WORK on re-developing Plunkett Station in Waterford could begin in a number of weeks following the local council’s decision to grant planning permission.

THE Quinn Group will be a huge player in the electricity market as soon as 2010, a move which could result in cheaper energy costs for consumers.

PLANS for a €40 million apartment scheme in a County Cork town have been refused by An Bord Pleanála.

A NEW hotel has been earmarked for one of the country’s fastest-growing satellite towns, while an €80 million housing project is on the cards for one of Cork’s most secluded villages.

FINE Gael last night accused Environment Minister John Gormley of “selling out” after the Green Party TD said he could not interfere with the planning process for an incinerator in Dublin’s Poolbeg area.

AN accident involving a coach full of German tourists has again highlighted the need for a proper landline and mobile phone coverage in Kerry’s scenic Black Valley.

A PUBLIC competition will decide the name of a €280 million development that aims to be the jewel in Waterford city centre’s crown.

Rose Martin says The Lodges has privacy and views of Kenmare Bay.

MORE than 700 entries have been received by the promoters of a €280m development planned for Waterford city centre in a public competition to name the retail element of the scheme.

THE 2006 Planning Act facilitating the fast-tracking of strategic infrastructure development should only be used with great discretion as it does not lead to open and transparent planning.

TRAFFIC congestion and an inadequate water supply in Kenmare, Co Kewrry, are among the main reasons for the refusal of planning permission for a controversial development which had been earmarked for the town.

DESPITE huge public support in north Kerry for a new Tesco supermarket in Listowel, An Bord Pleanála has rejected plans by the retail giant to open in the town.

THE Shannon Estuary is on the threshold of a new industrial dawn which promises to transform the entire industrial aspect of the Mid-West and Kerry.

THE operator of a Kerry waste recycling facility, which does not have planning permission, was yesterday given 15 months to halt all work at the site.

THE Green Party in Waterford has accused Iarnród Éireann of abandoning a transport plan for the city by pressing ahead with a proposal to upgrade the existing railway station.

CORK County Council has issued a warning letter to a wealthy businessman who travels from his home by helicopter about an alleged unauthorised hangar-like building on his land.

IT seemed like an impossible dream for many years but Cork School of Music is ready to open the doors to a new €60 million future.

PLANS for a long-awaited, €1.5 million development by Killarney Rugby Club have been turned down by Kerry County Council, but an appeal may be lodged with An Bord Pleanála.

EFFORTS are continuing to resolve a stand-off between a community in Kerry and providers of a controversial telecommunications mast which has been given planning permission by An Bord Pleanála.

AN Bord Pleanála has overruled its inspector’s decision not to grant an extension to a private hospital in Cork.