Places To Drink In Galway On Race Week

maximus66

Hey Peeps. Any One Wanna Guide A Gang A Lads To Hotspots In Galway????

Karl Hungus

No.

Sarky

Try bushing in Rahoon in full evening wear. The memories will last a lifetime, I promise.

Sparky

maximus66 wrote:

Hey Peeps. Any One Wanna Guide A Gang A Lads To Hotspots In Galway????

For the ladies when you get your escort going is it?

Gazza22

Max why don't you just self-destruct your account and save the mods some time

alleepally

gazza22 wrote:

Max why don't you just self-destruct your account and save the mods some time

, lol

Excellent idea

How U Like That

you should try "Sally Longs" it's in the city centre! pretty good!

Sparky

How U Like That wrote:

you should try "Sally Longs" it's in the city centre! pretty good!

whats the catch i wonder?

Gazza22

alleepally wrote:

"Hey, this is a message for any slappers heading west for the races. A bunch of horny boy racers who have sprouted the first bits of pubic hair are speeding down to Galway get hammered and try have the energy to stand and pretend they know a bit about horses.

So, slappers, if your knickers are loose like your morals, and you've a good body but not much upstairs in the brains department give us a shout and be ready to get your tits out for the lads. WHEY HEY!!!"

Is sally longs a place that can satisfy this excellent translation???

Sarky

How U Like That wrote:

you should try "Sally Longs" it's in the city centre! pretty good!

If you're one of those people who has helped turn Sally's into what is effectively a waiting room until the horrendous club beside it opens up like the legs of a crack-addicted whore, I hate you.

Sparky

Sarky wrote:

If you're one of those people who has helped turn Sally's into what is effectively a waiting room until the horrendous club beside it opens up like the legs of a crack-addicted whore, I hate you.

Sarky always get me laughing

Triton

In all fairness, he's only asking about drinking places in Galway. I think a few of yas want to learn not to take things posted on the boards so seriously.

Gazza22

Triton wrote:

In all fairness, he's only asking about drinking places in Galway. I think a few of yas want to learn not to take things posted on the boards so seriously.

Yeah and this comes from another newbie

How U Like That

hey "sarky" chillax! I was just saying that it's a good place for drinking in Galway! I was there once while on holidays with a friend and we both thought it was good! take it handy!

Karl Hungus

How U Like That wrote:

hey "sarky" chillax! I was just saying that it's a good place for drinking in Galway! I was there once while on holidays with a friend and we both thought it was good! take it handy!

**** off! Galway is a local town for local people.

Sleepy

Best place for drinking in Galway during race week is your own house. The pubs are massively over-crowded, there's tossers everywhere, you can't even get a shaggin' seat in your own local. That's why I'm off to Germany to sample some of the WeiBbier instead this year!

And I agree with Sarky on Sally Longs. It's still fine during the week or in the afternoon but it's not the pub it was on a Friday or Saturday night any more

tibor

Karl Hungus wrote:

**** off! Galway is a local town for local people.

Now Skeeter, we don't want no trouble...

:rolleyes:

CerebralCortex

Sleepy wrote:

Best place for drinking in Galway during race week is your own house. The pubs are massively over-crowded, there's tossers everywhere, you can't even get a shaggin' seat in your own local. That's why I'm off to Germany to sample some of the WeiBbier instead this year!

And I agree with Sarky on Sally Longs. It's still fine during the week or in the afternoon but it's not the pub it was on a Friday or Saturday night any more

The man has some sense probably due to having a good Cerebral Cortex in his brain holder.
Yep everything is like a mart in Galway at race week but if you are drunk wtf do you care you'll be well...how should I put this....DRUNK.

Tar.Aldarion

sally longs for teh foreigners!!!

Lemlin

I agree with Triton and I'm not a newbie - chillaxe and take life a little easier people.

He's messing and having a bit of craic.

How U Like That

hey "Karl Hungus" I was just saying that for the people who are going to be there for this week that a good pub is "Sally Longs"! why is everyone on this thread getting so uptight!?

LegacyUser

How U Like That wrote:

why is everyone on this thread getting so uptight!?

Ya, fcukin hell, what's the deal, did I miss something here or what?

Anyhoo to answer the question, everywhere will be absolutely mobbed. For a bit of atmophere, get some tinnies in the Vineyard and plastic glasses and then head down Quay Street, there's always laaaaydees around.

GreenHell

Was there a few weeks back, anywhere around air square was good craic I seem to remember and off to le salsa for savage grub.

toiletduck

if you're around salthill you should call into the jamesons opposite the church. tis usually a big crowd and good craic for the races.

ionapaul

toiletduck wrote:

if you're around salthill you should call into the jamesons opposite the church. tis usually a big crowd and good craic for the races.

