254 bars & pubs listed in Co. Galway: 154 open today.
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O'Connell's Bar is a pub in Galway offering an extensive selection of beers and spirits, plus whisky tastings. The venue extends beyond its modest front room into spacious indoor seating areas and a large covered beer garden. Live music features regularly. Dough Bros pizza operates in the beer garden, serving pizzas including pepperoni with candied jalapeños. Bar staff are welcoming and attentive. The atmosphere suits both quiet visits and lively social occasions.

Galway, Co. Galway: Tig Cóilí is a pub and live music venue hosting traditional Irish music sessions nightly at 6pm and 9:30pm. Musicians regularly join in spontaneously, creating an informal, participatory atmosphere. The venue serves pints and drinks, with crisps available. Known for welcoming service from bar staff, lively conversation amongst patrons, and an energetic environment that facilitates socialising despite the live music. Saturday nights draw crowds. The pub functions as an event space centred around trad music sessions.

Lonergan's Atlantic Bar is a pub located in Galway, Co. Galway. It serves pints of Guinness and offers a place to watch sporting events by the fire.

Galway, Co. Galway | Taylor's Bar & Beer Garden is a bar and pub offering live music seven nights a week. It features a cocktail shed, seven HD screens for live sport, and a large heated beer garden. The establishment is part of the Galway Whiskey Trail and is a dog-friendly venue. DJs play late on Friday and Saturday nights.

Galway, Co. Galway is home to Murphys Bar, a traditional Irish pub. It caters for events and parties for groups of up to 150 people, offering finger food and music. The pub retains a traditional atmosphere with stained glass partitions and Irish snugs.


Jack J Foleys is a bar and pub located in Galway, Co. Galway. It offers a selection of drinks, including Guinness, and features live music seven days a week. Upstairs, The Draper Rooms provide hotel accommodation. The venue also includes a Whiskey Room suitable for events.
Nolan's Bar is a pub in Co. Galway that offers a selection of pints and features traditional Irish music. The pub provides space for events and hosts live music and karaoke nights, parties, and special celebrations. It also offers pub games such as pool, darts, and cards, as well as outdoor activities like horseshoe throwing.

Cortoon Inn Pub & Accommodation is a traditional Irish pub and self-catering accommodation located near Tuam, Co. Galway. It offers eight newly renovated rooms with shared kitchen, living area, and bathrooms. The adjoining pub serves pizza and drinks, and features two pool tables and darts and a large Beer Garden and outdoor area for kids. Free parking is available.
In Galway, Co. Galway, The Quays Bar and Restaurant operates as a pub and restaurant across multiple floors. The ground floor dining room serves seafood dishes including oysters and salmon, alongside Irish comfort food such as Beef & Guinness Stew and burgers, plus mushroom platters. The first floor houses a bar serving Guinness and Irish coffee, with live music performances. The venue hosts live bands and functions. Staff are noted for friendly, efficient service. The atmosphere is described as traditional and warm, with an authentic Irish pub character.
Laid-back, long-standing watering hole with 5 bars across 2 floors and cosy nook-and-cranny seating.
Galway, Co. Galway is home to The Front Door Pub, a bar and restaurant spanning multiple floors in downtown Galway. The venue comprises interconnected spaces including Sonny Malloy's and Tigh Nora. It serves food including sandwiches, soup, Guinness stew, fish and chips, toasties, melts, and margherita pizza, with gluten-free options available. The pub offers drinks and regularly features live entertainment, including live bands and DJs playing 2000s and 2010s hits. Staff are noted for friendly, accommodating service. The atmosphere is described as cosy and suitable for groups.
Cocktails and craic in a vibrant bar with live bands, DJs and late serving until 2am at weekends.
A bar and restaurant in Galway city centre, The Dáil Bar serves traditional Irish dishes including fish and chips, beef stew, cottage pie, and roast turkey with ham. The pub features coal fireplaces, multiple floors, and televisions showing sports matches. Known for fast service and a warm, lively atmosphere, it offers Guinness and other drinks in a cosy, welcoming setting popular with both locals and visitors.

This Bar in Gort, Co. Galway, named Jack B Yeats Bar, offers carvery lunch and bar food. Menus feature locally sourced ingredients and classic dishes. The bar also provides nightly entertainment and has a children's menu. Sandwiches and light bites are available in the afternoon.
Co. Galway has 254 bars & pubs listed on LocallyIrish, with the largest concentrations in Galway (73), Ballinasloe (16), Tuam (16) and Loughrea (12). The highest-rated are Tribe Gin School (5.0★ from 341 Google ratings, Galway), Whelan's Pub Shanaglish, Beagh (4.9★ from 106 Google ratings, Shanaglish) and Tigín (4.9★ from 87 Google ratings, Galway). 154 are open today according to their published hours. 162 open on Sundays and 158 open late. New this month: HMSOA COFFEE LIMITED. Tap Near me to sort by distance and find the closest to you.
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We list 254 bars & pubs across Co. Galway. The largest concentrations are in Galway (73), Ballinasloe (16), Tuam (16) and Loughrea (12).
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Tribe Gin School in Galway is the top-rated, with 5.0 stars from 341 Google ratings. 186 of the 254 bars & pubs in Co. Galway carry a customer rating, averaging 4.6 out of 5. The full ranking is at locallyirish.ie/best-of/bars/galway, where each entry states whether the score comes from reviews left here or from Google.
Of 254 bars & pubs in Co. Galway, 160 publish a phone number, 167 list their opening hours and 2 have been claimed and confirmed by the owner. A claimed listing carries a Verified badge on its profile.
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