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Wed 11 Nov 2002Galway's Eyre Square revamp gets approvalAn Bord Pleanála has given approval to Galway City Council's plans to redevelop Eyre Square in the heart of Galway.However, the board has directed that 11 of the square's 100 trees be retained or transplanted close to their present positions, and has said that the historic Browne doorway - originally from the Browne family mansion in Abbeygate Street - be retained or relocated within the square.