Galway City Council has confirmed that demolition works are to commence at two derelict sites in the city, with work at a third location almost complete.
The former Corrib Great Southern Hotel on the Dublin Road and the former Oasis Nightclub in Salthill will be knocked down in the coming months, as part of an effort to deal with abandoned premises in the city.
The local authority has already issued orders to the owners of the sites in question, informing them that action was needed to deal with their properties.
The Orders require the demolition of the buildings to ground level and stipulate that works must be completed within a specified time frame.
It is anticipated that demolition of the hotel, close to the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, will begin in early December and will take around four months to complete.
The building has been targeted by vandals in recent years. Earlier this year, extensive damage was caused to part of the property when a fire was started there.
The City Council says there are no plans for the site after the demolition is completed and that any future development will be subject to the planning process.
Demolition works at the former Connacht laundry site, on St Helen's Street, are continuing at present, and are understood to be nearing completion.
Meanwhile, discussions are ongoing before the demolition of a third building, the former Oasis nightclub in Salthill.
Once packed to the rafters with students and visitors to the area, it has also been lying idle for over a decade.
The property has been recently acquired by a new owner.
There are 16 sites on a Derelict Sites Register maintained by the City Council, with another 50 locations being actively monitored.
In 2019 a total of €123,900 was levied on owners of derelict sites around Galway.
However, these charges remain unpaid.
