Ireland's first eco-village has reportedly appointed a construction manager to oversee the ambitious project.

According to the Nenagh Guardian, Liam Ryan from local firm Ryan Teese Architects will co-ordinate construction schemes at the Cloughjordan site.

He will be responsible for the overall implementation of works at the Sustainable Projects-led scheme.

The first target on Mr Ryan's agenda will be to build 30 recently approved houses per quarter on the site.

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The eventual development is expected to encompass 132 residential buildings.

Planning permission for the remainder of the project is reportedly at an advanced stage.

It is expected that around 200 people will inhabit the village once it is complete.

Those living in the community will be expected to commit themselves to ecological, social and economic sustainability.

The project's resources will include a group heating network of solar panels and a central unit fired by coppiced wood, all from the development's own woodland and other sustainable wood products.

Producing its own energy grid, the village will source electrical power from a renewable energy provider, and allotments will be available to each household to grow its own vegetables and produce.

An extensive area for woodland and wildlife will be included in the eventual development.

(PR/JM)