PLANS TO REFURBISH WELL KNOWN CITY CENTRE CHURCH

Date Published: 21-Sep-2007

Plans are in the pipeline to refurbish one of the city's best known churches.The Galway Diocesan Trustees have applied to the city council to revamp St Joseph's Church on Presentation Road.The transformation plans involve building an extension for toilets for the disabled.If the plans get the go ahead, there'll be a new stone floor in part of the church and timber floors will be refurbished.The pews will be widened and the spiral stairs will be replaced and a new electronic organ will be put in place.The altar will be moved and worshippers will benefit from underfloor heating.