The price of steel has trebled since December and oil prices have jumped by 40%, meaning the €1.1bn capital roads budget won't go as far as planned

The projects include planned upgrades to roads in Cork, Waterford, and Galway, all earmarked for investment under various government plans, including the National Development Plan.

MacCurtain Street Public Transport Improvement Scheme moves the focus from cars to public transport, walking, and cycling

Whatever hope we have of meeting our climate targets will disappear if we can’t get people out of their cars, writes Dr Declan Jordan,  senior lecturer in economics at Cork University Business School

The plan includes 5,000 cycle parking spaces and the opening of another kilometre of river frontage

Works include 1.3km of urban dual carriageway and local road upgrades in the Ferrybank area, a plaza on the southside of the river, and a new greenway from Abbey Bridge

It's been mooted since the 1990s, but the latest planning announcement seems to confirm the view on the ground that 'we'll believe it when we see it'

Unlike previous iterations, the current plan does not state that the entire road will be a motorway 

With both politicians under increasing pressure, the tolerance of Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar  for Eamon Ryan may soon run out, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

We cannot negotiate our way out of the implications of a 1.5 or 2 degree rise in average temperatures. The political approach of giving a little here and taking a little there won’t cut it anymore, writes Dr Declan Jordan

The Taoiseach says that he will speak to Cork East TD James O'Connor tomorrow to quell his anger at the National Development Plan saying that the dispute can be solved.

Minister says €50m still ring-fenced but project is dependent on private sector partners

Donegal TD Thomas Pringle also told the Dáil that the mica working group report is "a sham" and homeowners were right to reject it

The National Development Plan is jam-packed full of aspirations and wishful thinking, however, it is scant on costings, details or timelines

The new plan commits €165bn in funding for a range of projects over the next 10 years

Critics say it is a glossy document that lacks clear targets on when key projects will be delivered at a time when the need to tackle climate change is urgent

The Construction Industry Federation has warned that issues with tendering and approval could scupper many of the ambitious plans

Long-awaited road projects in Mallow, Adare, Ringaskiddy and the Cork-Limerick motorway are among those included in the plan

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said on Monday that he could not give a definitive timeline because of the vagaries of the Irish planning system, as well as wanting to keep a lid on potential project costs spiralling

Transport Minister says he doesn't expect all the roads announced in the National Development Plan today to come to fruition

Gardaí were on duty at several entrances to the campus as Taoiseach Micheál Martin chaired the meeting, where details of the €165bn National Development Plan were signed off.

The National Development Plan will be launched later on Monday after the Irish government signs off on the blueprint during a meeting in Cork

The plan will be signed off at a meeting of the Cabinet in UCC and unveiled in Pairc Ui Chaoimh

Calls for €105m Cobh to Cork road upgrade and the €40m relief roads of Killeagh and Castlemartyr in addition to motorway project

Three major officials involved in the programme, designed to overhaul Ireland's health service, have left since the start of September