'It's one of the best feelings I ever had': Homeless Corkman moves into new apartment

Jonathan O’Mahony, 31, spent two years in emergency accommodation before being allocated an apartment in the new €30m Cascade social housing project in Carrigtwohill, East Cork

Jonathan O'Mahony on the balcony of his new apartment: 'To have a home now is one of the best feelings I’ve ever had — to have a place that’s safe and secure.' Picture David Creedon

From homelessness and despair to a new home and hope — a young father says a new social housing project has transformed his life.

Jonathan O’Mahony, 31, originally from Cobh in Co Cork, spent two years in emergency accommodation before being allocated an apartment in the new €30m Cascade social housing project in Carrigtwohill, East Cork, which was officially opened on Friday.