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/