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Compensation payments for Cork boundary changes could push council into deficit, warns boss
In 2019, Cork City Council’s administrative area grew to include Douglas, Rochestown, Ballincollig, Blarney, and Glanmire ...
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Cork locals raising funds to challenge large housing scheme on much-loved amenity site
Kilbarry Preservation Group says Murphy’s Rock area has been used for generations as a recreation area, and is an area of ...
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Cork’s Heritage Open Day to be rolled out nationwide
The much-loved Cork City Heritage Open Day event has been running for over 20 years as part of National Heritage Week, giving ...
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Controversial Cork housing development approved despite locals’ objections over ‘lost’ sports area
A new development, on the site of a disused recreation area, has been granted planning permission by Cork City Council despite objections from locals, who say it will take away an “invaluable amenity ...
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Cork County Council workers 'are regular targets of road rage'
Senior official says council workers operating stop-go signs at roadworks are increasingly being abused by drivers who ...
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161-hectare Cork solar farm refused permission amid fears of impact on sensitive archaeology
Cork County Council has refused planning permission for a 161-hectare, 100 MW solar farm extending across fourteen townlands in the Lee Valley, citing archaeological concerns.
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Plans for Cork student accommodation on site of former Magdalene laundry put on hold
An Coimisiún Pleanála has received four separate appeals against the recent decision of Cork City Council to grant planning ...