100 social housing units for Cork

Plans for more than 100 social housing units on four inner city sites are set to breathe new life into the heart of Cork city.

The investment is estimated at €20m to €25m. It was described last night as one of the single biggest boosts in city centre social housing provision in recent years.

City officials confirmed that they are now ready to proceed to part 8 planning before the end of the month for the developments on sites including the White Street Park in the South Parish, and on the former Nancy Spains and Quin-Ryan pub sites on Barrack Street.