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On offer is a modern four-bed detached home situated in 25, An Fuaran, in the heart of Oranmore Village.

On offer is a modern four-bed detached home situated in 25, An Fuaran, in the heart of Oranmore Village.

One of the new iconic structures of the changing face of Galway is currently entering a crucial stage.

Figures released by Iarnród Éireann to Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney show that the number of passenger journeys on rail services between Limerick and Galway, via Ennis, Oranmore and Athenry, have increased by over 17% in 2024.

Senator Pauline O’Reilly has welcomed the opening of a public consultation on the pedestrian and cycleway route from Oranmore town centre to the train station.

Sinn Féin Councillor for Athenry-Oranmore Louis O’Hara received confirmation on Wednesday from the NTA that new bus services are to be provided from Athenry to Galway City following the discontinuation of the previous privately operated service last month.

Number 12 Renville Village, Oranmore is a recently renovated modern detached home offering excellent space and quality finishes in a popular location beside Galway Bay. Constructed circa 1998, Renville Village is a private and well-maintained development beside Galway Bay Golf Club, Renville Park and Galway Bay Sailing Club.

The station opened on August 1, 1851. The buildings and the Great Southern Hotel were designed by John Skipton Mulvany. It was originally planned to have the station at Renmore, but the well-known Father Peter Daly convinced the railway authorities to construct Lough Atalia Bridge and bring the trains into the centre of town. The fact that he owned tenement buildings on the site where the Great Southern was built may well have had something to do with it. These tenements were levelled to make way for the hotel and station.

They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. For the vast majority of visitors to Galway those who come to shop to visit, to study, or to stay, the first impression for many years has been the dour greasy uninviting Ceannt Station. Ostensibly an impressive building in its day, for decades now, it has been outdated and unable to cater for the tens of thousands of people who use it weekly.