Cork city and county to get €46m to build 3,000 homes

Cork city and county will receive €46m in funding to allow the development of over 3,000 homes by 2021, the Irish Examiner can reveal. The funding will support six projects in Cork city and county, as part of a national investment of over €220m.

Details of the plan, being forwarded by Housing Minister Simon Coveney, are published in today’s Irish Examiner.

It is understood that in Cork city, two sites will be prioritised to deliver the housing.