€30m affordable housing project proposed for Cork city

Plans for a €30m sheltered and affordable housing apartment complex close to Cork city centre have been unveiled.

The proposed development in Blackpool, to be delivered by Clúid Housing in partnership with Cork City Council, will involve the construction of 112 apartments on a 1.32-hectare site on Thomas Davis St.

The site of the former Blackpool flats complex, which was demolished several years ago, has lain vacant since and is surrounded by hoarding.