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Making friends in the city

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    #842
    BelgradeGirl
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭BelgradeGirl


    What month are you talking about? Because i won't be there till June.


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    #843
    geekychick
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭geekychick


    He's talking about June. :)

    I hope to make those beers too. See you there, BG!


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    #844
    BelgradeGirl
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭BelgradeGirl


    Then great! :) I will try to be there too. Nice chance to meet some of you.


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    #845
    RiccardoITA
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭RiccardoITA


    Hi guys! I arrived in Galway 20 days ago...looking for job and meet frends here...Any advises?? I saw that in Galway there's many people from every part of the world, in my city (in Italy) there are a weekly meeting of "tandem language" and it's a good idea for improve another language and meet new friends...Is there someting like that? I'm italian mother tongue and i would improve my english (spanish speaking also). Thanks!!


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    #846
    geekychick
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭geekychick


    Hi Riccardo,

    welcome to Galway! :)

    There is a Language Exchange Club going on in Kelly's Bar every Monday evening from 8 PM on. It's good fun as there are a lot of different nationalities, French, German, Spanish (a lot of Spanish!), Brazilian, Irish... There are a few Italians as well! You're very welcome to join. As you walk through the pub, the room we are usually in is behind the bar, you can't miss it, there are flags of all different countries on the tables.

    It's a good excuse for having a few week-night drinks and a chat; I've been lazy and always end up speaking English (although it is a foreign language to me, technically)...

    Anyway, I'm going in a bit later, so maybe see you there, or any other Monday! :)

    https://www.facebook.com/GalwayLingo


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    #847
    Bazzo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,047 ✭✭✭Bazzo


    Is Kelly's still open? I thought they had gone into receivership?


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    #848
    skinny90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭skinny90


    Bazzo wrote: »
    Is Kelly's still open? I thought they had gone into receivership?

    Nope tis still going.was saved last minute from what I heard


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    #849
    BelgradeGirl
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭BelgradeGirl


    Are there any Serbs? Not that i want to be with Serbs only, i'm just curious, that's all.


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    #850
    geekychick
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭geekychick


    No Serbs so far I don't think, but you could easily change all that! :D


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    #851
    RiccardoITA
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭RiccardoITA


    Thank you Geekychick!!

    I read too late your post to join tonight...but maybe next monday i will there :)


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    #852
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Bazzo wrote: »
    Is Kelly's still open? I thought they had gone into receivership?

    They have, not liquidation.

    A receiver has been appointed to take over the day to day running of the business to try and keep it going, that's what receivership is.


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    #853
    ceatharloch
    Registered Users Posts: 210 ✭✭ceatharloch


    1. Junior Chamber Galway (I was with them for a few years - great bunch of people - just go along to one of their monthly meetings in the Harbour Hotel, www.jcigalway.org) :rolleyes:
    2. www.meetup.com (They have many groups in Galway, dedicated to various passtimes) :o


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    #854
    MasterZidane
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭MasterZidane


    Howdy, anyone up for a meetup this weekend?


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    #855
    miss_aisling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭miss_aisling


    Okay so I am going to be an au pair this summer in galway (july-aug). I will have the weekend off and seeing as I don't know anyone there, I would love to spend some time with people of a similar age to keep me sane! Im 18 and like shopping, video games, talking about random shtuff and long walks on the beach!!! :P


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    #856
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    miss_aisling wrote: »
    Okay so I am going to be an au pair this summer in galway (july-aug). I will have the weekend off and seeing as I don't know anyone there, I would love to spend some time with people of a similar age to keep me sane! Im 18 and like shopping, video games, talking about random shtuff and long walks on the beach!!! :P

    Aisling, drop into the Jigsaw centre in town, they run a service for young people ages 14 - 25 and have a drop in thingy that usually has a few people hanging out most days just chatting etc. should be plenty of 17-20something's for you to meet and make friends with.

    http://www.jigsaw.ie/page/what-jigsaw-galway


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    #857
    carpothepunk
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭carpothepunk


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Aisling, drop into the Jigsaw centre in town, they run a service for young people ages 14 - 25 and have a drop in thingy that usually has a few people hanging out most days just chatting etc. should be plenty of 17-20something's for you to meet and make friends with.

    http://www.jigsaw.ie/page/what-jigsaw-galway

    Jigsaw is a service that provides confidential support for young people who are struggling with mental health issues, generally. They do have a drop in service, but it's not really a place for people to hang out, per se. The youth cafe that is attached, and maintained by Foroige, however, is.

