TRAVELLING TO GALWAY
- Shannon Airport and Ireland West Airport Knock are both just an hour’s drive from Galway. To get to Galway, you can travel by bus with Bus Éireann.
- Dublin International Airport is 2 hours and 30 minutes/3 hours drive from Galway city. There are a number of frequent and reliable bus services to choose from to travel to Galway, including: Bus Éireann, CityLink and GoBus.
All buses are equipped with free Wi-Fi connection. Bus tickets can either be purchased online or from the bus driver.
NUI Galway is approximately a 20-minute walk from Galway’s Railway (Ceannt Station) and Bus Stations.
The conference takes place in the Moore Institute, James Hardiman Building (Library Building – n.1 on the campus map)
ACCOMMODATION IN GALWAY
CITY CENTRE HOTELS
3-star
Eyre Square Hotel, Forster Streeet: http://www.eyresquarehotel.com/en/
Imperial Hotel, Eyre Square: http://www.imperialhotelgalway.ie
Jurys Inn, Quay Street: https://www.jurysinns.com/hotels/galway
Skeffington Arms Hotel, Eyre Square: http://www.skeffington.ie/
Spanish Arch Hotel, Quay Street: http://www.spanisharchhotel.ie/
Victoria Towers Hotel, off Eyre Square: http://www.victoriahotelgalway.com/en/
The Western Hotel, Prospect Hill, Eyre Square: http://westernhotelgalway.ie/
Eyre Square Townhouse, Eyre Street: http://www.eyresquaretownhouse.com/
Galway Arms Inn, Dominick Street: http://galwayarmsinn.com/
Cross Street Boutique Townhouse: http://www.7crossstreet.com/
4-star
Hotel Meyrick, Eyre Square, 091-564041: http://www.hotelmeyrick.ie/
Harbour Hotel, New Dock Road, 091-569466; http://www.harbour.ie
Park House Hotel, Forster Street: http://www.parkhousehotel.ie/
House Hotel, Spanish Parade: http://www.thehousehotel.ie/
Radisson Blu Hotel: https://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-galway
CITY CENTRE HOSTELS
Barnacles Hostel, Quay Street: http://www.barnacles.ie/galway/
Snoozles Hostel, Forster Street: http://www.kinlaygalway.ie/
Kinlay Hostel, Eyre Square: http://www.kinlaygalway.ie/
Sleepzone, off Eyre Square: http://www.sleepzone.ie/hostel-galway
Savoy Hostel, Eglinton Street: http://www.galwayhostel.ie/
BED & BREAKFASTS
The closest B&B guesthouses to the university are:
The Sliding Rock, Newcastle Road: http://www.theslidingrock.ie/index.php/sleep
Desota House, Newcastle Road: http://www.galwaybandb.ie/
Brook Lodge, Upper Newcastle: http://brooklodgebandbgalway.com/