Nine local families are getting the keys to their new homes for Christmas.
Kilkenny County Council are in the process of allocating homes in Ogenty in Gowran – an unfinished estate acquired by the local authority that they put €1.7 million into.
It’s a 12 house development and most of them will be occupied in the coming weeks.
Local Councillor Pat Fitzpatrick says its really good news for those waiting on a home in the area.