Making friends in the city

Robert1782_ · 11-10-2014 10:16pm

Hi Moonage. If you're interested in languages, there's a language exchange in Kelly's pub in Galway city every Monday night. Foreigners living in Ireland and locals come to talk in different languages to improve whatever one they are interested in. You could also keep an eye on this thread for upcoming events. I'm trying to generate some interest in a regular table quiz team myself. Also, there's a site called 'meetup.com' with loads of different social event categories for Galway on the site if you want to check that out

Moonage92 · 12-10-2014 12:09am

Hi Robert, that language exchange sounds really interesting, thanks a lot! Are there a lot of foreigners in Galway?
Great to see that there are so many opportunities

I'll keep an eye on this board and meetup for sure now.
Looking forward to living in Galway!

Robert1782_ · 12-10-2014 11:26am

For a relatively small city we have quite a lot of immigrants, mostly eastern Europeans like Polish and Lithuanians, and we get a lot of foreign students living here during the college year. I've met quite a few Germans too, so I'm sure you'll come across some

wp_rathead · 20-10-2014 5:56pm

quiz tonight in Kings Head at 8pm
often at these things teams looking for extra team members

Darragh11 · 02-11-2014 9:23pm

Hey guys im also a mature student, originally from dublin, dont know many people in galway city...when i say mature i mean 27! Still find it hard to mix with people in college with the age gap!

Colleen0000 · 02-11-2014 10:37pm

Hello all

i am a nurse that has been living in Galway for a few weeks now, i moved up here for work as limerick (my home town) is looking pretty grim at the mo! My friends and boyfriend are all still living in Limerick, I am definitely missing nights out and the chats etc. when I am up here. I am looking to stay in Galway long term, besides obviously travelling home to visit people so would love to make a few buddies!

Legend20 · 03-11-2014 1:51pm

Darragh11 wrote: »

Hey guys im also a mature student, originally from dublin, dont know many people in galway city...when i say mature i mean 27! Still find it hard to mix with people in college with the age gap!

Same as myself man, are you in GMIT?

biko · 03-11-2014 2:54pm

Have a look at the sticky. There is a Beers coming up 21st, all welcome!

Darragh11 · 04-11-2014 9:52pm

Legend20 wrote: »

Same as myself man, are you in GMIT?

Hows it goin, nope im in nuig, u in gmit??

TomJoe Wallace · 12-11-2014 3:39pm

Hey guys,

So I've been living in Galway for the guts of half a year now working and I still haven't made a single friend.

I'm not bad with talking with people. I'm a very outgoing person it's just that people don't normally stick around long enough to be good mates with. So I find myself doing pretty much nothing. All of the time.

I think it's about time I made some good friends here.

My name is T.J. and I'm 22 years old.
Currently went through a bit of a rough patch with some stuff so I'm living near enough to tuam at the moment in my brother in laws parents house.

I will be looking to move back into the city at the start of December sometime so best try to start making friends now.

I'm a bit of a random character and I love the craic.

So if anyone wants a new pal give me a bell. <personal info by PM please> or talk here. Whichever suits.

I'd be free after 5:30 to meet for a coffee or something if anyone is around as I'll be doing pretty much nothing this week!

Be good to get the ball rolling with some people.

Anyone else in?
Be nice to start a wee gang :P

niamhg49 · 07-12-2014 9:37pm

Hey all, I've been living in Galway for a while now about five months and I'm finding it difficult to make friends, I'm in NUIG. If anyone would like to meet up maybe after Christmas(going home for christmas) that'd be great, just reply to this and we could arrange something!

Rocking_roxy · 14-12-2014 8:17pm

niamhg49 wrote: »

Hey all, I've been living in Galway for a while now about five months and I'm finding it difficult to make friends, I'm in NUIG. If anyone would like to meet up maybe after Christmas(going home for christmas) that'd be great, just reply to this and we could arrange something!

Hi Niamh! I'm Rachel and I moved to galway 6 months ago. I am in NUIG also! Finding it difficult to make friends in the course and my old friends are scattered all over the country! If you want to get something started you could send me a private message on this?

