ONLY DAYS before last Christmas, Cartoon Furniture Ltd was burnt to the ground but now four months later

the Gallagher family are rebuilding the Killala business.

The 30-year-old business was left in ruins after a fire ripped through it in the dead of the night but the Gallaghers was determined to get back on their feet.

Only hours after the catastrophe, the family were unwavering in their commitment to reopen.

“We serve a lot of loyal customers in the area and are delighted to rebuild. It may take us months to get over it but we won’t let this fire destroy us.”

And reopen they will with planning permission to construct new showrooms in Killala given the go ahead last month.

John Gallagher submitted a planning application to Mayo County Council at the beginning of February for new showrooms and at the end of last month plan-ners gave the go ahead for the new showrooms and the demolition of the existing rooms but not without including 18 conditions.

The furniture showroom can only operate from 8am to 8pm, adequate car parking spaces must be provided and the developer at his own expense shall provide a public lighting to a design prepared by the ESB.

A number of contributions must also be made to Mayo County Council prior to the commencement of the development.

•357 must be given for amenities with an additional

•357 for community, open space and recreational facilities and •238 for footpaths.

A garage and boundary walls are also included in the planning application.