Work to start on €1.5m homeless centre

A €1.5m centre for the homeless is to be provided in a Co Kerry town, with construction work expected to start in the next two months.

A building close to Killarney town centre is to be refurbished by Cluid, which provides affordable housing for people on waiting lists nationwide.

Cluid regional director Tim Porter said the aim was to have the building — which will have accommodation for 11 people — ready by early 2014.