Update
A few weeks before Christmas 2025, the gifts were replaced by Englisg-soccer
themed presents, a few footballs were painted onto the walls, and a temporary
looking "Premier-league pop-up" banner covered the Heart of Galway sign.
By a week into January, the gear was gone and the door was closed, no
change to the sign though.
Then a week later, the banner was gone, the gifts were back, and the soccer balls painted over. Very herat-of-Galway-ful!
Originally
After weeks of careful preparation, Heart of Galway, the city's newest,
locally-owned gift-store, opened their doors on Saturday 2 March 2024, after
putting up exterior signs on 27 February.
They're located at the top of High Street, in between Nally's barbers and
the lime-green movie set that was previously Griffin's Bakery.
This shop was previously home to
Stodge Face
(which became Merge), and before that
Boston Donuts.
Just like it says on the sign, their product's are Irish gifts (things like
Guinness-flavoured chocolates, brass dook knockers, cute miniature sheep)
and clothing - including some reasonably priced tee-shirts, hoodies, caps
and more. They also have a stand of postcards which spent some of the
first day outside - keeping that dry will be a challenge!
Days / hours are still to be announced, but given the very central location
it's likely to be a seven-days-a-week store.
No social media found yet - watch this space.
