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Green light for docks development New development on the Docks Design for Docks life Railway critical to port development Tanks dismantling work on schedule Thousands pour into city for Ocean Race festival New Website for Galway Harbour Volvo Makes a Triumphant Return to Galway in 2012

Volvo Makes a Triumphant Return to Galway in 2012 The CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race and An Taoiseach signed the contract confirming Galway as host of the grand finale of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2012. Mr Knut Frostad met with Brian Cowen at The Merrion Hotel in Dublin Wed March 10th to copper-fasten the event after Galway beat off...

New Website for Galway Harbour The Galway Harbour Company's new website went live on Tuesday March 2nd. According to Harbour Chief Executive Eamon Bradshaw this is another step in the Harbour's public consultation process. "We want the people of Galway to see exactly what it is we are proposing for our new Port development and...

Thousands pour into city for Ocean Race festival Galway is gearing up for one of the most exciting weekends in living memory, as the Volvo Ocean Race Stopover action revs up a notch this weekend. ImageFollowing on from the 10,000-strong crowd that lined the Docks in the early hours of Sunday morning to welcome the seven-strong fleet to Galway,...

Tanks dismantling work on schedule Work on the dismantling of the Topaz oil tanks on Galway Docks has commenced this week with the washing out of the structures, while the removal of the structure is due to commence later this week. The Galway Independent understands that the removal of the piping work by a Galway-based company...

Railway critical to port development Accessibility to the rail network will be a critical factor in the redevelopment of Galway port, following the decision by An Bord Pleanála last Friday to refuse permission to the Port of Cork to develop a new €160 million container terminal at Oysterbank in Ringaskiddy on the grounds...

Design for Docks life Galway Harbour Company and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) have launched an architectural ideas competition for the Centre Pier in Galway Harbour for a world-class significant building to give a recognisable identity to Galway Harbour and the City of Galway as a maritime...

New development on the Docks Galway Harbour Company has applied for planning permission for use of the dock as a shipping berth and the construction of a channel access sea wall and storage yard. The use of the dock and adjacent storage yard will primarily be used to facilitate the relocation of the current scrap steel berth...

Green light for docks development There is good news for Galway Harbour Company this week, with the revelation that the Department of Transport has given the green light for the company to seek planning permission to redevelop the docklands area.Image The Harbour Company has been seeking to redevelop Galway Docks for a number of...

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