€18m housing plan for regeneration of Traveller halting site in Cork city

Living conditions in Spring Lane have been described as amongst the worst in Ireland, writes Eoin English
€18m housing plan for regeneration of Traveller halting site in Cork city

The new city council blueprint for the redevelopment of its Spring Lane halting site in Ballyvolane includes plans for 27 Traveller-specific residential units on the site and the adjoining council-owned Ellis’s Yard, as well as extensive landscaping and site improvement works.

An €18m housing plan has been drawn up for the complete regeneration of an overcrowded Traveller halting site in Cork city where living conditions have been described as amongst the worst in Ireland.

The new city council blueprint for the redevelopment of its Spring Lane halting site in Ballyvolane includes plans for 27 Traveller-specific residential units on the site and the adjoining council-owned Ellis’s Yard, as well as extensive landscaping and site improvement works.

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