Housebuilder Glenveagh to start on 3,000 homes in Dublin and Cork after 'tough year'

Pictured are Stephen Garvey, Glenveagh CEO and Cathal Mooney, Head of Health & Safety, who were on hand to announce that Glenveagh Properties plc has commenced the reopening of 16 construction sites in line with public health guidelines. Picture: Fennell Photography.

Glenveagh Properties said it will start to deliver on a €500m plan to build 3,000 new homes at sites including in Dublin and Cork, as the State's second-largest housebuilder aims to put the disruption to the home construction industry from the Covid-19 crisis behind it. 

The projects cover six sites and also include Dublin City and extending an existing site in Maryborogh Ridge in Co Cork, as well as sites in Kildare and Kilkenny.