Shannon Oaks

Shannon Oaks A Hotel for Portumna!!

"Shocking and Disgusting" end quote Heading towards 4 years since the fire and still no resolution in sight.

The Shannon Oaks Hotel Action Group has been set up by the concerned citizens of Portumna on the lack of progress in the finalising of the sale of the Shannon Oaks Hotel & Country Club and it's associated apartments. Portumna suffered an economic disaster in September 2011 with the fire that destroyed not only the Shannon Oaks Hotel but the heart and soul of Portumna. Can you please like, share an

d become our friend so we can judge if there is a backing to what we hope to achieve. Our main aim is to assist in those that will build a hotel on the site and have it open as matter of urgency. Become our friend, share and like!! PORTUMNA NEEDS ITS HOTEL

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07/04/2026

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Calls for a notorious Galway hotel to come under local authority control and demolished have raised wider concerns among councillors about how similar properties will be treated.

The Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna has remained closed for 15 years, with Galway County councillors now calling for it to be deemed derelict and acquired through a compulsory purchase order.

Galway County Councillor Jimmy McClearn tabled a motion at the council’s March meeting regarding the hotel, citing the absence of any refurbishment plans from its owners.

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01/04/2026

Call for action on derelict hotel in Portumna
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30/03/2026
04/03/2026

‘They can afford to make the site safe’

Nearly 15 years since a fire destroyed the Shannon Oaks hotel in Portumna, Co Galway, the future of the building is still uncertain and it is not known when, or if, the long-expected refurbishment will take place.

It has been over a decade since the Comer Group acquired the building on St Joseph's Road. However, the site still lies empty, with questions over its safety being regularly brought up by residents and local politicians.

Built in the mid-90s, the hotel was a landmark in Portumna and Galway, with events and weddings bringing colour and footfall to the East Galway town.

Locals still fondly remember the hotel as the “focal point, the life, and heart of the community as well as from a tourism perspective,” hoping that one day it could be brought back to its former glory.

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Photo: Ray Ryan

25/01/2026
25/01/2026

Raising the matter in the Dáil, local TD Louis O' Hara said he's sick of the excuses and can-kicking associated with the site.

Thanks so much to Paul Madden for bringing the case of the Shannon Oaks to the attention of the Office of the Ombudsman....
18/12/2025

Thanks so much to Paul Madden for bringing the case of the Shannon Oaks to the attention of the Office of the Ombudsman.

The matter is still with the Ombudsman but it made Galway County Council actually reply to him and put the Shannon Oaks on the their agenda.

Check out the saga here & the reply from Galway County Council here and what they deemed being done by the owners Comer Homes Group to take it of the Derelict Sites list!!

The site is Derelict until the Hotel is reopened.
https://octembula.substack.com/p/shannon-oaks-hotel-dereliction

Matter referred to Office of the Ombudsman for examination

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