Cork housing boost as €50m investment to open land for 10,000 homes

Infrastructure funding for four projects aims to accelerate housing delivery across key growth areas in Cork

Housing minister James Browne: 'This will open up those lands where there’s land zoned or about to be zoned. Then private developers, or local authorities, or approved housing bodies can then build quite quickly. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA

More than €50m in Government funding has been confirmed to unlock land for over 10,000 new homes in Cork.

Housing minister James Browne confirmed four projects would be granted funding under the Government’s Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund.