Fracked gas should have no role in meeting Ireland’s energy needs, says Green Party

Cork City Council also confirms its plans to appoint a Trees Officer

Asked about coalition with Sinn Féin, Ryan says party could not afford to engage in politics of refusal

Green leader says any savings on proposed motorway could fund light rail in Cork city

Fine Gael will hope disquiet over Dara Murphy collecting expenses while in Europe will have dissipated

Fianna Fáil on course to win seats in Cork and Wexford, Greens likely to win in Fingal

Green Party moves to end agreement between Port of Cork and American company

Calls for council to restore sound installationthat played original recordings of interviews with emigrants

Environmentalist says she would ‘use the platform to shout for biodiversity’

Both cities narrowly vote against proposal while Limerick votes in favour

Ellis’s Yard in Ballyvolane a site of fly-tipping for almost 20 years, says campaigner

Shop owners say the ban is leading to a drop in footfall and could put them out of business

Proposal for €250m complex will take account of port’s heritage, says Kevin O’Sullivan

Spokesman claims proposal for 40-storey skyscraper on Lapps Island is ‘ludicrous’