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“Eyre Park is a great place to sit and people watch”

June 2023

Its a great place to just relax and people watch.

“Good walk across town”

July 2022

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378 within 5 kms

Esquires Coffee ( Eyre Sq, Galway )

703

58 m$ • Irish • Cafe • European

Alma Restaurant

114

0.2 km$$ - $$$ • Brazilian • Contemporary • Portuguese

Zappi's

666

0.2 kmItalian • European

The Dough Bros

2,518

0.3 km$ • Italian • Pizza • European

Murphy's Ice Cream

211

0.4 km$$ - $$$ • Dessert • Irish

The Charcoal Grill Eyre Square

507

88 m$ • Fast food • Barbecue • European

Blake's Bar Galway

455

0.3 km$$ - $$$ • Irish • Vegetarian Friendly • Vegan Options

Brasserie On The Corner

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0.3 km$$ - $$$ • Irish • European • Grill

Mama Rich Woodquay

542

0.4 km$ • Chinese • Asian • Thai

Osteria Da Simone

352

0.3 km$$ - $$$ • Italian • Pizza • Neapolitan

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Ceannt Station

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urbanguy
Richmond, Virginia5,008 contributions
Really Nice Urban Park
It's a great place to just "hang out" or walk through. It's not large; 5 minutes to go through it. One evening, we brought a take out dinner to the park and just ate and people-watched. Fun! There's a kid's playground. It honors JFK......the Kennedy Park Eyre Square Playground.
Visited September 2023
Travelled as a couple
Written 20 September 2023
sfarland
Flagstaff, Arizona143 contributions
Breath of Fresh Air
I fell asleep in this park. It's such a nice environment to be around. There is lots going around outside of here and you can hear it all. It was nice to sit here for an hour while waiting for our bus ride back to Dublin as we only spent a day here.
Visited June 2023
Travelled as a couple
Written 12 March 2024
helensims61
Wark, United Kingdom646 contributions
Nice to walk around
Came to Galway as part of a coach tour for the day. Had a wonder about and found Eyre square nice to walk around some sculptures, flag poles with colourful clan flags. You can also pick up a hop on hop off bus to take you around but I didn't do that
Visited May 2024
Travelled solo
Written 6 May 2024

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Jo S

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Awful and overpriced

Aug 2022 • Couples

Stayed one night and had an awful experience. The hotel is undergoing renovation and therefore not great in places. Despite our room being newly renovated the shower never got beyond Luke warm. Our room rate included free car parking which was not the case. But the worse part was being awoken at 4.45am by a member of staff walking into the room.
Avoid.

Written 22 August 2022

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kikoo_9

co. wicklow43 contributions

Be warned

Aug 2024 • Family

Avoid the carpark in Eyre square shopping centre, no room to drive, very dangerous and too small of a place to park. You leave stressed yet the parking is expensive. Tey to park on the docks outside.
Also tthe toilets in the centre charge 50 cent, I only had a coin and no bank card, but the sign said coins taken and I put correct amount. It didnt let me in and with a ton of people waiting behind me I left still needing the toilet with the 50 cent taken.
Be warned, very unfair

Written 13 August 2024

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urbanguy

Richmond, VA5,008 contributions

Really Nice Urban Park

Sept 2023 • Couples

It's a great place to just "hang out" or walk through. It's not large; 5 minutes to go through it. One evening, we brought a take out dinner to the park and just ate and people-watched. Fun!

There's a kid's playground. It honors JFK......the Kennedy Park Eyre Square Playground.

Written 20 September 2023

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sfarland

Flagstaff, AZ143 contributions

Breath of Fresh Air

June 2023 • Couples

I fell asleep in this park. It's such a nice environment to be around. There is lots going around outside of here and you can hear it all. It was nice to sit here for an hour while waiting for our bus ride back to Dublin as we only spent a day here.

Written 12 March 2024

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andream0402

Melbourne, Australia4,057 contributions

A good meeting spot

May 2022 • Friends

It’s a good meeting spot. Not much here apart from some old family crest flags and part of an old castle that’s boxed off with plastic screens. Buskers add to the atmosphere if you’re lucky.

Written 10 May 2022

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Cary L

San Diego, CA700 contributions

SOCIAL CENTER OF GALWAY

Sept 2019

Galway can be a confusing place to find your way, with narrow, often one-way, streets that enter little squares at odd angles. But everything seems to converge at Eyre Square, in the middle of the city. Within easy walking distance of numerous hotels and restaurants, it serves as a meeting place, a place for a casual walk amid the landscaping, or simply a place to relax and watch the people. It becomes especially lively in the evening.

Written 17 March 2020

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helensims61

Wark, UK646 contributions

Nice to walk around

May 2024 • Solo

Came to Galway as part of a coach tour for the day. Had a wonder about and found Eyre square nice to walk around some sculptures, flag poles with colourful clan flags. You can also pick up a hop on hop off bus to take you around but I didn't do that

Written 6 May 2024

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Mags U

Dublin, Ireland205 contributions

Eyre square

Oct 2022 • Friends

Eyre square is excellent has everything it's the vein of Galway. Big little and spacious pubs restaurants and coffee spots. The Quay is our favourite place great food staff and bands later in the night. Shopping is also bonus and its surrounded by places to stay.

Written 30 October 2022

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Matthew J

Warrington, UK400 contributions

Nondescript

Aug 2023

This review refers to Eyre Square which is a public park, and not Eyre Square Shopping Centre, which is located just opposite. I only visited here to find somewhere to sit to have a sandwich. To be honest, Eyre Square is nothing really to write home about.

On the plus size, it's clean enough.

However, there weren't many benches leading to me having to sit on the concrete causing me aches and pains!

The biggest insult was that there were three public toilets located here, all of which had been locked! A complete waste of space! Having said that, with ancient moisture splattered up the unenticing metal doors, a visit to the toilet would probably have made me vomit. Maybe this was a good thing - the Lord works in mysterious ways!

Overall, this is a pretty nondescript 'park'. Would I recommend it? Well it depends. If you're looking for a place to eat your sandwich, at least there is some seating offered here. But the place is void of any other purpose!

Written 19 August 2023

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Ursula 2909.

Dublin, Ireland550 contributions

The Center of the City.

May 2017 • Couples

This is where all the people gather. There is a beautiful little park in the center of Eyre Square, surrounded by Shopping centre, pubs and places to eat. Lots of people walking through the park, some lying around sunbathing, others sitting down watching all the activity or taking photographs. You can't visit Galway without popping into Eyre Square.

Written 4 May 2017

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