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The old parochial house in Feohanagh PICTURE: GOOGLE
LIMERICK City and County Council (LCCC) have approved the disposal of the old parochial house in Feohanagh in the form of a 99-year lease to Feohanagh-Castlemahon Resource Centre.
Councillors of the Newcastle West municipal district agreed to dispose of the 1.21-acre property at their November meeting for a nominal fee of €1.
The plan for the parochial house is to create a community facility for the village of Feohanagh. There is already a large facility in the parish, located in Castlemahon but no such facility exists in Feohanagh.
Local Fianna Fáil Cllr Michael Collins called the plans a “badly needed” facility for the people of Feohanagh.
“It’s a step closer for the community realising the dream of having their own community facility in the middle of the village,” he said.
It is understood that the parochial house will be used to provide a meeting space for community members and a space to hold small functions.
Funding of €150,000 was awarded to LCCC under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme – Building Acquisition Measure to purchase the parochial house.
The property was acquired by the local authority on July 21 of this year.
In 2022, the resource centre received Government funding of €365,486 for the development of the old parochial house in the village.
Separately, councillors also agreed to the disposal of 0.33 acres of land to a Limerick landowner at their monthly meeting in Newcastle West.
The land, located at Barna, Newcastle West is adjacent to the landowner’s property.
LCCC was the registered owner of the property before the disposal and the landowner has been in occupation of the lands (located to the front and side of her property) for over 30 years.
The landowner, represented by their solicitors, requested to purchase the land for an agreed sum of €5,000. The council’s “reasonable” legal costs will also be discharged by the purchasing landowner.
The Roads Department confirmed that they have no requirement for the land and that they have no objection to the disposal to the landowner.
The land is located adjacent to a quiet road just off the busy N21.
Councillors welcomed the disposal of land citing that it was about time the issue was resolved as it had been ongoing for a number of years.
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