Ugh. Jamesons, my younger brother worked as a barman there for a good while a few years ago, many idiots and pricks flock there during the races. Avoid, young grasshopper! As for where to go, it depends what type of person you are and what scene you dig. I'll be outside the Vineyard with some vodka concoction early in the evening, then on to Halo most nights this week. Might even visit the Living Room and the Front Door at some stage. I imagine most Boardsies would HATE those places. Not looking forward to my long drive down this evening after work, though I will get to visit glorious Moate and wonderful Loughrea, so it won't be all bad...:D

toiletduck

ionapaul wrote:

Ugh. Jamesons, my younger brother worked as a barman there for a good while a few years ago, many idiots and pricks flock there during the races. Avoid, young grasshopper!

i worked there for the past 4 summers, everyone said the races were good there though i was in a zombie state due to being completely overworked.

evil_seed

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biko

maximus66 wrote:

Hey Peeps. Any One Wanna Guide A Gang A Lads To Hotspots In Galway????

Just walk down Shop Street, where all the action is

po0k

How U Like That wrote:

hey "Karl Hungus" I was just saying that for the people who are going to be there for this week that a good pub is "Sally Longs"! why is everyone on this thread getting so uptight!?

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po0k

Sleepy wrote:

And I agree with Sarky on Sally Longs. It's still fine during the week or in the afternoon but it's not the pub it was on a Friday or Saturday night any more

I would never have guess you were a metaller Eoin?? Closet-Goth?

tman

Sally Longs has been ****e every time i've been in there over the past 6 years.
never saw the attraction of the place myself

to the OP
you'd be hard pushed to get into any pub by the look of Quay street last night. your best bet would be to grab a few carry outs and plastic glasses as was already suggested

Redhairedguy

tman wrote:

your best bet would be to grab a few carry outs and plastic glasses as was already suggested

I totally agree! All the pubs are packed full of drunk knuckling dragging twats, who are only happy to kick your teeth in for looking at them!

Even in the outskirts in places like Oranmore, etc. All the pubs are jammed and smell of s**t.

Safest bet is either bushing or having a wee bit of a social gathering in a house!

Tackle

ionapaul wrote:

I'll be outside the Vineyard with some vodka concoction early in the evening, then on to Halo most nights this week. Might even visit the Living Room and the Front Door at some stage. I imagine most Boardsies would HATE those places. Not looking forward to my long drive down this evening after work, though I will get to visit glorious Moate and wonderful Loughrea, so it won't be all bad...:D

The Living Room and Halo are good spots alright. Pity I didn't see your message a few daya ago, I could have given you directions that would've knocked hours off your journey.
Well here they are for future reference:

1. Instead of taking the main overburdened Dublin-Galway road head to Tullamore and take the road that goes to the Blue Ball. Turn right when you get to the Blue Ball pub and then put the pedal to the medal Big empty roads where you can go as fast as you like, this is where I make BIG time savings.

2. Go through Shannonbridge and on to Ballinasloe.

3. When you get Ballina(go)sloe go into the town and take the road to Kilconnel. We all know (Grid)Loughrea is a traffic disaster and the bypass won't be open for another few years so this is effectively the Loughrea bypass in the meantime.

4. From Kilconnel head through a few more sh1tholes till you reach Athenry.

5. From Athenry take the road to Oranmore.

6. You'll come out on the main Dublin - Galway road about 5 or 10 miles from Oranmore. There is actually another shortcut from here that'll bring you out at the Oranmore roundabout but I don't think the road even shows up on maps so you could end up taking the wrong turn and wasting time.

7. Reverse these directions for the journey home.



You're after avoiding all of the traffic and even on a normal day with no race week traffic this is a much faster route. During raceweek it would've have saved you at least 2 hours. Bring a map with you so can follow these directions and see the route I'm talking about. A few minutes with the map will save you hours on the road.

The Radisson was packed Thursday night and I had a great night. It was free in too.

ionapaul

Hit Halo Wednesday and Friday and had a blast, all the classy ladies really dug the ionapaul vibe Front Door and partying on the street outside on Thursday, there was a DJ box set up outside Buskers with a huge crowd dancing away, the Vineyard must have made a fortune! The women of Ladies Day...WOW! Best year so far for eye candy, though maybe I'm just getting older and more forgiving

Sarky

Thank God it's all over. Maybe now I can have a nice quiet drink somewhere.

Karl Hungus

Sarky wrote:

Thank God it's all over. Maybe now I can have a nice quiet drink somewhere.

Hear hear! Shall we pop down to O'Connors again and partake of their fine whiskey again?

Sarky

Maybe when I've recovered from the shock at seeing just how expensive it was...