For many years, the main Galway city Tourist Office was based in a prominent circular-shaped city-centre building building,
just across the road from the private Coach Station and around the corner from the bus and train station.
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Galway Tourist Office - February 2017 |
Unfortunately the lease on this location ended in mid-late 2019, and the tourism information office moved across the street to a rather drab shopfront-office in
Forster Street, in between to Murty Rabbits pub and Vocho container-based Mexican restaurant and takeaways.
When Covid-19 arrived in Ireland in March 2020, this office was closed and Failte Ireland moved out of it.
As well as these main offices, a kiosk style office operated in an eclipse-shaped building right at the top of Eyre Square for many years. This is still sometimes used as a tourist-info point in summer (and has been a box-office for local festivals, and Santa's Grotto at the Christmas market).
Galway City Tourist Information Point, summer 2021 |
Galway Comedy Festival Carnival Box Office 2017 |
Between May 1997 and May 2011, there was also an official Tourist Information Office in Salthill - behind Seapoint and beside the National Aquarium. Another circular building, this was a lot smaller than main office, but served as a focal point for local accommodation and attractions until a combination of recession and widespread internet access spelt the end.
Salthill Tourist Information Office Oifig Tailte - 2007 |
Where can you get tourist information now?
Accommodation
Things to do
Check the Galway Advertiser (local newspaper, published on Thursdays)
Open in Galway's list of things-to-do in Galway city