The Belgian company seeking planning permission for a new €173m incinerator at Ringaskiddy in Co Cork last year increased its pre-tax profits by 10% to €11m.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to a Denis O’Brien-backed company to construct a €50m luxury apartment complex in Donnybrook, Dublin 4 — in spite of strong opposition from local residents.

Objectors to the proposed €180m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway say it would split communities, cause increased physical and mental health problems, reduce life expectancy, and significantly devalue their properties.

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The chairman of the Port of Cork says it is vital for the country’s economic future that An Bord Pleanála give the green light to the proposed €180m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway.

Kerry’s largest retail park is to have a standalone “grab and go” after An Bord Pleanála ruled planning guidelines at Manor West had been applied too narrowly.

“Unfounded” appeals caused delays to the Apple data centre in Athenry, Co Galway, which has thrown the €850m venture into jeopardy, according to Independent Alliance whip Seán Canney.

An Bord Pleanála has approved an application for a compulsory purchase order for a new burial site in Killarney.

Plans for over 10,000 homes, apartments, and student bed spaces have been put before An Bord Pleanála by developers seeking to take advantage of new fast-track planning rules in a four- month period.

The country’s first supervised injecting centre (SIC) has been delayed, and could be pushed well into next year, if planning permission is needed.

An Bord Pleanála has granted a Gaelscoil on Cork city’s northside another extension of temporary planning permission despite opposition from some local residents.

Profits before tax at the country’s largest hotel, the Citywest in Dublin, last year declined sharply by 79% to €316,634.

A former lord mayor of Cork has launched a scathing attack on some outspoken opponents of the city boundary extension, accusing them of damaging the region’s reputation and likening some to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

Plans for a major new cheese production facility by Dairygold in East Cork are being put on hold following objections by residents.

The Taoiseach and two government ministers have been warned they face a grassroots revolt over controversial plans to extend Cork’s city boundary.

An Bord Pleanála shortages ‘not to blame for Indaver ruling delay’

Residents in north Dublin have raised fire safety concerns regarding the height of a 16-storey building that Gerry Gannon wants to build at Clongriffin.

Developer Michael O’Flynn confirmed he is taking advantage of the Government’s new ‘fast track planning’ laws to seek planning permission for his group’s largest house building plan since the economic recovery.

A leading TV sports broadcaster has warned it could close its Irish operations and move to the UK with the loss of 40 jobs as a result of a planning row.

THE great protection we afford property is seen at its sharpest in our shameful housing crisis.