Death of well known construction firm owner
THE death has taken place of one of Sligo’s leading construction firm bosses.
Terry Gannon of Cedar Drive, Sligo was the owner of Cedar Construction which was involved in several major building projects not only in Sligo but in neighbouring counties and further around the country.
A native of Cloone, Co. Leitrim he passed away peacefully last Tuesday August 8th. 2017 at Nazareth House, Sligo.
He is survived by his wife, May and daughters, Noelle, Caroline and Lorraine and sons Derek and Alan.
He reposed at the family home at Cedar Drive on Wednesday evening while Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated at 12 noon on Thursday in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with burial afterwards in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Scarden, Strandhill Road,
Cedar Construction Limited was set up in December 1995 and was involved in many significant building projects around the county over a thirty year period up to around 2011.
These included the building of the new primary care in Skreen in 2002, the construction of the new main stand at The Showgrounds in the mid 2000s, Collooney Business Park, the Riverside Hotel in Sligo and the visitor centre at Sligo Abbey.
Cedar Construction also built new dressing rooms at St Mary’s GAA grounds at Kent Park, Ballydoogan.
The firm also built many apartments in the town along with some of the major commercial developments.
Outside of Sligo one of the noteworthy projects was the building of a swimming pool and sports complex in Cavan town.
In a tribute, Kevin Colreavy who worked closely with Mr Gannon on the Sligo Rovers project when he was secretary of the club’s Development Committe said: “The late Terry Gannon played a major role in the development of the Showgrounds.
“His construction company Cedar Construction was awarded the contract for the new Treacy Avenue stand.
“Terry was a thorough professional and took great pride in this project which was so close to his home in Cedar Drive.
“This sense of pride and attention to detail in this first phase of the ground development programme was shared by the engineer overseeing the work, David Gaule.
“He also had patience in abundance. As with all grant aided projects, there were inevitable delays in meeting payment deadlines, but Terry was always understanding and extremely generous in his dealings with the club.
“He will be fondly remembered by the people he worked with in the club.”