Rising costs could hit delivery of social housing 

Some of the younger residents of the new Westview social housing development in Ballincollig, Cork, watch Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Lord Mayor of Cork city Colm Kelleher, unveil a plaque to mark the official opening of the scheme on Friday.

A €13.6m social housing scheme has been officially opened in Cork amid warnings that the rising cost of materials and financing could hit housing delivery targets.

The Westview development in Ballincollig, which was officially opened by Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Friday, was hailed as a benchmark for future social housing schemes.