Government to approve multi-year plan for new town in Dublin

Plans approved in 2019 will see 8,437 homes built to house 21,000 people around 10km from Dublin City centre.

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien is expected to appove the new project.

The Government will today agree to a €186m funding stream to assist in the building of 8,400 homes in a new town in Dublin.

The Clonburris Strategic Development Zone will be located between Lucan, Clondalkin, and Liffey Valley — around 10km from the city centre — and plans approved in 2019 will see 8,437 homes built to house 21,000 people.