Galway, the gateway to opportunity
Improved infrastructure, buoyant tourism numbers and the winning of key accolades put the county in position to optimise its growth, writes Caroline Allen
With a new motorway under construction, growing tourist numbers and selection as European Region of Gastronomy 2018, as well as European Capital of Culture 2020, Galway is looking to the future with confidence, according to Kevin Kelly, chief executive of Galway County Council.
Kelly said the new motorway, which forms part of the Atlantic road corridor, will open for traffic in 2018. Consisting of 57km of dual carriageway from Gort to Tuam, it ...