Plan for new coastal neighbourhood on east side of Galway city unveiled

Plans to create a new coastal neighbourhood on the east side of Galway city have been unveiled. Galway City Council said up to 2,500 homes could be provided as part of proposals to transform about 84 acres of land at Murrough, between Renmore and Oranmore.

The local authority’s strategic framework for the 34-hectare site, located about four kilometres east of Eyre Square, envisages the planned new village would be served by a new railway station. The master plan also includes a new university quarter for the nearby Atlantic Technological University (ATU), retail, flood defences, public amenities and open spaces.

Part of the land included in the framework fronts on to Galway Bay, and it is proposed a small old pier would be converted into a “public feature and water access point”. The Galway-Dublin railway line cuts through the site, which adds complexity to developing the lands.

The plan is to…