Clúid Housing delivered almost 50 new Cork homes last year  

Almost 50 new homes were delivered by Clúid Housing in Cork last year.

Latest figures show that the not-for-profit housing organisation delivered 23 new homes in Cork city and 24 in the rest of the county, bringing the total number of their homes in Cork to 1,395.

The details are included in Clúid’s 2023 annual report which showed that for the second year in a row, it delivered more than 1,000 new homes nationally in an effort to address Ireland’s housing crisis.

More than half were one- and two-bed social homes — the most in-demand property type for the area.

Clúid said that part of its commitment to sustainability is ensuring that its homes continue to be great places to live, and during 2023, Clúid Works completed 19,284 repairs including plumbing, electrics, and carpentry.

The report notes that multiple severe storms in 2023 resulted in an increase in damage to property, when compared with other years.

“Homes in two of our schemes were damaged by the devastating floods in Midleton, Cork, in October 2023,” it said, adding: “Clúid colleagues and trusted contractors were required to work hard to repair the damage.”

Gardening

During 2023, residents and colleagues undertook gardening projects in Rutland Square in Cork city and Deer Park View in Charleville, as well as in Dublin and Limerick locations.

The Community Gardening Project in Charleville was highlighted in the report, with the organisation explaining that — with support from housing officers and Clúid’s landscape designer — the residents of Deer Park View came together to create a community garden within their scheme.

The report quotes Patricia Murphy, a Deer Park View resident, who said: “It started as a small project with just a few of the neighbours involved, just tidying up, mowing the grass, things like that.

“Now we have raised beds, a bench, a wildflower garden, and a kitchen garden with herbs and fruit and veg ... The best thing about the garden is being out there with the neighbours.

“People are talking about it, and they gather together.”