Transport minister Darragh O’Brien is expected to bring a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday recommending sign-off of the main contract for the long-awaited M28

Comes after it has emerged the Government is preparing a crackdown on Airbnb

An Bord Pleanála said development 'would not have significant negative effects on the environment, would not give rise to a risk of pollution', and 'would not seriously injure the amenities of property in the vicinity'

Kerry County Council opened a planning enforcement file after the name 'Cairn Close, appeared on advertising hoarding signs outside a private housing development

Fingal County Council says it requires further information, a decision likely to significantly delay the application

Developer Bam has applied for a five-year extension to complete Cork’s long-delayed event centre, with a decision expected in May

Darragh O'Brien said he expects the railway order for the project to be granted by An Bord Pleanála by October, when the Government will move to tender it out

The way the State works — or doesn’t — is impacting the quality of life and cost of living for thousands of people due to delays and lost opportunities, writes Mick Clifford

The mere mention of a bat roost in a recent High Court case grabbed headlines, but what should also be known is that bats have found ways to slow down ageing

Although the programme closed in 2023, approvals were still made after that date for several projects received before the deadline

Planning board has withdrawn its application seeking permission to appeal a High Court judgment quashing its refusal of planning permission for the proposed Shannon liquefied natural gas terminal in Co Kerry

McDonalds also has additional planning applications for new drive-thru restaurants currently before planning authorities for sites in New Ross, Co Wexford, Thurles, Co Tipperary, and Carrigaline, Co Cork

Dismissing the judicial review, Mr Justice Richard Humphreys commented that 'The Bat in Building 6C' could be an episode title in a Scandi Noir series

An Bord Pleanála approved plans for two new apartment blocks at Ashton Place and Ashton Rock despite several objections from local residents 

Apartments are in phase one of a wider project by Glenveagh, which will deliver 1,178 apartments in the Marina Quarter

Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly cautioned that any move to liquefied natural gas (LNG) would have to be careful considered and the priority has to be renewable energy

In a detailed 32-page ruling, the board also granted permission for a 120-megawatt Battery Energy Storage System

IAA says its role is solely to evaluate the safety of the paths with which it is presented

An Bord Pleanála approves 48 new homes on Blackrock Road in Cork despite strong local objections over height and density

In 2024, 11% of the EU's electricity came from solar, overtaking coal, according to industry estimates