50 PER CENT DROP IN BUILDING IN GALWAY LAST YEAR

Date Published: 27-Jan-2009

There was a 50 percent drop in the number of new buildings built in Galway last year.Just over 2 thousand 300 new buildings were recorded in the city and county in 2008, compared to 4 thousand 700 in 2007.The figures have been released by Geodirectory, which manages Ireland's only complete database of commercial and residential buildings.2 thousand 200 new homes were built in Galway last year, 99 commercial buildings and 30 dual purpose buildings.