    Enjoy the city Aisling.


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    #858
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    carpothepunk wrote: »
    Jigsaw is a service that provides confidential support for young people who are struggling with mental health issues, generally. They do have a drop in service, but it's not really a place for people to hang out, per se. The youth cafe that is attached, and maintained by Foroige, however, is.

    Enjoy the city Aisling.

    I meant the cafe, obviously :P


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    #859
    miss_aisling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭miss_aisling


    Seaneh wrote: »
    I meant the cafe, obviously :P

    Thanks thats really helpful. Wouldnt even have thought of that :p! From what I hear galway is a beautiful city so i am glad to be spending my summer there! :)


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    #860
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    miss_aisling wrote: »
    Thanks thats really helpful. Wouldnt even have thought of that :p! From what I hear galway is a beautiful city so i am glad to be spending my summer there! :)


    What's this "summer" you speak of?


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    #861
    carpothepunk
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭carpothepunk


    Seaneh wrote: »
    I meant the cafe, obviously :P

    Sorry to be pedantic, but that's not Jigsaw aha. I just wouldn't want someone to walk into Jigsaw looking to hang out with people their age and then find something completely different haha.

    Do call into the cafe, though. Generally caters to a slightly younger age group, but plenty to check out!


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    #862
    miss_aisling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭miss_aisling


    Seaneh wrote: »
    What's this "summer" you speak of?

    Summer, a noun, is a period of 3 consecutive months without rain, legend has it that the sun even makes an appearance! :cool: :eek: I am hoping to find it hidden under a rock in Galway. :P Odds of success?......None


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    #863
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    miss_aisling wrote: »
    Summer, a noun, is a period of 3 consecutive months without rain, legend has it that the sun even makes an appearance! :cool: :eek: I am hoping to find it hidden under a rock in Galway. :P Odds of success?......None

    Sounds like some sort of witchcraft...


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    #864
    miss_aisling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭miss_aisling


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Sounds like some sort of witchcraft...

    Its the fairies I tell you!


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    #865
    skinny90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭skinny90


    There's a beers event in the Oslo (which iv yet to visit)
    Im sure there'l be a few from here heading to it.


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    #866
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Oh yeah, anyone looking to meet a few friendly faces, the Oslo bar in salthill next saturday night, there will be about 15ish of us there having a few beers and some chat and probably all end up rat arsed in the roisin dubh by 1.30am. hurrah.


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    #867
    miss_aisling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭miss_aisling


    Huzzzah to alcohol! :P


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    #868
    seamie87
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭seamie87


    I am in the same boat, newish to galway and don't know many people.
    What time is the beers on at oslo?


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    #869
    Redhairedguy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭Redhairedguy


    About 8pm is the time I gave to the Oslo. Though, I'm sure people will appear in dribs and drabs from then.

    Don't leave it too late, however. The nibbles won't last long! ;)


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    #870
    seamie87
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭seamie87


    Redhairedguy wrote: »
    About 8pm is the time I gave to the Oslo. Though, I'm sure people will appear in dribs and drabs from then.

    Don't leave it too late, however. The nibbles won't last long! ;)

    Thanks red


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    #871
    Robert1782_
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Robert1782_


    Hi, I'm looking for partners to play badminton and/or table tennis with in Galway Not sure if this is the right place to post something like this but thought I'd give it a shot, cheers :)


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