Clare County Council has selected Custy Construction Ltd. to construct a new eight-unit social housing development in Doonbeg. The project, funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage, is slated for completion in 2025.

Construction is anticipated to commence in November 2024. The development will consist of a mix of two and three-bedroom houses, including several specially adapted units to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities.

The new social housing development will provide much-needed affordable housing options for the Doonbeg community and contribute to the council's efforts to address the housing crisis in the region.

Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling, said: "These eight units in Doonbeg are an important part of our housing programme for the county and will help in the Council's efforts to meet the housing need of applicants. Developments like this one, along with our programme of turnkey builds, acquisitions, buy and renew, approved housing body build and acquisition, and vacant property refurbishment, are all essential in our efforts to provide more housing in County Clare."

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Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Councillor Alan O'Callaghan, said the Doonbeg development is further evidence of the Council's commitment to the delivery of social housing in the county: "This development in Doonbeg will continue the positive progress has been that achieved to date in Clare to provide much-needed homes."

Jason Murphy, Director of Service, Social Housing Directorate, said: "We are pleased to finalise this contract for the development of eight new homes in Doonbeg. These new homes will provide quality, sustainable housing and will also contribute to the vitality of the area. We are excited to see this project come to fruition and continue to support the housing needs of our rural communities."

Councilor John Crowe, Chair of Housing Strategic Policy Committee, added: "I look forward to seeing this development getting under way and to progressing similar schemes all over the county."

The project design team, managed by the Social Development Directorate in Clare County Council, includes, Hassett Leyden Flynn and Associates in the capacity of architects, P. Coleman and Associates as civil and structural engineers, Moloney Fox Consulting Engineers as mechanical and electrical engineers and Bermingham King Massey as quantity surveyors.