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Construction sector’s experience tallies with Census findings

WITH the county’s population having grown by over 7% in the last six years and gone up 40% since 1991, it’s hardly surprising that the existing housing stock is under serious pressure. Clearly there continues to be great demand for housing in Clare, with house prices here now higher than during the Celtic Tiger years, and with renters in many cases paying over €1,000 a month for a house. Enda Galvin of Galvin Construction said that there is a high level of demand. “We are currently building in Crusheen, we’ve commenced 29 homes there and got planning for 42 more. “We’re also building in Tulla, we’re building 17 homes there and have planning in for a further 36. In the next month or two we’re hoping to open a site and build homes in Shannon. We’re finding it very busy and there is a big demand.” He said that at the moment there is a shortage of sites in the …

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