Peter McVerry Trust’s latest regeneration project in Limerick City will see the redevelopment of the former OPW property on Lower Mallow Street, into 12 single-bed apartments for people on the local social housing waiting list.

The national housing and homeless charity currently manages over 113 homes in Limerick’s city and county and is set to launch the first 14 homes in its modular home project in Delmege Park, Moyross. In 2022, the charity supported over 12,000 people nationally, including over 400 people in Limerick who availed of housing and resettlement services. 

The charity’s CEO Pat Doyle said “The site, in the heart of Limerick’s Georgian Core, is another example of the work we’re doing to deliver sustainable housing solutions by bringing back vacant properties as social housing.

“We’ve been working in Limerick since 2016, and in partnership with Limerick City and County Council, we’ve increased delivery of social housing schemes across the county. This includes securing and delivering more one-bedroom homes for single people impacted by homelessness, but also our work with Limerick Regen in Moyross and Southill where we are also working to deliver homes for families.”

Cllr Francis Foley, Mayor of the City and County of Limerick pictured with Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien and Pat Doyle, CEO of Peter McVerry Trust.