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Ireland’s summer kick-off weekend calls for a Plan B - getting set for a May Day trip to Galway City (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:03:15 PDT

Gearing up for a trip to Galway City - the swans at the CladdaghTripping through the World Wide Web late one recent night I went looking for digs in Galway City for Honey Badger and myself for the first weekend of MayThe dear flights and the dreaded rented car were booked and paid for in full The trip’s bookends were in placeOur first Friday night would be spent with members of Haverty clan outside Gort in the County Galway READ MORE

The Menlo Park Hotel in County Galway is a real affordable treat – warmth and tradition in the midst of the lively Galway City (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:30:14 PDT

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There’s no place like Galway! An Irish-American’s love for his adopted home city (IrishCentral)

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:46:16 PDT

A bustling street in Galway I was lucky enough to be able to spend the second weekend of the recent Volvo Ocean Race Festival in Galway Having been at the previous 2009 festival, which felt like a combination of Mardi Gras and Woodstock on the eastern edge of the Atlantic, there was no way I would have missed itThe timing was fortuitous in that my cousin and her fiancé have just relocated to Dublin from Manhattan Another Donnelly has moved “home”; my grandmother must be spinning in her grave! They were anxious to get a feel for the small city they have heard so much about READ MORE

Famous Irish American photograph to be recreated in Galway for new film (IrishCentral)

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:32:31 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

The most famous photograph of Irish America, 11 men having lunch sitting on a girder 850 feet high above New York, will be recreated in Galway this weekend.

Galway the summer place to be in Ireland this year -- Western city defies all the naysayers in doom and gloom times (IrishCentral)

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:45:46 PDT

It is my son Cuan's birthday so I travel up to Galway again with pleasure for a birthday night out with my three sonsMy gentle brother Cathal is over from Scotland to play a gig with his friends in the Crane Bar, which I've often mentioned here before, and our evening will end there much later,but first we go to the Oslo Hotel in Salthill for a meal and a few pintsI own a pair of red britches that I don for special occasions I'm wearing them this midsummer night in the City of the Tribes READ MORE

The Volvo Ocean Race is coming to Galway - six of the fastest sailing boats battle as the city parties (IrishCentral)

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 05:00:42 PDT

There is great excitement about the Volvo Ocean Race coming to Galway on the 30th June 2012 so much so that Galway has built a huge quay side festival around it which will cater for pretty much everyone even if you haven’t the remotest interest in the boats or the racing itselfIt was a rip roaring success the first time Galway hosted the event in 2008 This was mainly due to the fantastic weather and fingers crossed we’ll get the same againThe the city is gearing up to welcome some 100,000 visitors over the next week when the Volvo Ocean Race, which began in Alicante, Spain in October 2011 comes to a close after 39,000 grueling miles READ MORE

Recession? What recession? - Galway City streets abuzz with revelers (IrishCentral)

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:57:38 PDT

By: Una Sheridan

Recession? What recession?

Studying Irish literature in sunny Galway City - life is sweet for this Gaelic Girl (IrishCentral)

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:15:25 PST

Sun shines on Galway BayThe sun came out twice this week I was super excited Thursday was the sunniest day It was sunny all day and It made my day and walk to school awesome READ MORE

Getting the feel for Galway city's torrential rain, crowded pubs and all (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:45:19 PST

Buskers dance for money in the rain in Galway City CenterOur arrival to Galway occurred during what most Arizonans would describe as the storm of the century It was pouring rain with huge gusts of wind that I worried would send my 50lb bags flying down the street We were given our apartment assignments and a quick rundown on how everything operated I have three American roommates from my same program, and we are currently waiting on our fifth roommate to arrive READ MORE

Getting to know Galway City – From university to top pubs and live Irish music (IrishCentral)

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:15:16 PST

Live traditional music on the streets of GalwayWe got to Galway on Wednesday night and it was super rainy and windy Elevators (or lifts as they call them) are not as common here as in the States I had to lug my luggage up two flights of stairs to get to my apartmentMy apartment is awesome READ MORE

Taking advantage of the ‘Savage’ party scene – having the ‘craic’ in Galway city (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:15:18 PST

Shop Street, GalwayI'm not going to lie; I was insanely excited about taking a spontaneous bus trip up to Galway this last weekend I had thrown my lot in with a group of students from UCC that I didn't know at all (to be fair, a friend had invited me to go up with them, but the friend in question came down with the flu prior to the weekend, and he had to bail – which I learned after I'd paid the deposit) So I boarded a bus of twenty-five strangers, with nothing more than a few extra shirts, toiletries, and the solid conviction that it would all work out for the bestI mean, I wasn't about to back out, despite the fact that I didn't know a soul READ MORE

Aras an Uachtaran in the Phoenix Park - President Michael D Higgin's new home (IrishCentral)

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:45:17 PST

Susan outside the Aras an UachtaranAras an Uachtaran, in the Phoenix Park is the house where the ninth Irish President Michael D Higgins, who was inaugurated on Friday in Dublin Castle, will live for his seven years in office Not many people know that you can actually visit Aras an Uachtaran yourself on Satrudays, unless it is being used for official state business, which means tours can be cancelled at short notice While admission is free, tickets are limited to about 100 which are allocated on a first come first served basis from the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, close by at Ashtown CastleVisitors are then transferred by coach and given a guided tour of the state rooms and a short history of the building itself that used to be the Vice Regal Lodge when it was occupied by the then governing body of Englands various Lord Lieutenants, one of whom the Duke of Marlborough who was Winston Churchill’s father READ MORE

Top ten facts about Galway – ‘Ireland's Cultural Heart’ - PHOTOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:55:33 PDT

By: BERNIE MALONE

PHOTOS - County Galway - a slideshow

Red lips and hot tips for the Galway Races (IrishCentral)

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:50:08 PDT

God be with the days of the Celtic Tiger when the Galway Race Festival was the richest and most glamorous event in Ireland’s summer sporting calendar Where the golden circle used to press the flesh and toast their success in an endless flow of free champagne in the hospitality tents, at someone else’s expense! While the ordinary mortals, having spent hours in traffic queues as long as the M50 had to then join the scrum for an overpriced warm drink in a plastic glass, just to be part of the great occasion that is the Galway Races Not to mention risking the fake tan (rain equals paint stripper) or your silly hat (gale force winds) are all par for the course in an Irish summer and I have never known ‘the going’ to be good enough for any Louboutin heel yet READ MORE

Krishna and Buddha make an appearance in Galway City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:04:45 PST

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Galway city official grid lick capital of Ireland (IrishCentral)

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:30:05 PST

Galway city has been named the most congested in Ireland with over 37 percent of roads gridlocked according to new report by TomTomDublin and Limerick weren't far behind with 29 percent and 28 percent Cork, Waterford and Drogheda also came in the top five traffic hot spots in Ireland“Navigation isn’t just about getting from a-to-b anymore, it’s about finding the quickest and easiest route to your destination” says David Crotty, TomTom country manager, Ireland READ MORE

Galway voted one of world's Top Five Cities for Single Women on Vacation (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:15:14 PST

Galway has been voted one of the Top Five cities for single women to visit - the only Irish place to feature in the listThe Top Five Cities for Single Women was compiled by Single Minded Women and includes (are you ready?) Galway, New York, Sedona, Key West and ParisIt's difficult to see how Galway could compete with the likes of Paris or Key West, but there you areAnd the idea that Galway's on a par with New York has already caused the New Yorkers in the office to start booking their next vacation there READ MORE