Commercial Property
O’Donnellan & Joyce celebrates 40 years in business
Founder of Galway auctioneer remembers first ever auction in 1984, held outdoors on the Aran Islands, as ‘a fabulous start’
Celebrating four decades in business this September marks a landmark for O’Donnellan & Joyce Auctioneers in Galway.
As as start-up in 1982, the company worked mostly in lettings and private treaty sales. Auctions began in 1984 with an outdoor auction on the Aran Islands where a parcel of land and a pub went under the hammer.
Co-founder, Colm O’Donnellan, said: “It is definitely one of my highlights over the past 40 years, everyone needs to ...