City bus station and Webworks building in line for award

GALWAY City Council in conjunction with its partners Enterprise Ireland and McNamara Construction has been shortlisted to receive a major national LAMA award for its work in developing the new Galway City Coach Station and Webworks Building, the outcome of which will be announced at a gala event tomorrow (Saturday).The Local Authority’s Member Association (LAMA) Awards aim “to honour exemplary projects within the community; they seek to generate recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of the individuals, companies and local government authorities who make these happen”.Situated on the corner of Forster Street and Fairgreen Road, Galway Coach Station and Webworks building was shortlisted under the Best Mixed Use Development category, combining as it does to meet the needs of entrepreneurs, commuters and tourists in a single City Centre development via Webworks Galway and the Coach Station.The Webworks facility brings together a range of key enterprise level technologies, essential facilities and services in an integrated and managed solution offering a business environment that is normally only available to large Corporate enterprises.It aims to generate a...