BUILDING ACTIVITY IN GALWAY DOWN 14PERCENT

Date Published: 27-Jul-2011

We're building fewer new homes and offices in Galway this year.

Figures released today by GeoDirectory, Ireland's only database of residential and commerical buildings, reveal a 14 per cent drop in building activity in Galway in the first six months of this year.

The survey identified 459 new buildings in the county - 415 homes, 38 offices and six dual-purpose buildings.