Deputy Higgins said the ruin of Menlo Castle has become one of the city's iconographic images due to its history and its destruction by fire in 1910.

"Menlo Castle must be preserved as it now stands and as it has been for almost 100 years. The preservation of the ruin by stabilising it in its present form represents the best way to ensure the enjoyment of the castle and the surrounding parkland by all of the citizens of Galway," he said.

The land on which Menlo Castle stands is owned by the city council, and Deputy Higgins has called on the council to bring the matter before local representatives as soon as possible.

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UPDATE OF SITUATION OF MENLO CASTLE REDEVELOPMENT
written by HBLAKE, October 23, 2007

i am trying to establish the current situation in relation to the redevelopmetn of the Menlo Castle site on the Corrib River. correspondence to the Galway council has not been acknowledged. many Blake descendants of this family visit Galway to visit the ruins, once the seat of the Blake family in Galway. there are several Blakes, including myself who intend to visit Galway next year so we are anxious to know when exactly the redevelopment is to take place.

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