Councillors erupt into war of words after former Cork lord mayor votes against social housing scheme

'I’m sorry housing isn’t sexy enough for you to vote for it. That is not a reason to vote against housing,' Labour councillor Peter Horgan told Independent councillor Kieran McCarthy

Cork city councillors eventually voted 22 to seven to approve the scheme. File Picture: Denis Minihane.

A former lord mayor of Cork has been criticised for voting against one of three social housing projects approved by city councillors on Monday, one of which would deliver 56 homes on a former sweet factory site.

Labour councillor Peter Horgan said he was incensed by Independent councillor Kieran McCarthy’s criticism of the "bland design" for four apartments on a vacant overgrown corner site at the junction of Boreenmanna Rd and Clanrickarde Estate, which attracted over 40 submissions during its Part 8 public consultation.