Galway Bay fm newsroom - Portumna Castle is set to get new visitor facilities.
The county council has granted planning permission to the Office of Public Works to demolish a vacant bungalow at the castle and build a new car park and bus set down area.
The development is subject to 10 planning conditions including the requirement that a planned pathway from the proposed car park be left out of the plans.
Portumna Castle is a protected structure so an archaeologist must be hired out carry out test trenching on site before demolition work begins.
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Galway East T.D Anne Rabbitte says that new car parking facilities are crucial to Portumna Castle becoming a major tourist destination.
