Cork’s Empty Homes Revival | Cork News

Cork’s councils have poured over forty million euros into reviving more than eight hundred empty homes under the Croí Cónaithe scheme, with grants up to seventy thousand euros for badly neglected properties. Since launching in July 2022 and expanding eligibility to include homes built as recently as 2007, the program has approved over sixteen hundred applications—bringing nearly eight hundred homes back into use. Cork County Council led the charge with eleven hundred approvals and twenty-seven point five million euros, while Cork City Council contributed thirteen million for three hundred and twenty homes. Yet, with over eight thousand five hundred vacant homes still standing, activists like Jude Sherry urge faster action, suggesting staged payments could help applicants—and warn that some owners may be gaming the system by leaving homes empty to qualify. The government continues tweaking the scheme to accelerate housing supply amid Ireland’s ongoing crisis. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e428a46ae3ba8c03