A sod-turning ceremony has been held to mark the beginning of construction on 57 new homes in Moyross.

Located at two sites in Dalgaish Park and Cosgrave Park, the new development will be a blend of one to four bedroom homes and forms part of the Limerick Regeneration.

Contractor Townmore Ltd will deliver the construction phase, which is expected to take 20 months to complete. The contract also sees upgrade works to the lower sections of Moyross Avenue.

Welcoming the progress, Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Daniel Butler said: "This is a great day for Moyross. It is an exciting day for the community in the estate as we prepare to build 57 new homes across Dalgaish and Cosgrave Parks. It's important that we see new people being welcomed into the area. It is an amazing and strong community as it is and this new development can only improve that strength and unity."

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Billy Lynch, Senior Executive Engineer with Limerick City and County Council added: "This project is part of the wider Limerick Regeneration project and is funding by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The site is split across both sides of Moyross Avenue. Thirty of the 57 homes are being built in Cosgrave Park with the remainder in Dalgaish Park.

"Selected demolition works took place last month to prepare the site and now Townmore Construction, who won the tender for the development, are going to be on site very shortly."