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Go ahead for first crematorium in West in Ballinasloe
The first Crematorium in the West of Ireland is to be located in Ballinasloe and should be built by the end of the year or early next year
An Bord Pleanala has granted permission for the facility at Garbally Demesne, alongside the N6 old Ballinasloe-Loughrea road.
Work will start later this year on the €4m, 660 sq.m. single storey centre
It will be on a twenty-acre green field site and is expected to provide employment for up to ten people.
It will be a non-denominational facility which will offer an alternative to traditional burials in Ireland and help deal with the shortage of graveyard space.
In addition to the Crematorium, planning permission has also been granted for a reflection room, memorial gardens, walkways and memorial wall
The Crematorium facility will operate seven days a week between the hours of 9.30a.m. and 5p.m.
Kevin Tuohy of BKT Construction told FYI Galway people have to travel to either Dublin or Cork for cremation services and he believes this centre will save families suffering bereavements in the West, North-west and Midlands areas substantial costs.