Contracts signed for 33 turnkey social homes

Cavan County Council has signed contracts with Darra Bridge Housing Ltd for the provision of 33 turnkey social homes at Lisaturrin in Kingscourt.

Local Cavan company, Wynne Gormley Gilsenan is the project architect overseeing the scheme design. The total project cost is €9.44 million, exclusive of VAT, which is being funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage.

Cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council, Councillor Philip Brady, welcomed the contract signing, saying “This development sees 33 much-needed social homes provided in this locality, while also significantly improving the appearance of the area by removing unfinished buildings on the site”.

Cavan County Council’s Acting Director of Service for Housing, Lynda McGavigan said “This development forms a significant strand of Cavan County Council’s ambitious housing delivery programme under the Government’s ‘Housing for All’ plan. It also illustrates the success of our multi-pronged approach, with this turnkey development complementing our efforts in advancing our own building programme, purchasing existing properties, and our active voids programme, which returns vacant units to our active housing stock”.

The scheme comprises four one-bed units, 16 two-bed units, 9 three-bed houses and 4 four-bed houses, and will be completed in three stages. Twenty-three houses will be completed in 2024, with the remaining ten houses to be completed in mid-2025.

Pictured signing contracts for the provision of 33 turnkey social homes at Lisaturrin in Kingscourt are (back row left to right) John Wilson, Senior Engineer Housing Construction; Martin Gormley, Wynne, Gormley, Gilsenan Architects; Anthony Naughton, Clerk of Works; Cllr Carmel Brady; Paul Brady, Wynne Gormley Gilsenan; Cllr Paddy McDonald; Tommy Reilly, Project Manager, Cavan County Council; Cllr Val Smith; Cormac Fitzpatrick, Cavan County Council Housing Construction. Front: Lynda McGavigan, A/Director of Service; Sean O’Hagan, Darra Bridge Housing; Cathaoirleach, Cllr Philip Brady; Cllr Clifford Kelly; Eoin Doyle, Chief Executive, Cavan County Council. PHOTO: Adrian Donohoe
Pictured signing contracts for the provision of 33 turnkey social homes at Lisaturrin in Kingscourt are (back row left to right) John Wilson, Senior Engineer Housing Construction; Martin Gormley, Wynne, Gormley, Gilsenan Architects; Anthony Naughton, Clerk of Works; Cllr Carmel Brady; Paul Brady, Wynne Gormley Gilsenan; Cllr Paddy McDonald; Tommy Reilly, Project Manager, Cavan County Council; Cllr Val Smith; Cormac Fitzpatrick, Cavan County Council Housing Construction. Front: Lynda McGavigan, A/Director of Service; Sean O’Hagan, Darra Bridge Housing; Cathaoirleach, Cllr Philip Brady; Cllr Clifford Kelly; Eoin Doyle, Chief Executive, Cavan County Council. PHOTO: Adrian Donohoe