Presentation by Conor O’Dowd, CEO Port Of Galway.

The Galway Harbour Project represents a once-in-a generation opportunity to develop a new and sustainable urban quarter in Galway city. Together with the proposed Port extension, there is an opportunity to expand our City to the water’s edge, future proof the port as a transport and renewable energy hub and support employment in the short, medium and long term. 

Central to the vision is a transformative public realm strategy which pledges to give the people of Galway a renewed sense of place by delivering approximately 22,300 sq metres (5.5 acres) of new public spaces for the city and repurposing the Inner Dock basin for marine recreation.

The Plan also aims to deliver:

• a sustainable mixed-use urban quarter; 

• the development of a cultural space on the iconic Centre Pier site;

• a realignment of the city to the sea.

About the speaker;

Conor was appointed as CEO at the Port of Galway in November 2018. A Chartered Accountant, Conor worked with KPMG in their Dublin and Galway offices prior to joining the Port.

As CEO, Conor is responsible for managing the Port’s day to day operating activities and for implementing the Port’s strategic objectives. These objectives include the proposed new Port and the inner dock regeneration project which will be facilitated by the relocated and expanded new Port facility. Conor also has responsibility for the Port’s efforts to play a key role in the renewable energy transition in the short, medium and long term.

Conor is a past President of Galway Chamber of Commerce and a founding and current director of the Galway City Innovation District (“ the GCID”). The GCID is the company responsible for the PorterShed innovation hub in the heart of Galway City.