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<p>Dr Michelle McKeown: "The decision to build a road through Ardee Bog highlights a major weakness in Ireland’s climate and environmental laws. Many peatlands are left unprotected unless they are designated as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) or Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs)." Pictures: Friends of Ardee Bog </p>

Paving over progress — what Ardee Bog means for Ireland’s climate future

The controversy over Ardee Bog is a wake-up call. If we are serious about achieving climate goals, we must address these policy gaps that extend legal safeguards beyond SACs and NHAs to include smaller, fragmented, and degraded peatlands that are still ecologically and climatically valuable

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

<p>Nimbyism voiced by people living in comfortable homes is a constant challenge to the ability to provide affordable housing to young people working in key jobs in the public sector. Picture Denis Minihane.</p>

Catherine Conlon: Nimbys need to realise their objections to new housing harms all of society

People do not equate the impact that stalling a new housing development in their area has on the inability of their adult children to find a home, or on staff shortages in health and education

Mon, 26 Dec, 2022

<p>The planned extension of the flagship Penneys store in Cork city centre. </p>

Three major developments add up to 'good week for Cork'

Developer Michael O'Flynn on partnering with Penneys for the redevelopment of its flagship Cork store

Thu, 25 Mar, 2021

Sky’s the limit at Mahon for new 413 unit tower

PLANS for a €100m residential development in Cork’s Mahon, with 413 units across six blocks including one mooted tower of 25 storeys tall by the Jack Lynch Tunnel approach is being proposed for lands owned by McCarthy Properties.

Thu, 19 Jul, 2018

Progress at risk from too much red tape

The ever-evolving regulatory environment could be making society too complex for its own good, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

Mon, 15 May, 2017

Judiciary putting brakes on planners

The courts will continue to play an important role as a brake on the actions of developers as shown by one Kildare farmer’s long-running legal tussles with the IDA, says Kyran Fitzgerald

Mon, 24 Jun, 2019

<p>The Dunkettle Interchange: A preliminary analysis of traffic suggests peak journey times have improved but it also reports the volume of traffic going through the junction is now higher than it was pre-covid.</p>

Is more congestion in Cork City an inevitability?

New report suggests we need to be far more ambitious about increasing public transport — or we remain doomed to sit in traffic

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

<p>Submissions on BusConnects Cork show homeowners concerned about the possible loss of parts of their gardens and on-street parking, the risk of devaluation of their homes, worries about the impact of construction on the structural integrity of their homes. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

'We've no intention of rushing BusConnects plan ... the aim is to get it right'

From councillors labelling it as 'bonkers' to claims the plan has reduced elderly residents to tears, BusConnects is not short of critics, but the man overseeing its delivery in Cork says it is a simple choice of whether we want improved bus and bike infrastructure or not, writes Eoin English, in the second of a three-part series

Mon, 10 Oct, 2022

<p>There was a time when public transport had an emphasis on the public. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

S Michael Moynihan: BusConnects will have a job reconnecting the people of Cork to its bus services

BusConnects is of little use to those trying to use bus services in Cork which are suffering from declining attractiveness and greater car use generally, as well as specifics such as unreliable services, unappealing locations, and lack of drivers and mechanics, writes Michael Moynihan

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

<p>One letter-writer says ‘de facto detention’, where patients do not have a say in their treatment, could deter people who really need treatment from receiving it. Picture: iStock</p>

Letters to the Editor: Government must explain delays in reforming mental health laws

One reader highlights delays in promised legislation, while others address issues including animal welfare, bin charges, and Ireland's energy policy

Thu, 04 Jul, 2024

SPECIAL REPORT: Seeds of recovery starting to flower on high streets

More outlets are opening on the country’s prime shopping streets, writes Peter O’Dwyer

Tue, 05 May, 2015

<p>After Ires Reit spent €60m on 146 Flynn & O’Flaherty homes at the old Phoenix Park racecourse it discovered problems with some of the apartments. Picture: Moya Nolan</p>

Mick Clifford: Citizens will pick up the tab for building defects

Legally, builders including Flynn & O’Flaherty are only responsible for defective work if it is discovered within seven years of construction

Thu, 01 Dec, 2022

Housing crisis: Different standard when it’s your backyard

Aodhan O’Riordan and Finian McGrath are two politicians who appear eager to tackle the housing crisis but wish to insulate their own back yards from the emergency, writes Michael Clifford

Sat, 09 Feb, 2019

TRADING UP

We scan a selection of trading up homes around the country.

Sat, 04 Feb, 2012

<p>'It is difficult to escape the feeling that the planning bill is a rushed job to make up for lost time in which the imperative is to get things moving fast to alleviate the housing crisis ahead of the next election.'</p>

Mick Clifford: Planning bill may be a solution that's not fit for purpose

The new planning bill is moving through the Oireachtas at a fair old clip. For the last few weeks, it has been subjected to what is called pre-legislative scrutiny.

Thu, 02 Mar, 2023

<p> The entrance to the site where MVB Two Ltd has sought an application for planning permission at Ballinure, Blackrock, Cork on the lands of the former mother and baby home at Bessborough. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

Expert: Map shows location of Bessborough children's burial ground

Land is earmarked for apartments

Fri, 23 Apr, 2021

Crawford Gate-way to well-priced new homes in 2019 Cork development

Tommy Barker finds new scheme in the Mahon/Skehard area is a well-priced 2019 new homes suburban Cork development

Sat, 15 Dec, 2018

<p>Glenveagh Properties PLC chief executive Stephen Garvey, Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien, and Dublin City Council CEO Richard Shakespeare at the sod turning marking the start of construction of over 850 energy-efficient new homes at Oscar Traynor Woods in Coolock. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Picture: Conor McCabe</span>
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The housing crisis is not over, but the new year will bring progress

A range of initiatives is helping to stimulate a noticeable uptick in new home completions

Fri, 29 Dec, 2023

Kilkenny v Waterford - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Round 1

Déise chief determined to bring Walsh Park in under budget

Waterford County Board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan says Walsh Park “was the only game in town” for redevelopment within the county but warns refurbishment costs cannot be allowed to “paralyse the county board”.

Fri, 22 Feb, 2019

Special Report: Demand for new student accommodation in Cork could be hit by the pandemic

Lots of sites across Cork city are earmarked for college living, but the demand may plummet if students are being taught online, writes Kevin O’Neill

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020