Councillors in Galway city have approved plans to seek €60 million in loans, to fund what are described as essential infrastructural improvements for the city.

Galway City Council members have approved seeking a historic €60 million loan to finance a variety of capital projects – including the new civic offices in Crown Square.

Planning permission has been granted by the city council for remedial restorations to a residential space that dates to when Galway city was within stone walls.

That the Council bundled the new HQ’s fit-out costs in with other infrastructure projects – sweeteners to make the decision ...

An Taisce, in its appeal to An Bord Pleanála (now An Coimisiún Pleanála) argued that the development did not come close to ...