Hope to hear from you 😁

armadillo86 · 14-12-2014 8:59pm

Hey girls, I'd be interested in hanging out too if ye're up for it... Not in college anymore (but hopefully not too over the hill at 28 lol), new to Galway and finding it kind of daunting to try make new friends ðŸ˜³

niamhg49 · 15-12-2014 1:26am

Hey yeah that'd be great, the more the merrier!

Galway K9 · 15-12-2014 3:26pm

Lookign for someone up for cycling regularly, try to get more active. Not serious cyclist. Love trails, scenic routes, salthill etc.

Timmyctc · 15-12-2014 3:27pm

Galway K9 wrote: »

Lookign for someone up for cycling regularly, try to get more active. Not serious cyclist. Love trails, scenic routes, salthill etc.

niamhg49 wrote: »

Hey yeah that'd be great, the more the merrier!

Karbolt wrote: »

Hey girls, I'd be interested in hanging out too if ye're up for it... Not in college anymore (but hopefully not too over the hill at 28 lol), new to Galway and finding it kind of daunting to try make new friends ðŸ˜³

Rocking_roxy wrote: »

Hi Niamh! I'm Rachel and I moved to galway 6 months ago. I am in NUIG also! Finding it difficult to make friends in the course and my old friends are scattered all over the country! If you want to get something started you could send me a private message on this?

Hope to hear from you 😁

OMG LETS ALL BE CYCLE BUDDIES

15-12-2014 10:06pm

Anyone looking to make a few friends could check out the comedy cocktails in Buskers every Wednesday. Generally a small enough crowd and there's always a few boardsies at it

16-12-2014 10:48pm

If anyone is interested the Comedy Cocktails is on tomorrow at 9:30 (but often starts later around 10 or so) upstairs in Buskers. Everyone is more than welcome and it's free.

pleasant Co. · 16-12-2014 10:58pm

Deleted User wrote: »

If anyone is interested the Comedy Cocktails is on tomorrow at 9:30 (but often starts later around 10 or so) upstairs in Buskers. Everyone is more than welcome and it's free.

Yeah, i'll pop in if I can

Paddy365 · 04-01-2015 7:37pm

Hi All,

Myself and the girlfriend just moved to Galway from Tipperary. We're looking for some social groups to meet new friends. We live in Oranmore. I'm interested in soccer and GAA as well as the social pub scene. Herself loves books, exercise and meeting new people. We'd love to meet people in the areas we're interested in, so if you have any advice or know of any groups we'd appreciate the help.

Thanks

armadillo86 · 04-01-2015 10:32pm

Hi Paddy, I moved to galway a few months ago with my bf and in my experience it's been very hard to make connections here, especially as a couple. Maybe if you were to join a gym or club together that'd be an avenue for meeting people. Still haven't gotten around to joining anything myself as the bf isn't really into exercise. Can you meet people through work maybe? It's a really nice city but it does get kind of lonely when you don't know anyone but each other. Best of luck!

stampydmonkey · 04-01-2015 10:52pm

Oranmore...if u are sporty.. i cannot recommend the badminton club highly enough for meeting both older locals and more recent "blow ins". They are extremely welcoming and cater for all levels. the gym in the maldron has a great social side to it and the local soccer team would always be looking for players if u were interested.

biko · 04-01-2015 11:35pm

Merged with the ongoing social/friends thread.

TomJoe Wallace · 05-01-2015 10:53am

Anyone up for doing something this week? In hope of making new friends!

22 Year Old here living close enough to the city if anyone want to plan something

biko · 05-01-2015 6:36pm

I know some people that do the language exchange
www.facebook.com/GalwayLingo
It's really more a social club than actual language teaching, and could be something worth checking out.

we start again at 8.00 pm, every monday in Monroe's Tavern

niamhg49 · 06-01-2015 4:57pm

Of course!

TomJoe Wallace · 06-01-2015 5:00pm

I'm lost in this thread now :P

niamhg49 · 06-01-2015 5:01pm

Ohh well there is a meet up happening soon (in January maybe) :L

biko · 06-01-2015 8:24pm

niamhg49 wrote: »

Of course!

niamhg49, just to clarify. The post you responded to was from a troll account and has now been deleted.

TomJoe Wallace · 07-01-2015 11:54am

niamhg49 wrote: »

Ohh well there is a meet up happening soon (in January maybe) :L

We should just make it this week

niamhg49 · 07-01-2015 12:10pm

Could we do it next week, I'm not back until Monday.

