Council scheme aims to cut housing waiting list

A LOCAL authority is offering fully furnished and fully equipped apartments in Ireland’s longest building to entice people in to a multi-million euro house downsizing scheme.

Cork city council threw open the doors of Atkins Hall on the Lee Road yesterday to show off the apartments it is marketing under its €24 million downsizing scheme.

The council bought 96 apartments — a mix of one and two bedroom units — in the development last year.