Three Former Garda Stations In The Midlands Were Sold For €20,000 Or Less

Three former Garda stations in the Midlands were sold for €20,000 or less.

Three former Garda stations in the Midlands were sold for €20,000 or less.

In total 43 barracks went up for sale with some now being used as a tourist centre, an ambulance base and offices of the State pathologist.

The Commissioners of Public Works has sold 43 former Garda stations since 2014, with a total value of nearly €3.2 million being raised for their sale. 

In the Midlands a total of 6 former Garda stations were sold.

The highest price reached for a former barracks reached in this region was in Geashill, County Offaly, which was bought for €123,000.

In Laois, the Ballacolla Garda station sold just for €15,000 euro while the former barracks in Ballinakill station fetched for €92,000.

Three Garda stations were sold in Westmeath – Rathowen went for €15,000, with €20,000 the price tag for Ballinahowen while Ballymore sold for €55,000. 

Out of the 43 sold Garda stations – 6 are scheduled to be reopened, 10 remain in State use, 9 are being used by community Groups.

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