The Compulsory Purchase Order for the South Kerry Greenway was being “triggered” not for a public road but for amenity and tourism - an altogether different thing, the oral hearing into the greenway has been told.

Fast-tracked student accommodation in Limerick has been refused planning following an appeal to An Bord Pleanála due to affect the multi-million euro development might have had on the River Shannon's water quality.

Unknown people are filing fake planning application appeals from individuals "who don't exist" in order to block new developments in parts of the country, a TD has claimed.

The government is considering new measures in the budget to inject “adrenaline” into the apartment building sector in a bid to boost housing supply.

Building upward is an important part of the drive to make Irish cities livable, writes Sarah Thatt-Foley

Cork is on the up with €400m worth of tall building developments proposed for the city in the next few years, writes Kevin O’Neill

"(This) will allow us to reach people who are currently isolated and vulnerable, offering them vital healthcare and treatment options."

The company behind a plan to build hundreds of flats on the site of the Chivers jam factory in Dublin have asked to increase the size of the project.

New laws designed to force the developers of large scale housing projects to act quickly on their planning permissions are unlikely to be introduced before Easter.

A group of Cork residents have not ruled out appealing the High Court’s decision to dismiss their challenge to the approval granted to a proposed motorway between Cork and Ringaskiddy.

Plans by Glanbia for a €140m cheese manufacturing facility in Kilkenny have to be put on hold following objections against the development by two leading environmental groups.

Planning permission for a 14-turbine wind farm between two villages in Cork and Kerry has been quashed by the High Court over its potential impact on the hen harrier.

A challenge to An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant approval for the 14km long M28 motorway between Cork and Ringaskiddy has been dismissed by the High Court.

A planning application for a new Foynes to Limerick road, including a bypass of Adare, has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála.

An Bord Pleanála has upheld an appeal against the Tower Hotel in Waterford City to extend its property into a Georgian quarter.

The owners of the Kildare Village retail outlet centre are to challenge a recent decision of Kildare County Council to refuse them planning permission for the development of a large new unit for an anchor tenant.

A major boost to housing stock on the northside of Cork city is in the pipeline under plans that will see hundreds of homes built in Ballyvolane.

One of the country’s best known developers, Gerry Gannon, has secured planning permission for 1,416 apartments at Clongriffin in north Dublin.

Plans for nearly 2,500 homes in Dublin have been lodged with An Bord Pleanála.