A MAJOR new housing scheme for Limerick has been given funding by Government.
As part of a visit to Limerick on Friday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Housing Minister James Browne announced €6.5m has been made available to begin the construction of new accommodation on the city’s northside.
Limerick City and County Council has joined up with approved housing body Clúid to deliver 50 homes at Knockhill, off the Ennis Road.
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Some 32 of the 50 will be social housing, designed for people on the council’s waiting list.
Twelve of them will be cost rental homes – designed to provide…