Galway City Council knocks new wall – so they can build it again!

From this week’s Galway City Tribune – The Chief Executive of Galway City Council has been asked to investigate why a newly-built wall in Renmore was knocked – only to be rebuilt with different materials.

Local area councillor Alan Cheevers has urged Brendan McGrath to investigate the potential for a waste of taxpayers’ money, and workers’ time, as part of a project to widen the road at Ballyloughane Beach.

Cllr Cheevers said residents of the Renmore area were fuming that the project was taking so long, and they are confused as to why a wall that was built was knocked and then re-built.

“Three-and-a-half weeks ago, the Council decided they were going to widen the road down at Ballyloughane, to widen the entrance down the road into the beach area. They then decided they had to build a wall as part of the job.

“They built the wall, but it was decided that the wrong stone was put in the wall, and so they had to knock the wall down and rebuild it again with the right stone,” explained Cllr Cheevers, adding that it was not the fault of the workmen on the ground.
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