Ballbreakers

This pool and snooker club opened in mid-April 2025.  It appears to be a replacement for HotShots Pool and Snooker Hall in Liosbaun, which closed slightly earlier.

It's in Briarhill Business Park, upstairs above Petworld, in a unit that was most-recently home to J&D Furniture:  the door is unmarked, to the right of Petworld, and near the HSE community stores depot.  Although this is immediately across the dual-carriageway from the Clayton Hotel, you get into the business park from the Parkmore Road.   Ballbreakers is in the block next to Castle Davitt furniture.

Basically this is a social club with pool and snooker.   There's no bar, but there is coffee & tea, and pizza.

Opening Hours

Usually Monday to Sunday, 12-noon to 11pm

But sometimes they open later on fine sunny days.

Socials and contact details

Phone:   086 140 7970

Email:   ballbreakersgalway@gmail.com

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December 2025 - now with a lit-up "open" sign when they are open

October 2025:  the entrance to Ballbreakers is the open door, just to the left of the Petworld sign

Opening week, April 2025

Kings Casino

The established 4 Aces rebranded as King Casino in October 2025.   

Is it a new business, or just a new name?   

Your guess is as good as mine!

Same location as before, Dominick Street Lower,  opposite the Roisin Dubh.

October 2025

September 2020 - The 4 Aces

Brief Encounters

This store for adults / Adult Play Center (known by some locals as "Briefless Encounters"!) opened in mid September 2025.

It's located in Liosban Industrial Estate, near the Tuam Road entrance, in the unit next door to CPH Plant and Tool Hire. This was GalMac computers for many years, but has been vacant for some time. Externally, the glass has been frosted to provide for a more-private experience. Internally, more complex renovation and decoration has been carried out.

Describing itself as a premier play space for gay, bi and hetero singles, couples & groups, Brief Encounters aims to provide a discreet, welcoming, adult-only environment which is safe, comfortable and inclusive space and gives people the chance to relax, unwind, or explore new encounters

Facilities include two large screens with adult movies, private booths and a glory hole area, a dedicated sling room, group fun rooms, an on-site adult store, lockers,, and a comfortable lounge

Entrance is through the adult store, and initially costs €15 for an all day pass.

Opening Hours

Sun – Thurs: 10:00am to 10:00pm

Fri and Sat: 10:00am to 1:00am the next day

Socials and contact info

Web

Address:  Unit 2, Liosban Industrial Estate, Tuam Rd, Galway, H91 59Y4

Virtual Reality World

Virtual Reality World gaming arcade first opened in Galway in late 2018, offering custom-built virtual reality booths, KAT walkers, VR Racing Cars and a VR escape room. They managed to re-open again after Covid, but closed in late 2021.

A new location in Liosbaun was rumoured in mid 2022, but this didn't open.

Eventually a new site at "Unit 3, Liosban Business Park" opened in November 2023 - near Galway City Karting, in between to Doggie Daycare and Galway Auto Workshop.

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Address:   Unit 3, Liosban Business Park, Tuam Rd Galway, Ireland

Phone:   +353 86 878 4408

Email:  info@vrworld.ie

The new Virtual reality world, December 2023

The original VR World, November 2019