Talks are underway in a bid to resolve the standoff over the GAA’s financial contribution towards public lighting upgrades around the revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.

Plans for what could be the tallest building in Ireland, near Cork’s Mahon Point, have been submitted to An Bord Pleanála.

The EU’s top court is to rule later this month on whether An Bord Pleanála properly assessed the environmental impact on the habitat of the hen harrier of a proposed €80m wind farm in Tipperary.

Planning permission for a controversial amusement arcade in Fermoy has been refused on the grounds that it would have potential negative impacts on the local community.

The Tánaiste has effectively ruled out any hopes of the Government invoking new planning powers to block the development of a €160m incinerator in Cork Harbour on grounds of national security.