Construction of one of Cork's largest residential developments to start this year

Work is ongoing to decontaminate the Live at the Marquee site

Computer-generated image of the planned new housing development by Glenveagh Properties on the Live at the Marquee site.

Construction of more than 1,000 homes on the former Live at the Marquee site in Cork is due to begin in the second half of this year, property developer Glenveagh has said.

Planners were given the go-ahead for the site back in 2021 but minor works on the site only began in October last year.