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City Hall, Galway

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In September 2022, the council, having decided that it needed larger premises, announced that it would acquire one of the completed buildings for its new City Hall. The acquisition of the building was completed at a cost of €44 million in December 2022. The cost of the acquisition was financed by a
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in Courthouse Square which was completed in 1825. After it was reformed in 1937, Galway Corporation was mostly based at offices in Dominick Street and Fishmarket. It moved to modern offices at College Lane in Galway in 1991.
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loan from the Housing Finance Agency. The council also confirmed that it would let a fit-out contract, which could cost a further €12 million, with a view to relocating to the new premises in 2024.
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in China. The site subsequently became the subject of a major reclamation and redevelopment project known as Crown Square. The new buildings on the site were designed by Henry J. Lyons in the
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The original municipal building in the city was the Tholsel which was built about 1639. This was replaced by
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Index

City Hall is located in County Galway
Modern style
Galway
Ireland
Coordinates
53°17′14″N 9°01′18″W / 53.2871°N 9.0218°W / 53.2871; -9.0218
Irish
Galway
Galway City Council
Galway Town Hall
Crown Equipment Corporation
Suzhou
Modern style
"Tholsel, Galway"
"Town Hall Theatre, Courthouse Square, Court Avenue, Townparks"
"The Navigation Lough Corrib Navigation Trustees"
The history of Galway
ISBN
978-0953468331
"Galway loses 150 jobs to China"
"Crown Square, Galway"
"Crown Square, Galway"
"250 construction jobs created as Crown Square gets green light"
"Galway City Council ploughs ahead with Crown Square move"
"Galway City councillors slammed over 'hasty' approval of Crown Square move"
"Galway City Council acquires new building in Mervue that will serve as the new civic headquarters"
"Galway City Council signs contract for new HQ building"
"Crown Square move on the cards 16 months before councillors were told"
"City Hall move to Crown Square is a year behind schedule"
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