LOBBY group An Taisce has warned there is no justification in building a major motorway in north-west Cork, claiming it could inadvertently cause further flooding in the area.

By Jean Lombard

PLANS for one of the country’s longest and most expensive motorways linking Cork and Limerick will be lodged with An Bord Pleanála today.

ANGRY Cork Harbour residents have accused An Bord Pleanála of being “pro-developer rather than independent” after it gave Indaver’s hazardous waste incinerator a provisional green light, despite the application lacked detail on flooding and coastal erosion prevention.

A SENIOR member of Clare County Council said yesterday it was disgraceful that An Bord Pleanála has denied two local people the right to live in the Burren.

THREE banks have taken a substantial stake in the Ballsbridge hotels, which were bought by property developer Sean Dunne for a record €375 million in 2005. The three hotels are in Dublin 4.

SHELL Ireland has received a €90 million cash injection to complete its controversial works to allow gas be taken from the Corrib gas field.

ENERGY giant Shell was hit with a serious setback yesterday after being told by planners to re-route part of the controversial Corrib gas pipeline because it posed a safety risk.

BORD Pleanála has refused a developer permission to build 112 houses in a village, west of Cork city, following South Western Regional Fisheries Board objections.

IARNRÓD Éireann’s plans to build a new commuter railway station on the Cork-Midleton line have been shunted into the sidings by An Bord Pleanála.

SET out at the far, suburban-end of the Boreenmanna Road, in Cork city, is Corvalley Court – with the rugby playing pitches of Cork Constitution behind, and the GAA pitch at Pairc Uí Rinn (Christy Ring) almost alongside.

GROUPS from different parts of Kerry will today lobby councillors in advance of a debate on a controversial rule about telecommunications masts in the county development plan.

A DECISION by Kerry County Council to refuse planning permission for floodlights at a soccer pitch, in Listowel, has been upheld by An Bord Pleanála.

THE proliferation of betting offices is continuing in Kerry with An Bord Pleanála giving the green light for the retention and completion of such a facility in Rathmore.

HAVING observed the lack of regulations during the Celtic Tiger years it still makes me laugh, even today, every time I hear the term “regulated by the financial regulator” after one of our financial institutions’ adverts on radio or TV.

THE junior minister with responsibility for flood management has admitted poor planning is to blame for many homes beingdestroyed by water in recent days and said the Government will take a much more “rigorous” approach in future.

THE recent announcement by An Bord Pleanála of the dangers of the proposed Corrib gas pipeline has drawn attention to very serious issues, and not before time.

INDAVER Ireland doesn’t believe its planned €140 million incinerator in Cork Harbour is under threat following a report commissioned by the Minister of the Environment that recommended capping the amount of waste that can be incinerated in this country.

THE Dublin Docklands Development Authority has brought a preliminary application aimed at having developer Bernard McNamara’s company Donatex Ltd provide security for the costs of their legal action alleging the authority exposed them to claims of more than €108 million over the purchase of the Irish Glass Bottle site at Ringsend.

ANTI-PIPELINE protesters in Mayo have vowed to continue with their campaign of opposition to Shell’s Corrib gas line development despite “extreme pressure from the state”.