Cllr John Hegarty turning the sod for the new sheltered housing development at Kilanerin. Pic. Christy Farrell.

Workers and machinery have moved on to a new development of six sheltered houses in the heart of Kilanerin village.

Public representatives and Wexford County Council officials gathered at the site on Friday morning to welcome the development and see the project under way.

The project, costing in the region of €667,000 is a result of many years hard work from Kilanerin Sheltered Housing Association, and is funded by Wexford County Council and the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government.

Cllr John Hegarty welcomed the beginning of the work saying “it is a really positive development for the area and a great credit to all those involved in getting the project to this stage”

Full story in this week’s edition of THE GOREY ECHO.