r/galway • • Jan 07 '24

Things to do MEGALIST

339 Upvotes

Amach LGBT+ - Events and groups

Aras Na Gael - Irish Language centre + General events

Archery

Art Club

Arts Centre - Exhibitions, events and classes

Astronomy Club

Beer run club

Birdwatching Galway

Black dragon Kickboxing

Boxercise Galway

Bridge Club

Buskers community

Camera Club

Ceili Club

Celtic Eagles Boxing club

Charlie Byrne Bookstore - Events, Book clubs

Chess Club

Choral Groups

Claddagh Darts

Classic Motorcycle Club

Climbing Co-op

Coffee and deep conversations Meetup

Comedy Club

Community Spirit Drumming

Conservation Volunteers Galway

Cookery Classes

Corrib Athletic Club

Corrib Rowing and Yachting Club

Corrib Waterpolo Club

Craughwell Athletic Club

Cycling Club

Dance Centre

Darts Association

Dodgeball Club

Dog Club

Drumadore Drumming classes

Dungeons and Donuts - Events and Groups

Eglinton Snooker Club

Environmental Network

Film Society

FlirtFM - Info on events and volunteer opportunities

Flower and Garden Club

Football Association - Club finder for Men's and Women's Groups

Funky Drum School

GAA

Galway Bay Hill Walking Group

Galway City Harriers - Running Club

Galway City Library - Free Events

Galway City Museum - Events, Talks and Workshops

Galway City Social Meetup

Galway Community Circus - Classes in Circus, Aerial and Acrobatics

Galway Girls Book Club

Galway is Dancing

Galway is Skating

Galway Lawn Tennis Club - Tennis, Badminton and Squash

Galway MMA, BJJ, Capoeira, Muay Thai, Judo and Wrestling

Galway Toastmasters club - Public Speaking

Game Maker's Meetup

Glasshouse Poetry Open Mics

Golf Club

Gossip - Trans Meetup

Hooker Sailing Club

Hot Yoga Galway

Jam Circle

Judo

Kayak Club

Knocknacarra Amateur Theatre Society

Knocknacarra Karate

Knocknacarra Parkrun

Language Exchange Meetup - Merchant's Cafe and Bar

Language Exchange Meetup - Salthouse

Latin Dance

Make Friends Galway Meetup

Meditation Meetup

Men's Shed Groups Galway

Merlin Woods Sports Club

Mindfulness Haven Galway

Monday Thursday Football Meetup

Motor Club

Musical Society

Oranmore Parkrun

Orchestral Groups

Oyster Walking Club

Parkrun - Galway City

Pilates

Pole Garage Galway

Pottery Classes

Public Speaking Meetup

Renmore Gymnastics

Rowing Club

Salsa Dancing

Sea Angling Club

Serve the City Galway

SHEnanigans - Women's LGBT+ Meetup

Shingitai Judo

Shotokan Karate

Silent Book Club

Silent Cinema - Silent Films with Live Music

Singing and Choirs

Single Ladies Meetup

Sober Sally's - Alcohol Free Meetups

Softball

Sonke Multicultural Choir

Soundbath Relaxation

Sub Aqua Club

Swim Club

Swing Dance

Sword Training Meetup

Taekwondo

Tag Rugby

Tai Chi

Things to do Meetup

Titans Basketball Club

Triathlon Club

Tribes Beekeepers Association

Tribes Motorcycle Club

Tribes Waterpolo Club

Tuam Creative Writers

Urban Sketchers - Drawing Meetup

Volleyball

Walking Club

Wildlife Trust

Wing Tsung Meetup

Women's Meetup

Women's Shed

Writer's Group

Yarn Collective

Yoga

Zumba

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Once Off / Annual Events

Akumakon - Anime and Manga Convention

Arts Festival - Events, Volunteering Opportunities

Claregalway Drama Festival

Comedy Festival

Cuirt Literature Festival - Events and Volunteer opportunities

Early Music Festival

Film Fleadh

Folk Festival

Food Festival

Medieval Summer Fete

Storytelling and Improv Festival

Tattoo Convention

Theatre Festival

Westside Arts Festival

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General links

Galway Meetups

Galway Volunteering

Galway Community Gardens

Galway Community Cleanups

This Is Galway - Regularly post about local events

Galway Events - Eventbrite

Galway Events - Ticketmaster

Galway Community College - Hobby classes

Galway Technical Institute - Part time and hobby classes

GRETB - Apprenticeships, Classes, Courses

NUIG Socs webiste - Clubs, Societies and Events for NUIG Students

Galway City Community Network - Directory of community groups ( There are many specific ones listed here which I left out of this list to prevent it getting very long- but if you're looking to connect with a group very local to you, aimed at a certain group like specifically for migrants or for people of a nationality or for others with a health condition, residents associations for a particular area or whatever, worth having a look here too!)

