Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has vowed that a new National Children's Hospital will be built despite An Bord Pleanála's rejection of planning permission for the Mater site in Dublin.

PLANNING permission for the country’s tallest building, to be constructed next to Cork’s City Hall, has been rubber-stamped by the city council.

Cork County Council is to consult with the Department of the Environment in an effort to resuscitate plans for a 5,000-house town after An Bord Pleanála refused permission for it.

Housing charity Threshold has hit out at co-living proposals following An Bord Pleanála's decision to block one of the controversial developments.

The developers of the proposed student apartment complex overlooking the Lough in Cork city have started discussions with An Bord Pleanála with a view to increasing the number of apartments in the development.

PLANS for a long-awaited, €1.5 million development by Killarney Rugby Club have been turned down by Kerry County Council, but an appeal may be lodged with An Bord Pleanála.

AN ENVIRONMENTAL company that was refused planning for a compost facility in west Waterford has been given the green light by An Bord Pleanála.

A RADICAL approach by Limerick County Council to reduce one-off housing in rural areas has received a major set back on its first test.

Your report (July 15), suggests that Cllr Seamus McGrath of Fianna Fáil (and others), seem to be of the opinion that the Port of Cork’s container development plan for Ringaskiddy would be in order if the upgrade of the N28 was in place.

Record levels of planning appeals received by An Bord Pleanála are placing a severe strain on its resources, it was claimed today.

The High Court has cleared the way for a legal challenge to An Bord Pleanala's decision to approve planning permission for a largescale retail development in Ballincollig,Co Cork.

The Government is facing calls to change laws to ban co-living units and stop them becoming "the norm" after a divisive "box apartment" development with rents of up to €1,300 a month was given the green light.

It is hoped that more than 200 construction jobs will be created in Dublin thanks to the re-development of Liberty Hall.

The development of the site beside St Anne's Park led to protests by locals last year.

Dublin City Council has secured a Compulsory Purchase Order on the square in south Dublin under threat of being turned into a car park.

The Mater Hospital claims it remains the best site for the location of a national children’s hospital after it unveiled plans for a redesign of the original project which was unexpectedly rejected by An Bord Pleanála last February.

An Taisce is to challenge a decision by An Bord Pleanála to give the green light to major works, including cycle lanes, on one of the country’s busiest tourist roads.

Plans to build a respite care centre for sick children near Tralee, to honour the memory of two Kerry children who died of an incurable degenerative condition, have been put on hold following objections from a GAA club.