CITY COUNCIL FACE COMPENSATION BILL OVER EYRE SQUARE ROW

Date Published: 16-Nov-2007

Galway City Council could face a bill of millions of euro now that an arbitrator has ruled against it, in the case over Eyre SquareModule One of the arbitration case between Samuel Kingston Construction Limited and the Council has finished The Arbitrator found that Galway City Council were in breach of contract that forced Samuel Kingston to cease work on the Eyre Square Enhancement Project in 2005Councillor Padraig Conneely, who has been very outspoken against the Council since the controversy over Eyre Square erupted, says the Council could have to pay massive compensation