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€7m overhaul of derelict Ballinamore courthouse to go to planning

May 25, 2026 13:30
By Eoghan Murphy
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€7m overhaul of derelict Ballinamore courthouse to go to planning
Ballinamore Courthouse

A feasibility study previously examined how it could be used for the community - including a John McGahern cultural experience.

A planning application is to be submitted this week to turn the former Ballinamore courthouse into a community building and tourist attraction.

It closed as a courthouse 16 years ago.

A feasibility study previously examined how it could be used for the community - including a John McGahern cultural experience.

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Cathaoirleach of the Ballinamore Municipal District, Gary Prior, believes it's a positive story for the area:

Fellow councillor Ita Reynolds Flynn has fond memories of the building and the importance of it to the local community:

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