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Portumna locals call for Comers to free up hotel site at town centre

Once thriving hotel left derelict for decade after fire in spite of planning permission to renovate and bring back into business

The derelict Shannon Oaks Hotel site: The hotel has been boarded up for more than a decade ever since a fire ravaged large sections of the building

Businesses and residents of Portumna in Co Galway have appealed to the Comer brothers to sell the derelict Shannon Oaks Hotel site.

The hotel has been boarded up for more than a decade ever since a fire ravaged large sections of the building.

The business behind the hotel went into liquidation soon after the fire, with the property acquired by Galway brothers and property developers Luke and Brian Comer in 2016.

Jimmy McClearn, a local ...