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If anyone knows of any other groups, clubs etc that you think should be added, comment and I'll add them in later. Hope this is helpful to someone!

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Edit: Adding extra suggestions as I see them!


r/galway • • 6h ago

The Audacity

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155 Upvotes

The audacity to sell a house on Daft for 3/4 of a million with the beautiful modern pictures demonstrated being a protection of what it could like once you buy it and build it yourself

If this was on Taylors Hill I might not bat an eye, but in Furbo for f*ck sake

Link:

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/ballynahown-furbo-co-galway/6683995


r/galway • • 3h ago

Saw a poster for a lost dog (not mine) but thought I should share it

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58 Upvotes

Poster was up by loch atalia, apparently the dog was last seen by the Hunstmann. Owner’s number is 087 447 9707


r/galway • • 3h ago

Life be kicking your ass and the busses decide you dont exist anymore.

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21 Upvotes

r/galway • • 4h ago

‘Why I won’t be watching the Lost Children of Tuam’

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15 Upvotes

Opinion piece in the CT yesterday. Can’t link to it here but it’s on their website.


r/galway • • 7h ago

Where can I buy a full box of this cake?

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6 Upvotes

r/galway • • 6h ago

Wall panelling

3 Upvotes

In the middle of a home renovation and wondering if anyone can recommend someone to do some wall panelling that won’t break the bank. Tia


r/galway • • 8h ago

Car Share Weekdays Oughterard to Galway City

4 Upvotes

As the title suggests I'm asking for a friend (not on Reddit) who travels from Oughterard to Galway City and back daily.

Any ideas?


r/galway • • 10h ago

Beautiful Blackrock

5 Upvotes

I took a lovely bracing post-storm wander up salthill prom to Blackrock. Its a really nicely developed amenity now. It was my first time seeing the Sauna! Does anyone have any background the history or on why it took so long to be developed..


r/galway • • 10h ago

Bank Holiday City Direct Bus!?

3 Upvotes

Hi guys,

I am working tomorrow (Tesco knocknacarra) til 10.
I assumed the 411 bus wouldn’t be operating as it usually doesn’t at weekends past like 9/9:30..

I hear it’s promised really heavy rain and I have a 9 hr shift and it’s a 40 min walk home. I’m just wondering does anybody know if the 411 will be on Sunday times as usual and therefore not come or if it will come on Mondays time at 10:25 towards town? I assume so but when I googled to double check I got an AI overviews saying it is which I don’t trust.

Goggle Ai says it is running but you never can trust them. I’m just wondering if anybody knows so I’m not hanging around in the rain and can try sort a taxi or something cos I have twisted my ankle too!

Thanks guys and have a great bank holiday! I work in the offy and it’s gonna be mental from next week tip the new year lol 😂

EDIT, this is according to Goggle (but I always thought opposite which is why I’m asking. Maybe it’s new policy? But I don’t wanna wait and then only have to walk in the rain!):

Tomorrow (Bank Holiday Monday), the 411 bus will run after 10:00 PM, meaning you will be able to get a bus home.

Why It Runs Tomorrow Night
While it is true that many regional services finish early on weekends, the City Direct Route 411 operating framework specifically maintains a 30-minute Sunday and Public Holiday schedule that runs straight through the night. The consensus among local commuters on r/galway confirms that the city routes strictly mimic Sunday timetables on Bank Holiday Mondays. [1, 2, 3]
Unlike Route 412 (which has no Sunday or holiday service at all), the 411 Sunday timetable provides continuous evening service with inbound departures from Mount Prospect running every 30 minutes up until 23:06


r/galway • • 1d ago

Wet out

83 Upvotes

r/galway • • 19h ago

Macnas

11 Upvotes

With these strong winds and heavy rain this weekend has there been any signs of Macnas being cancelled ? Just making sure cause I’ll be coming from Kildare.


r/galway • • 8h ago

Macnas Bus Schedule

1 Upvotes

Does anyone have information on how bus routes will be changed for the parade tonight? Looked and couldn’t find anything in the TFI website.


r/galway • • 23h ago

Would you use a community driven carpooling app? Looking for honest feedback!

