New apartments planned for Mayo town

COMMUNITY NOTES: BALLYHAUNIS - WESTERN PEOPLE (JULY 8 EDITION)

The companies behind the redevelopment of the former Bank of Ireland building in Ballyhaunis is planning another major development in the town.

Kaizen Project Management Co is submitting a planning application to complete ten apartments in the former Johnston’s machinery yard on Knox Street.

Kaizen is a firm run by the management of Achill Formwork and Construction Co, which redeveloped the former Bank of Ireland building in the town. Dublin-based Sayvale is run by Austin Currie Jnr, a former banker whose firm has investments in social housing projects nationwide.

Local readers will be familiar with Johnston’s Machinery, for several decades a prominent farm machinery dealer with clients across the region.