Civic Offices, Dungarvan | |
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General information | |
Address | Dungarvan, County Waterford |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°05′32″N7°37′17″W / 52.0922°N 7.6213°W |
Completed | 1999 |
The Civic Offices is a municipal facility at Davitt's Quay in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland.
Previously Waterford County Council had been based at Arus Brugha at Davitt's Quay. [1] [2] The county council moved to the new building, which cost €6 million to build, in April 1999. [3] Some structural changes were carried out to the building following the merger of Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council to create Waterford City and County Council in 2014. [3]
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