Storm damage to city estimated to cost over €780k

City Manager Brendan McGrath has compiled a special report on the extent of damage and cost of repair.It will be presented to city councillors at their monthly meeting on Monday.Works include a clean-up of footpaths, ramps, beaches, the promenade and other public use buildings.Maintenance is also required to return coastal protection to pre-storm conditions.Remediation work to repair Leisureland is estimated at an additional 500 thousand euro.Galway Mayor Padraig Conneely says the area from Blackrock in Salthill to South Park is one of the most costly with repairs estimated at over 372 thousand euro.He told Galway Bay fm news he's confident the city will receive the emergency government funding it needs.