TomJoe Wallace · 07-01-2015 12:15pm

niamhg49 wrote: »

Could we do it next week, I'm not back until Monday.

Can do

I'll be free all evenings anyway (Working Monday - Fridays 9-5:30)

Galway K9 · 09-01-2015 7:58pm

Dont know if any interest to anyone in here but on Meet ups theres a Dog Walks in Galway started, bunch of owners meeting up and walking their dogs, socializing etc.

TomJoe Wallace · 12-01-2015 4:12pm

I'm horridly allergic so I think I'll give that one a miss :P

mary90 · 12-01-2015 5:27pm

Just wondering does anyone here know anything about the MACRA in Galway city? I love the idea of it but finding it hard to get solid info on it, where do they meet up and when etc? Can anyone here shed any light on it or where could I find out?

CountingClocks · 13-01-2015 1:46am

mary90 wrote: »

Just wondering does anyone here know anything about the MACRA in Galway city? I love the idea of it but finding it hard to get solid info on it, where do they meet up and when etc? Can anyone here shed any light on it or where could I find out?

Their FB page has the details, look for Galway City Macra.

TomJoe Wallace · 14-01-2015 5:46pm

Not looking too good on the progress on this thread so I'ma get the ball rolling today.

Any one up for an adventure of such tonight?
Anything really. I'm happy out.

Weather is getting quite bad so preferably something inside.
My mate is up from Sligo so we're looking for something to do if anyone wants to join?

Mad4road · 24-04-2015 1:45pm

Hi, recently moved to Galway City from Spain and looking to make some new friends in the city. Any suggestions at all or advice would be appreciated ! Thanks guys !

Mrs OBumble · 24-04-2015 2:51pm

You tell us what you are interested in.

We will tell you where to find a group of people who do that interests.

You join the club, and make friends there.

24-04-2015 3:01pm

Is that huge thread that we had a while back still around? Someone that isn't as lazy as i am should look for it.

JohnDee · 24-04-2015 4:03pm

The old reliable - Meetup.com - is your friend. There are 2 very active social groups plus groups for many other interests.

jkforde · 25-04-2015 5:28am

Mad4road wrote: »

Hi, recently moved to Galway City from Spain and looking to make some new friends in the city. Any suggestions at all or advice would be appreciated ! Thanks guys !

you could join in in some wildflower planting in Terryland Forest Park this morning at 10am, meeting in Liosbaun Industrial Estate adjacent to the park: http://goo.gl/maps/dWBtr

kissmequick · 28-04-2015 6:31pm

Any peeps up for some Bowling 1 of the evenings / over the weekend / next week.....?! If interested please mention when free......

calling galway · 21-05-2015 7:27pm

I'd love to meet some more people who are interested in writing, reading (book clubs?) and being outdoors.

TomJoe Wallace · 25-05-2015 10:54am

kissmequick wrote: »

Any peeps up for some Bowling 1 of the evenings / over the weekend / next week.....?! If interested please mention when free......

I'd be up for bowling. I'm shocking bad at it though :P

biko · 26-05-2015 10:06am

I'd be up for it too, in like 10 days or so.

TomJoe Wallace · 26-05-2015 10:51am

biko wrote: »

I'd be up for it too, in like 10 days or so.

Or we could go Go-Karting if its any good. I'm heading today so I'll let ye know what it's like! Never been

Robert1782_ · 20-08-2015 7:43pm

Hi anyone who might read this. I'm a 33 year old guy looking for a badminton partner/partners in Galway city. I'm currently pretty unfit so ideally I'm looking for someone over 25 who is in the same boat fitness wise. Also , might as well kill two birds with one stone , I'm looking for people interested in table quizzes and who'd like to get a regular team together. Cheers, hope to hear from anyone interested.

Vrinda · 21-08-2015 2:19pm

JohnDee wrote: »

The old reliable - Meetup.com - is your friend. There are 2 very active social groups plus groups for many other interests.

For some reason it takes ages to load the meetup page, I nearly gave up, also took a long time to set up my profile and logins, it just doesn't load easily.

tmalmb · 24-08-2015 8:29am

this is another good place to organise meet ups http://www.meetup.com/cities/ie/galway/

Making friends in the city

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