COILLTE LAND TO BE CONVERTED FOR PAINTBALLING IN GORT

Date Published: 20-Aug-2010

Galway County Council has given the go ahead to convert 12 acres of land near Gort to use for paintballing.

Planners have granted planning permission to convert the Coillte forest at Carrowgarriff for paintballing use, portable cabins, a changing area, and carpark.

This is despite concerns from locals in the area about the impact of such a development.