Kilkenny County Council and Thomas Kelly and Sons Ltd have signed the main contract on a €5.5 million social housing scheme which will provide 38 new homes, making it one of the largest schemes to be developed by Kilkenny County Council for a number of years.
11 one bedroom houses, 11 two bedroom houses, 14 three bedroom houses, and 2 four-bedroom houses will be built at Bolton, Callan.

Cathaoirleach Cllr Eamon Aylward said: "This is a very positive step in the delivery of social housing in Co. Kilkenny and will be well received in Callan by those on the housing list".

The scheme was designed by a Team comprised of Reddy Architecture and Urbanism (Architects), Hayes Higgins Partnership (Civil & Structural Engineers), Noel Lawlor Consulting Engineers (Mechanical & Electrical Services), Nolan Construction Consultants (Quantity Surveying Services). Kilkenny County Council Housing Section are Project Managers. Houses will be built to an A energy rating.

Construction on the site has just started with the scheme expected to be delivered in early 2020.

Back Row, Left to Right: Robert Nolan (Nolan Construction Consultants), Mark Kennedy & Walter Holden (Reddy Architecture & Urbanism), Eimear Cody (Kilkenny County Council), Edward Holland (Thos Kelly & Sons), Philip Funcheon & Niall Patterson (Hayes Higgins Partnership), Tomas Brett (Noel Lawlor Consulting Engineers)
Front Row, Left to Right: Mary Mulholland & Colette Byrne (Kilkenny County Council), Cllr Eamon Alyward (Cathaoirleach, Kilkenny County Council), Catherine Kelly & Michael Kelly (Thos Kelly & Sons)