AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA will have a massive €28 million new headquarters in Galway in the next couple of years and NAMA has teamed up with Wexford County Council to house 19 families in a ‘spruced up’ former ghost estate.
What else is happening in property news? Here are all the main stories.
New Garda Headquarters in Galway
Plans are in place for a new Garda headquarters in Galway. Simon Harris, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works said that the new building is designed for “a modern police force”. “I have no doubt that this new station will also greatly benefit the citizens of Galway,” he added.
Nineteen families to be housed in Wexford
Nineteen families are to be provided with houses in Wexford under a new housing co-operative scheme in a collaboration by the National Association of Building Co-Operatives (NABCO), Wexford County Council and Nama.
Fancy seeing what $39 million (nearly €40 million) can get you? Here you go: it’s a four-bedroom four-storey property in Nevada, USA.
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The Royal Institute of Architects Ireland has republished its housing policy, which focuses on four key areas – developing a new framework for sustainable communities, implementing new housing models, improving the current planning system, and protecting the consumer.
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