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Opportunity

The lands at Nuns' Island present an opportunity to transform an underutilised parcel of land on the edge of Galway City centre. The regeneration of the lands needs careful and detailed consideration as their location directly between the City and NUI Galway easily facilitates an expansion of the University campus or an expansion of the City creating a civic space to carefully bring both City and University together.

Ambition

It is proposed to develop a cohesive and achievable regeneration proposal for the area to create vibrant space through the appropriate mix of public realm spaces and habitable development. The goal, working in partnership with Galway City Council and interested stakeholders from within the community, it is proposed to establish a Masterplan that will bring wide scale benefit to the City as whole. Realising this ambition will require a collaborative approach based on detailed engagement and long term thinking.

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In the Media

• Galway City Development Plan - Galway City Council
• NUI Galway set to Commission Nuns' Island Master Plan - Connacht Tribune
• NUI Galway to Develop Plan for Nuns' Island area of Galway City with Galway City Council - NUI Galway News Archive
• Plan for regeneration of Nuns' Island takes step forward - Galway Daily
• Link-up between council and university to develop plan for Nuns' Island area of Galway city - Engineers Journal

Project Documents

• Recreation and Amenity Needs Study
• Nuns’ Island Masterplan Design Brief
• Nuns' Island Transport Scoping Study
• Nuns' Island Cultural and Heritage Assessment
• Planning and Environmental Scoping Study