The future of what is Ireland’s only dedicated track for car drifting – Total Drift in east Cork – is uncertain after a ruling that planning permission is needed for the continued use of the facility.

The announcement came after Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, finally agreed that his department would co-fund the redesign of the weir in Fermoy.

An independent councillor and local dentist have appealed the recent decision of Cork City Council to grant planning permission

A US company’s decision to withdraw plans to build a controversial plastics factory in West Cork has been hailed as a victory for people power.

The developers of one of Cork’s largest docklands projects has secured its first tenant - with more announcements in the pipeline.

An Bord Pleanála has said it will continue to prioritise large-scale housing appeals after its latest annual report showed it granted permission for more than 7,100 housing units and almost 4,500 student bed-spaces during 2018.

The Ardee Point student accommodation scheme is to be operated by “luxury high end” UK-based student accommodation operator, NIDO Student.

A landmark Irish hotel is set for a two-storey extension after permission to build was granted by the State planning agency.

An Bord Pleanála has turned down an appeal by the minister against a decision of Kildare County Council to refuse her department planning permission for a proposal to allow turf cutting at Coolree Bog near Prosperous, Co Kildare.

An Bord Pleanala is considering plans for 700 new build-to-rent apartments on Dublin's southside.

Construction has started on fewer than half of the large-scale housing and apartment schemes approved under the Government’s fast-track planning scheme.

Planning was granted for almost 17,000 new homes under the government’s fast-track planning scheme in 2019, an increase of almost 10,000 on the previous year.

Communities around the country have taken on potential developments, writes Michael Clifford

A primary school has brought a High Court challenge to planning permission for Ireland's first supervised heroin injection facility.

The students and teachers of Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Álainn are delighted to be finally moving into their very first bricks and mortar school, after spending more than two decades in prefabs in an overflow carpark of Brian Dillons GAA club, writes Jess Casey.

Strict security arrangements, including access cards, CCTV and visiting restrictions, are part of the management plan for a new student apartment complex proposed for Limerick city.

A large new development on an industrial estate at Little Island in Cork is being challenged by Fianna Fáil TD, Pádraig O'Sullivan amid claims it will disturb local residents in terms of noise and traffic as well as posing an environmental risk.

A planned upgrade to the country's only cable car service looks set to go ahead after objectors to the proposal withdrew their concerns at an oral hearing.

A coalition of business leaders, hoteliers, publicans and restaurateurs in Cork say their focus remains on doing everything possible to ensure the delivery of the Cork event centre as it faces yet about obstacle.

Quinlan’s Seafood Bar is seeking to expand into number 55 Oliver Plunkett Street.