New bid to find social housing sites in city

Housing officials in Cork city have launched a second bid to identify sites for social housing after the first initiative helped deliver more than 160 units in less than a year.

City councillors gave the green light on Monday to four social housing schemes which will deliver 109 units across the city — 43 at a city — owned former carpark on White St, 32 on Barrack St, 25 on Blarney St and a pared-back proposal for nine units on High St.

Last month, they sanctioned another four schemes that will deliver 55 units.