ONE, has announced the commencement of Phase 2 of its Veteran Home Expansion Plan with the addition of eighteen single en-suite bedrooms across three new homes in Cork, Limerick and Newbridge. The new phase represents the largest ever investment in housing for homeless veterans with €3.5m budgeted for the project.

The additional bedrooms will bring the total accommodation capacity managed by the charity for homeless veterans to 69 bedrooms nationwide. Approximately 1,100 homeless veterans have accessed the charity’s services since its first home opened in 1994, with over 90% moving on to permanent housing.

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin T.D will officially launch Phase 2 of  the Veteran Home Expansion Plan in late September 2025 (TBC) in a ground-breaking ceremony at 92 Ballyhooly Road at the site of what will become Brú Uí Choileáin in Cork City, each location including Brú an tSairséalaigh in Limerick City and Brú Dermot Earley located in Newbridge will provide a safe environment for Defence Forces veterans with wrap around mental health and support services. Phase 1 of the ONE Veteran Home Expansion Plan saw the opening of Brú na Farraige in Cobh in 2021 which together with ONE Homes for homeless veterans in Athlone, Dublin & Letterkenny, currently provide 51 single bedrooms. This will be increased to 69 bedrooms on the completion of Phase 2 launched next Friday. A further investment in Phase 3 expected to start in 2027 will see the development of further homes in Galway and Louth leading to a total of 80 single bedrooms nationwide by 2028.