Go-ahead for €100m office development at Galway Docks
Our ReporterConnacht Tribune
The €104 million office complex and public square area planned for Galway Docks has been given the go ahead by city planners.
The development by Gerry Barrett’s Edward Capital will create 500 construction jobs, and will house 2,600 employees on completion.
It will also provide public squares and a multipurpose auditorium for cultural use which may incorporate sliding doors and walls opening out to the Docks and Galway Bay.
There will be a total of 26,000 square metres of office spaces across four blocks.
It’s envisaged these spaces could be used for pop-up markets, performances and outdoor cinema screenings and the entire complex will be known as Bonham Quay.
Gerry Barrett said the creation of the new urban quarter will stimulate significant employment in Galway city and its environs and will have a ripple impact in the broader national economy.
He added his company will work diligently with all their neighbours, CIE and the Galway Harbour Company, together with the City Council, to deliver a scheme that complements Galway’s future ambitions.