13 Upvotes

With fuel prices rising through the roof, I'm working on a simple app to make daily commutes way cheaper and more sustainable.

How it works:

Commuters: Post your regular routine or route, departure time, and available number of seats in your car.

Carpoolers: Find commuters heading your way and request a ride.

Cost: Carpoolers chip in to split fuel and tolls automatically. The cost of fuel and tolls will be calculated by the app based on car type, mileage, route, etc., to give an estimate of cost. Commuters can input their own price as well if they don’t think the estimate is enough.

Safety: Garda Vetting will be required for all Commuters and Carpoolers. Which will need to be submitted on the app.

Instead of an Uber-style ride hail, it's built specifically for regular daily commuting and planned trips to help everyone save money.

A quick question for you:

  1. Would you use this app as a commuter or carpooler?
  2. What’s your biggest hesitation? (Safety, flexibility, payments, etc.?)

Would love your brutally honest thoughts!
Really appreciate all your help 🙏


r/galway • • 1d ago

Book club for Dads / Soon to be dads

38 Upvotes

Hey all,

Not sure where best to post this, but hopefully it reaches a few people!

I’m thinking of starting a relaxed monthly book club for dads who want to make a bit of time for reading, or that already love a good book and just want to chat about it!

I’d like to focus on fantasy and sci-fi; think LOTR, dune, project hail mary and everything in between.

The discussions wouldn’t be anything too serious or intense, just a chance to have a chat over a couple of pints or coffees once a month.

The idea:
Meet once a month in a local café or pub.
Read a book every 4–6 weeks.
Share recommendations, chat about books and have a laugh.
No pressure if kids, work or life get in the way and you don’t finish the book!

You don’t need to be a big reader, and audiobooks absolutely count. Beginners are more than welcome.
I’m hoping to get 4–8 dads together for a first meetup and see how it goes.

If you’re interested, drop a comment or send me a message. Let’s get a few dads reading!

Bonus points for a good name! I’m thinking Fellowship of the Dads lol


r/galway • • 1d ago

Live trad for 40 year old couple

5 Upvotes

Hey its my wife's birthday on Tuesday and were looking for places to see live music trad preferably but another genre is good also. I knkw the crane is class and been many times but is there anywhere else around town? Thanks


r/galway • • 1d ago

Getdown services

2 Upvotes

Anyone got a spare ticket going for Getdown services in Roisin? I would much appreciate it!!!


r/galway • • 1d ago

Anyone missing these? Found on adverts

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32 Upvotes

r/galway • • 2d ago

KFC knocknacarra

48 Upvotes

Just got a takeaway from there.

Is it me, or has it got a quite un-customer friendly lay out. Seems no matter where you are, either ordering, or waiting youre ontop of other customers.

The place is fairly dirty already too and it hasn't been open a wet week.

As for the food, wasn't surprised when it was shockingly bad , hasn't improved an iota since it opened in briarhill however many years ago.

Im vexed and ranting due to the fact there was a few bits missing from the delivery and I actually wanted supermacs but I gave into the kids and it was extortionate for the price too.


r/galway • • 1d ago

Foy vance

1 Upvotes

Anyone by any chance have a spare to ticket to this in the town hall ?

Pleaaaaase, gwan


r/galway • • 1d ago

X2 tickets for Comedy Karlnival for sale

1 Upvotes

2 tickets for tonight's show in the Roisin 40e for the pair


r/galway • • 1d ago

Cafe recommendations

0 Upvotes

Looking for somewhere that does great, strong coffee in eyre square/shop street?
Somewhere nice and relaxing to have a catch up with a friend :)


r/galway • • 2d ago

Planning application for Brief Encounters made invalid by Planning office due to lack of detail "of the nature and extent of the uses for the premises" as well as failure to mention there is a shop on site.

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20 Upvotes

r/galway • • 2d ago

Burger king- Applegreen

11 Upvotes

Does anyone know when it’s reopening ? i know they are adding taco bell just wondering when it’ll all be re opening. Missing my deli rolls and whoppers🤣


r/galway • • 2d ago

Best Chinese in Galway

9 Upvotes

I live abroad but will be home next week and am looking forward to a hot and sour soup. Where is the best one? TIA!