PLANS for one of the state’s biggest co-located hospitals suffered a setback last night.

In our continuing series where readers get to grill senior politicians on issues of the day, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, jumps into the hot seat.

A YOUNG father has slated the planning process after Bórd Pleanala over-ruled one of its senior inspectors and rejected a simple house extension.

A LONG-AWAITED €8m pier planned for Cromane, Co Kerry, is in the hands of An Bord Pleanála.

A CIRCUIT court judge described a planning dispute between two brothers as “one of the more upsetting cases” he has ever had to deal with.

A LOCAL authority has laid down strict conditions after granting planning permission to a property developer for a helicopter pad near his home.

WHILE all those involved in the Killala community wind farm project in Co Mayo may be disappointed by the decision of An Bórd Pleanála to refuse permission, perhaps some day the residents there will realise what a lucky escape they have had.

BONO has received approval for a €150 million remodelling of his Dublin hotel that will triple the property’s size and top it with a panoramic glass bar.

DROGHEDA UNITED’S plans to build a new stadium in Co Meath suffered a planning setback last night.

LONG-RUNNING plans to provide a cafe and other services on Great Blasket island will be the subject of a Bord Pleanála hearing in Dingle next month.

SERIAL objectors to planning applications in Waterford have been urged to look at the bigger picture as the city faces a downturn in construction.

CHAMPION trainer Aidan O’Brien has welcomed An Bord Pleanála’s refusal of planning permission for an animal waste processing facility in south Tipperary.

A TORTUOUS saga surrounding Government plans to buy the Great Blasket Island is set to continue even further, it emerged at the weekend.

THE controversy over Deputy Kathleen Lynch’s representation on behalf of a convicted paedophile rapist again raises the issue of the value of political representations.

WEXFORD County Council has expressed dismay at the flouting of its planning laws by millionaire property developer Harry Crosbie.

SHELL unveiled plans for its onshore gas pipeline yesterday with a route twice as far away from houses as the previous design.

A WORD in praise of Bord Pleanála.

TIDE movement on Cork harbour would mean that any potential chemical waste from the former Irish Steel plant is effectively swirled around the harbour.

PORT of Cork officials believe the economic future of the Munster region could be damaged by An Bord Pleanála’s refusal to allow them develop a new €226 million container terminal.

PARTS of the multi-billion euro regeneration of Cork’s docklands could be delayed by the Ringaskiddy decision.