Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are plans for a cancer retreat centre near Corofin Castle.
Corofin Castle Heritage Park has applied for planning permission to build 4 traditional three-room thatched stone cottages and a thatched stone barn.
The cottages would be used for residential use of traditional journeymen craftspeople and artisans or temporary use.
They would also be used for cancer retreats for families supporting cancer patients, members of the Heritage Park in Corofin and other local charities.
The barn would be used to house horses and feed.
A decision is expected from the county council in January. (26/1/17)