Housing charity Peter McVerry Trust to open Cork office

Charity said it would focus on renovating long-term vacant buildings in the city for reuse as social housing

The charity's CEO, Pat Doyle, said they are in the final stages of preparing for the opening of the new regional office in Cork city centre. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, plans to open a regional office in Cork to help drive “ambitious” social housing plans.

The charity, which has just completed its first full year of operations in the Cork region, said it would focus on renovating long-term vacant buildings in the city for reuse as social housing. Most of the projects will deliver one-bedroom homes.