Alan Healy
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Coffee chain Boxd appeals councils’ planning refusals (opens the original)
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Cork coffee chain Boxd has appealed separate refusals by Cork County Council and Cork City Council to let it retain drive-throughs in Midleton and on the Carrigrohane Straight Rd. As the company continues its expansion, opening a new outlet in the Blackpool Shopping Centre in recent days, it is seeking to overturn the decisions by both councils, lodging separate appeals to An Coimisiún Pleanála. The Midleton outlet opened in January and was closed by Boxd in June, after which it lodged a plannin
Plan for more than 100 homes near Collins Barracks gets go-ahead (opens the original)
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A plan for more than 100 new homes close to Cork's Collins Barracks has received planning approval. Cork City Council has granted permission to Pontorac Ltd for a large-scale residential development (LRD) at Pope's Hill on Pope's Road in Blackpool. The 2.58ha site lies about 400m east of Blackpool village, between the Glentrasna estate to the north and Collins Barracks to the east, with the military cemetery on its northwest side. As lodged in April, the scheme comprises 103 homes of two to four
Seafood restaurant which recently opened on Cork's MacCurtain St set to expand nationwide (opens the original)
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A new seafood restaurant which has opened in Cork city is set to go nationwide with new outlets planned in Galway and at Dublin Airport. The Salty Dog Cork had its official opening in Cork last week, with a new restaurant opened on MacCurtain St, with the new premises fitted out on the site which was previously occupied by Tara's Team Rooms. Salty Dog Cork has a capacity for more than 40 diners and will aim to replicate the success of Salty Dog Ballycotton, which opened in 2025. The casual dinin
Planning granted for funeral home in North Cork town (opens the original)
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Planning permission has been granted to change the use of a coal store in Fermoy into a funeral home. J Hannon & Sons Funeral Directors had already received planning permission from Cork County Council for the development, located at the Blackwater Shopping Centre on the Dublin Road. The detached former coal shed is a protected structure and dates to around 1860. Their proposal was to change its use to a funeral home without any significant alterations to the building’s external appearance. Car
City centre complex bought by property firm with strong student accommomdation portfolio (opens the original)
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Property firm Greystar has acquired the 265-bed Copley Court student-apartment complex on Anglesea St in Cork. They bought the purpose-built accommodation from Elkstone Real Estate. The deal brings Greystar’s Irish portfolio of similar properties to 2,200 beds. Copley Court, close to City Hall, is less than 3km from University College Cork and a host of other third-level colleges, including St John’s and Cork College of Commerce. It is fully let during the academic year, and available in summer,
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