The number of houses granted planning permission in 2019 fell for the first time in seven years, as the number of apartments granted permission rose sharply, according to new CSO figures.

Politics, just like nature, abhors a vacuum. The power void left by February’s general election has been instantly filled by the looming horror and scale of the coronavirus health crisis.

Concerns have been raised about the listing of some of Cork’s newest student apartments on Airbnb.

Glenveagh Homes and Ballymore Developments have secured planning permission for more than 330 residential units at two separate sites in Dublin.

Plans for a new hotel in the Markets area of Dublin’s north inner city by one of Northern Ireland’s leading hotel groups have been rejected.

An Environmental group has secured permission from the High Court to challenge An Bord Pleanala's decision to grant planning permission for a development consisting of over 650 apartments in Raheny in Dublin.

Developers will be forced to ‘use or lose’ large residential construction plans under new laws to be agreed by Cabinet.

Any possible appeal of a planning decision or of the conditions must be made to An Bórd Pleanála within four weeks of the local authority’s decision. It is also open to an applicant to appeal the conditions attached.

Good broadband boosting area’s appeal, writes Brian Moore

Prices are on the rise, but North Cork still offers good value for money, writes Helen Kelleher.

The Tánaiste along with developer Michael O’Flynn says the northside has massive potential.

Several factors define city market, including parents buying for children and foreign demand writes Kevin O’Neill.

Plans for the demolition of a former public toilet and council store near the promenade in Youghal have been approved, despite objections from local residents.

The Newstalk presenter stated today that he is “fully behind” a High Court bid to prevent a mixed use development by the same developer at Bulloch Harbour in another part of Dalkey.

An Bord Pleanála (ABP) has upheld the decision to refuse planning for a permanent building for Cork Educate Together Secondary School, mainly due to concerns about traffic.

The group reviewing the Government's fast-track planning system has criticised the lack of construction on the projects approved under the scheme.

Cork County Council has lodged a number of applications with an Bord Pleanála and the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government for a €10m project which it hopes will turn the country's most south-westerly island into a major tourist attraction.

A third of applications for fast-track housing developments in the last two years have been turned down.

One of the largest housing developments proposed for the Cork city area has An Bord Pleanála approval.

The owners of the Savoy Cinema in Dublin have put the brakes on the Marlet Group amending its ambitious plans for the Apollo House, the College House, and Screen Cinema site on Pearse St.