Galway news

Connacht Rugby has been granted full planning permission for the €30m redevelopment of its Sportsground stadium in Galway, Ireland. The project will include a full ... More

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has today (26 June) unveiled the largest ever shortlist for its Building of the Year competition. WAF – one of ... More

Irish cider giant the C&C group has announced plans to build a €1.8m (£1.6m, US$2.1m) visitor centre dedicated to its Bulmers brand. To be located ... More

Image: Malahide Castle is undergoing a revamp Shannon Heritage has been appointed to operate Malahide Castle and Gardens in County Dublin, Ireland, in the company's ... More

Cheshire-based design consultancy, Mather & Co has designed a new visitor attraction at the headquarters of the Volvo Ocean Race in Spain. The race headquarters ... More

Health club operator énergie Group has completed the rebranding of nine Irish clubs that were acquired from Jackie Skelly Fitness earlier this year. More than ... More

Fitness franchise operation énergie Group has acquired Jackie Skelly Fitness in Ireland. The deal will include the restructuring of the business's balance sheet, as well ... More

Fitness franchise operation énergie Group has been given the green light to acquire the Ireland-based chain, Jackie Skelly Fitness, which went into examinership in February. ... More

Ireland's tourism industry is "in crisis" due to a fall in inbound visitor numbers and a decrease in tourism revenue during 2009, according to the ... More

Irish developer Edward Holdings' plans to transform Bow Street Magistrate Court and Police Station in Covent Garden, London, into a luxury hotel have been approved ... More

Edward Holdings has purchased the infamous Bow Street Magistrates Court in London, in which Oscar Wilde and Reggie Kray were imprisoned. The Galway-based property developer ... More

NRG Health and Fitness has opened its third site, a n3m (£2m) new-build club attached to the Jury’s Cork Hotel in Ireland. The new 1,400sq ... More

The 2m euro (£1.39m, US$2.5m) Absolute Spa has opened in Galway, Ireland, at the city’s Courtyard by Marriott hotel. Launched on 1 June, the 5,500sq ... More

Galway-based OKM Architects and property consultants DTZ have submitted a planning application to Galway City Council to develop a £277m leisure, commercial and residential project ... More

CB Richard Ellis and BDO Simpson Xavier Corporate Finance have reportedly been appointed as advisors to the sale of the Great Southern Hotels Group (GSHG) ... More

A 20m euro entertainment complex – containing a six-screen cinema, bowling alley and games complex – will open on 17 March on the outskirts of ... More

Hotel chain the Prem Group plans to open 18 new hotels in Ireland and 50 in the UK as part of a 350m euro investment ... More