Limerick jobs blackspot to get €16m boost

ONE of Limerick's unemployment blackspots will get a major cash boost of €16 million today for a new housing development and community centre, the Minister for Housing Noel Ahern confirmed last night.

Mr Ahern will travel to Limerick to announce the investment in Southill's O'Malley Park. The Government is pledging €15m toward phase two of the housing regeneration of Southill. The proposed development is currently undergoing a public consultation process.

And Mr Ahern will also announce that the Department of the Environment will give €1m towards the building of a new community centre in Southill.