Kerry is the county with the most blue flags, followed by Donegal

The proposed development will form part of a larger redevelopment of 'Key Development Area’ lands involving the ading Donnelly Mirrors site and a t masterplan has been prepared for the overall site.

In its refusal, the Council cited what it called "the existing insufficient capacity in the electricity network (grid) and the lack of significant on-site renewable energy to power the data centre" as reasons.

More than two dozen Cork locations among Ireland's Blue Flag and Green Coast best beach destinations

This follows St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre tenant, Emmett Rogers, lodging an appeal to An Bord Pleanala against Dublin City Council’s grant of permission to Davy entity, DTDL Ltd for the redevelopment.

The action is fully contested by the State and opposed by the Irish Farmers’ Association and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

Some 159 beaches and marinas won an award from An Táisce in 2023, two more than last year.

Aughinish Alumina Limited employs more than 400 staff at the Limerick alumina refinery, which is the largest of its kind in the EU

Council said the proposed development due to its scale, height and massing constitutes an over-bearing, excessive and inappropriate form of development

An Taisce has taken the action to protect Ireland's waterways from what it claims is the serious environmental threat to waterways from increasing levels of nitrate pollution.