Construction kicks off on 26 council homes for Laois town

The Laois sod was given a good strong turn this week, right up into the sky, to hail the start of construction of 26 new council homes.

Laois County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr Paschal McEvoy had the honour of wielding the spade, to announce the houses coming to Carraig Glas, Stradbally. 

They are described by the local authority as a "key part of the Council's programme to deliver over 534 new social homes in County Laois from 2022 to 2026".

"One of the main objectives of Housing For All is the creation of sustainable communities. This development and these homes will play a vital part in enhancing and sustaining the village community of Stradbally," they say.

The development will have two 4 bedroom houses, seven with 3 bedrooms, 10 with two bedrooms and seven single bedroom homes. They will be delivered by Laois County Council working in partnership with CN Construction and Van Dijk Architects.

Turning the sod at Carraig Glas housing development Stradbally: Angela McEvoy Laois County Council Director for Housing, Colin Higgins, CN Higgins Construction Ltd, Cllr Paschal McEvoy Cathaoirleach Laois County Council, John Mulholland Chief Executive Laois County Council, Trevor Hennessy Laois County Council, Derek - and Graham Maher CN Higgins Construction Ltd, Tim Callan and Pat Treacy Laois County Council and Brian McGurk of Van Dijk Architects. Photo: Michael Scully.

Laois County Council will own and manage the scheme with tenants nominated by it from its housing waiting list. 

Funding was provided from Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP) monies.

The SHIP funding is capital support provided to Local Authorities under the Housing For All Programme to facilitate the funding of construction, acquisition or refurbishment of new social housing units.