Editing Gort (section)

== Economy ==
Gort was once an agricultural [[market town]].{{sfn|Boland|2019}} As of the 21st century, it is home to a [[Lidl]], an [[Aldi]], and a [[SuperValu (Ireland)|Supervalu]]. It was one of the worst affected towns in Ireland in the [[Post-2008 Irish economic downturn|post-2008 recession]]. According to a 2019 ''[[Irish Times]]'' article, "[b]etween 2006 and 2011, it lost 400 jobs and 14 per cent of its population. Jobs were lost with the closure of Duffy Meats, a factory in which many Brazilians had been working, and also when the construction industry imploded".{{sfn|Boland|2019}}

Gort Co-operative Mart was founded in 1962, operated in the town until 1996, when it moved 2.5 kilometres out of the centre. As of 2020, approximately 16,500 cattle and 7,000 sheep "passed through its gate with a €15.6 million turnover".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Halpin |first=Conor |date=2021-03-17 |title=Bernie Fahey on her journey to becoming Gort Mart's manager |url=https://thatsfarming.com/beef/bernie-fahey-gort-mart/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=thatsfarming.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

There are three factories in town: counter fabricator Top Form, electronics maker Lisk, and medical device maker Natus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Topform Limited named Overall Winner at the National Small Business Awards 2021 – SFA |url=https://www.ibec.ie/sfa/news-insights-and-events/news/2021/12/01/topform-limited-named-overall-winner-at-the-national-small-business-awards-2021 |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=www.ibec.ie |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cahill |first=Fiona |last2=Limited |first2=Dreamglade |date=2022-04-04 |title=Workers At LISK In Gort Begin Campaign Of Industrial Action |url=https://www.clare.fm/news/current_affairs/workers-lisk-gort-begin-campaign-industrial-action/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Clare FM |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-01 |title=Medical devices maker Natus grows in Gort, plans to expand work force to 200 |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/medical-devices-maker-natus-grows-in-gort-plans-to-expand-work-force-to-200/38269541.html |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Independent.ie |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2022, [[An Bord Pleanála]] overturned a Galway County Council planning decision and permission was granted for a [[Biogas|biogas plant]] near the town.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-23 |title=Anger over granting of permission for biogas facility in Gort |url=https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/anger-over-granting-of-permission-for-biogas-facility-in-gort/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Galway Bay FM |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Corr |first=Shauna |date=2021-11-22 |title=Galway town's desperate plea to save area from biogas plant with flame stack 'higher than church spire' |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/galway-towns-desperate-plea-save-25517063 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Irish Mirror |language=en}}</ref> As of August 2023, a challenge against this decision was being heard by the High Court.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Court challenge launched against planned biogas plant in ‘ecologically sensitive’ part of Galway |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2023/08/03/concerns-about-nitrogen-depositions-from-proposed-bigas-plant-in-ecologically-sensitive-part-of-galway-court-hears/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>

=== Tourism ===
[[File:Photo of the Stable Yard or Visitor Centre with gorgeous blue skies in the background.jpg|thumb|Stable yard and visitor centre of Coole Park]]
According to a 2019 Irish Times article, local business people saw tourism as an important sector to expand in the town.{{sfn|Boland|2019}} Gort has a number of bars and restaurants, and guest accommodation.<ref name="discoverireland">{{Cite web |title=Explore Gort in County Galway |url=https://www.discoverireland.ie/gort |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Discover Ireland |language=en}}</ref> The websites of [[Fáilte Ireland]] and the "Burren Lowlands" [[destination marketing organization|destination marketing group]], list nearby tourist destinations as The Burren, Coole Park Visitor Centre & Gardens, Kilmacduagh cathedral churches and [[Irish round tower|round tower]], Thoor Ballylee, and Kiltartan Gregory Museum.<ref name="discoverireland"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Burren Lowlands |url=https://www.burrenlowlands.org/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=The Burren Lowlands |language=en-IE}}</ref>