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<p> A plaque on the wall of the folly on the lands of the former mother and baby home at Bessborough, Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>
'The children were listened to': Survivors welcome Bessborough decision
An Bord Pleanála refused planning for 179 apartments amid concerns about the possible location of a children’s burial ground on the site

Wed, 26 May, 2021

Plan to build 179 apartments on Bessborough grounds rejected
Plan to build 179 apartments on Bessborough grounds rejected
An Bord Pleanála said it is 'not satisfied that the site was not previously used as, and does not contain, a children's burial ground'

Wed, 26 May, 2021

<p>A developer has requested that Cork City Council re-designate lands on the former Bessborough site to be made available for use in residential builds. Pictured is the site where MVB Two Ltd has proposed a residential scheme, with a decision due imminently. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>
Developers eyeing up further residential builds on Bessborough lands
A developer has lobbied Cork City Council to re-designate additional land around the former mother and baby home for use in a residential development. 

Tue, 25 May, 2021

<p>Waterfront South Central by the Ronan Group would be Dublin's tallest tower.</p>
Johnny Ronan refused permission for 40-storey Dublin Docklands tower
High Court ruling precludes planning board from granting permission

Fri, 21 May, 2021

<p>Government funding is to be sought to drive a Carrigaline watersports project to fruition. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>
Plans to turn Carrigaline into beacon for watersports
Municipal district council is now hoping to get government funding for a major feasibility study

Sun, 23 May, 2021

<p>Under new rules, cuckoo funds will be liable for higher stamp duty, up from 1% to 10%, for every house above 10 in a single development.</p>
Up to half of homes in new developments to be made available to owner-occupiers
New rules designed to tackle influence of cuckoo funds, 'effectively banning the bulk sales of homes'

Wed, 19 May, 2021

<p>Palestinians farmers Muhammad Sabah, and Salim Sabah, and Armagh’s All-Ireland winner and professional counsellor Oisín McConville, look out to the illegal Israeli settlement of Ma'aleh Rehavam, south of Bethlehem in the West Bank. Due to a successful legal action through a Trócaire project, Muhammed and Salim were able to enter their agricultural land, after being denied access by Israeli settlers for over 18 years.  Photo: Garry Walsh/Trócaire.</p>
Letters to the Editor: Time to enact Occupied Territories Bill
It merely seeks to ban produce from the illegal West Bank settlements, rather than from Israel - a very modest proposal

Thu, 20 May, 2021

<p>An Taisce claims the environmental effects of the milk inputs for the cheese plant at Belview, Kilkenny - being developed under a joint venture agreement with Glanbia's Dutch partner Royal-A-Ware - were not properly taken into account for the purposes of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats Directives.</p>
An Taisce bid for leave to appeal failed challenge to Glanbia cheese plant set for next month
An Taisce's argument centres around the State’s climate targets which requires reducing the national herd of cows

Mon, 17 May, 2021

<p>An Bord Pleanála has upheld the decisions of Cork City Council to approve the development of two new phases of a housing estate at Crenagh Hill, Woodside, Kerry Pike. File photo: Denis Minihane.</p>
Housing development extended for Cork village despite local opposition
Group says local infrastructure of Kerry Pike, near Blarney, cannot cope with any more houses in the area

Tue, 18 May, 2021

<p>An Bord Pleanála rejected the appeal by several people living in the area who objected to the plans by Cignal Infrastructure to erect the mast. File photo of Doneraile village: Denis Minihane</p>
Doneraile residents lose battle to stop building of mast in nearby wood
An Bord Pleanála has upheld the decision to grant planning permission for the new structure on a site within the Coillte-owned Monaduhanna Wood

Fri, 14 May, 2021

<p>Former Agriculture Minister Barry Cowen said An Taisce "should not be allowed to usurp and frustrate the likes of the Glanbia project which was approved on merit." File Photo: Gareth Chaney Collins</p>
Dáil told An Taisce shouldn't alter Government policy amid anger over cheese plant objection
An Taisce says it has a "fundamental concern for how this plant will add to Ireland’s carbon and pollution footprint".

Thu, 13 May, 2021

<p>Independent councillor Ken O'Flynn: 'They are the dangers of social media, people with false accounts being able to put up loads of information that isn't verified or checked.' Picture: Denis Minihane</p>
Social media post sparks anger over waste permits at Cork city site
Locals expressed anger when they thought a new facility had been granted a licence for a waste facility in Churchfield 

Thu, 13 May, 2021

<p>Artist's impression of the proposed development at Ardarostig, Bishopstown.</p>
Plans for more than 400 homes in two Cork suburbs lodged
Two new developments are in various stages of the planning system in Bishopstown and Little Island

Thu, 13 May, 2021

<p>An Bord Pleanála paid out €8.2m in fees last year, up from €3.5m in 2019. It received €18.6m in exchequer funding in 2019.</p>
State planning board spent €8.2m on legal challenges to strategic housing in 2020
An Bord Pleanála paid out €8.2m in legal fees last year, up from €3.5m in 2019, according to its chair Dave Walsh

Thu, 13 May, 2021

<p>Chair of An Bord Pleanála, Dave Walsh, is expected to tell the committee that those approvals will facilitate more than 20,800 residential units, three-quarters of which were for apartments. File Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA</p>
80% of planning applications for strategic housing developments approved last year
An Bord Pleanála’s appearance before the PAC comes at a time of heightened dialogue nationally regarding the ongoing housing crisis

Wed, 12 May, 2021

<p>Thomas Reid says the project will expand Intel’s 160-acre campus by 30 acres, take more than four years to construct and involve two years of rock quarrying to get structures to formation level. File photo: Billy Higgins</p>
Objector claims permission for Intel expansion breached European directives
Thomas Reid says the Intel plant adjoins a Special Area of Conservation which has conservation objectives

Wed, 12 May, 2021

<p>Planning files show Robbie Henshaw sought retrospective planning permission for a garden shed and a covered side passage at his two-storey, semi-detached house after DĂşn Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council issued him with enforcement proceedings last December. File photo: INPHO/Dan Sheridan</p>
Robbie Henshaw in planning row with neighbour over gym in his back garden
A spokesperson for the player said Henshaw had built the shed as a gym where he could “carry on training” during various lockdowns over the past year

Wed, 12 May, 2021

<p>TDs have raised concerns about investment funds swooping in and gazumping buyers all over the country. Picture: PA </p>
Vulture funds 'spreading their wings' and snapping up property all across the State
Investment firms are buying homes in Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Galway, the Dáil heard

Tue, 11 May, 2021

<p>Eye of the storm: After expressing the hope that Glanbia's proposed plans would not be subject to any more appeals, Taoiseach Micheál Martin was publicly rebuked by children's minister Roderic O'Gorman.<br/>File picture: Julien Behal </p>
Daniel McConnell: Loveless marriage of convenience exposed by O'Gorman's outburst
The willingness of TDs and ministers to openly disagree with the Taoiseach points to the weakness of Micheál Martin's authority

Sat, 15 May, 2021

<p>Waltham Abbey Residents Association had challenged An Bord Pleanála’s approval last September for the development, designated strategic housing, at the site on the Old Fort Road, Ballincollig.</p>
Court overturns permission for 123 apartments in Ballincollig
Mr Justice Richard Humphreys overturned permission after finding the board failed to comply with planning and development regulations concerning screening of projects.

Mon, 10 May, 2021

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