IEC: Search - Irish Examiner

SEARCH

Total results: 4501

Page 215 of 226

<p>Cork City Council has agreed to sell a strip of land to the developers of the proposed Railway Gardens 17-storey apartment block. Picture: Meitheal Architects</p>

Developers to pay Cork City €250k for 'worthless land' to facilitate Railway Gardens plan

Decision follows heated debate in the wake of the recent Sextant site controversy

Tue, 15 Jun, 2021

<p>A computer-generated image of what the new Premier Inn and office development will look like at Morrison's Island. Pic courtesy of the Greenleaf Group.</p>

€45m development finally underway at former Moore’s Hotel site

WORK has commenced on a €45m hotel and office development at Morrison’s Island, kickstarting a much-needed and long-awaited overhaul of Morrison’s Quay. Contractors, the Cavan-based Elliot Group, have moved onto the 0.

Thu, 26 Aug, 2021

<p>Plans for thousands of new homes were lodged by developers before Christmas in a four-day scramble, ahead of a key date that sees the ending of fast-tracking of planning for strategic housing developments. Picture: Eamonn Farrell</p>

Crisis of supply in housing laid bare by stark new figures

The total number of properties available to buy on Daft.ie on December 1 was just 11,483 - the lowest on record in a series dating back to January 2007

Wed, 29 Dec, 2021

<p>Maureen Considine and Catherine Coffey O'Brien, who along with Ann O’Gorman, will accept the Spirit of Mother Jones Award on behalf of the Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

Bessborough campaigners to be honoured for 'bravery and determination'

Ann O’Gorman, Maureen Considine, and Catherine Coffey O’Brien will accept the Spirit of Mother Jones Award on behalf of the Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance

Tue, 23 Nov, 2021

<p>The Kerry TD accused the Tánaiste of thinking he was a 'big shot', which Mr Varadkar characterised as 'not nice'. File picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie</p>

Varadkar and Healy-Rae trade 'looking down your nose at me' barbs in Dáil row

The argument erupted during Leaders' Questions after Michael Healy-Rae raised the issue of a proposed liquified natural gas facility in North Kerry

Tue, 22 Mar, 2022

Supreme Court puts stay on order quashing permission for Cork windfarm

Klaus Balz and Hanna Heubach brought the judicial review challenge over their concerns about the impact of the proposed 11-turbine development by Cleanrath Wind Farm Ltd close to their home at Bear na Gaoithe, where they operate a horticultural business.

Tue, 05 May, 2020

<p>Paula Byrne, the CEO of Merchants Quay Ireland, said the coronavirus pandemic had exacerbated what was already a trend of people with mental health issues interacting with services. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin</p>

Covid-19: 'Life’s hard enough sleeping on the streets without this happening'

Sharp rise in mental health problems among homeless and urgent need for women-specific services, says Merchants Quay Ireland

Thu, 05 Nov, 2020

<p>The entrance to the Bottlehill residual landfill site. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

Cork's Bottlehill - 20 years on what happens now?

It was to be one of the biggest landfills in the country but, having cost almost €50m, it has yet to receive an ounce of refuse, writes Sean O’Riordan

Thu, 03 Nov, 2022

<p>Dr Val Cummins says: 'Floating wind technology can be deployed off the south coast and off the west coast where the continental shelf lends itself really, really well to an opportunity to get up to and beyond 30GW of floating offshore wind HASE, electricity.' Pictures: Ben Birchall/PA Wire</p>

Ireland has to move quickly if we are to become the Saudi Arabia of wind energy

As national blackout fears and unaffordable energy bills haunt the public consciousness ahead of winter, marine and energy expert Dr Val Cummins, says Ireland’s energy security is possible – if all stakeholders work together now.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2022

Battle for survival over link to motorway

The future of a Cork town may depend on a link to the M20, writes Sean O’Riordan

Fri, 02 Jul, 2010

<p>Greenlighted: Victoria Cross to get a further tall student apartment block on the former Quinlan Honda garage site being promoted by the Kelleher family's Bellmount Developments</p>

Intensification of Cork's purpose-built student accommodation gathers pace near UCC

Victoria Cross district sees further ten-storey, 243-bed block for students near controversial Orchard Road site

Wed, 24 Nov, 2021

Charity calls for fast-tracking of children's hospital project

Designs for the national children's hospital must be passed on to planners immediately, a leading charity has said.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2011

<p>The successful wind farm bidders were Drumnahough Wind Farm, Futurenergy’s Carrownagowan Wind Farm, Upperchurch Wind Farm and Springfield Renewables’ Castlebanny Wind Farm. Photo: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie</p>

Latest State auction for onshore renewable energy falls short of initial procurement target

The fourth auction under the Government’s Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS 4) showed that 1,146 GWh of wind energy bids were successful alongside 925 GWh of solar energy.

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

Broad welcome from support groups for Government's plan to solve housing

Housing support groups have broadly welcomed the Government’s housing plan, which has pledged to ramp up social housing supply, incentivise developers, and ease rental pressures.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2016

House of the week: Six bedroom gem in Cork’s Lindville

Blackrock, Cork €625,000

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption"> The blast bunker where people would shelter during blasting at the Ballyneety quarry in Limerick. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

Investigating the abandoned quarry that, officially, is not abandoned

Operations at Ballyneety quarry, near Limerick City, ceased in September 2010. Officially, the council doesn’t even know that work stopped here 10-and-a-half years ago.

Mon, 29 Mar, 2021

<p>OPENING UP: Páirc Uí Chaoimh could increasingly be used to host big games from other sports following Saturday's decision. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile</p>

Munster at Páirc Uí Chaoimh: A dry run for future fixtures from other sports

If this goes well and, say Munster were to reach a Champions Cup semi-final next year with a home fixture, the match would be expected to take place at the Cork venue

Sat, 27 Aug, 2022

Dursey Island is a special place because of its remoteness

Last week, en route to La Gomera in the Canary Islands, I decide to stop off in Tenerife and take the 1.2km cable car ride to the top of Mount Teide, 3,660m above sea level. Cable cars are invariably an exciting way to travel.

Sun, 15 Dec, 2019

<p>The Sextant opened in 1877 before being taken over by the Markham family in the early 1900s, and then run as a pub. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

Demolition of landmark Sextant bar in Cork prompts heritage debate

Historian and city councillor, Kieran McCarthy said people accept that the city needs to evolve.

Fri, 28 Aug, 2020

An Irish Woman in Czarist Russia

By Jean Lombard

Sat, 27 Feb, 2010