Courthouse could fetch €10m

Date Published: 29-Apr-2008

THE courthouse in Galway, which is expected to come on the market within the next couple of years, could fetch in the region of €10 million.

This week, the Courts Service confirmed that they were actively looking at the options of either moving to a new site on the edge of the city or of acquiring a purpose built city centre property.

Property experts say that while the courthouse site does not have any retail potential it could possibly be transformed into a ‘super pub’. However, they also say that it would be most suitable for municipal or civic purposes and is a building which should be purchased by Galway City Council.

Stringent efforts are currently being made to acquire a site for a new state of the art courthouse in Galway with the Courts Service saying that the existing courthouse is not sufficient for the current requirements.

According to Brendan McDonald of the Courts Service, there is an urgent need to provide a new facility which will have at least eight court rooms. He also said that some …………..