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1,090 Homes.
30 Acres of Woodland.
The Taoiseach on Site.
This Is What Housing
at Scale Looks Like.

The O'Flynn Group has broken ground on the first phase of its 1,090-home Dunkettle masterplan — the largest single housing scheme currently under construction in Cork. Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined founder Michael O'Flynn on Monday to mark the occasion.

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Housing · June 10, 2026 · 4 min read

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