Custom House Quay plan

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

Politicians objecting to housing developments puts govt in 'difficult position', says Murphy

Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has said that politicians who object to new housing developments are putting the Government in a “very difficult position”.

Thu, 31 Jan, 2019