Galway councils in ?1.1m airport purchase - RTÉ News
The 115-acre site at Carnmore, on the outskirts of Galway city, will cease to function as an airport in the coming weeks
Sin é. Its for the best, there were a few too many airports on the west coast that were propped up by the government during the economic boom. Galway was never viable without government funding and with two airports relatively close by with jet capability it never stood a chance once the economy turned.