Hotel bars around Galway serving residents only

Maybe ask them but I think these are some of the reasons I know of:

1- Getting around the law that you need to serve everyone when you don't want to.

2- Staff crunch as they haven't enough to serve people heard a hotel had committed to a huge awards evening and had to bus workers in from a sister hotel

3- Most hotels are Family orientated and make their revenue from this, so they don't want groups in arguing and swearing at the Television as a hotel manager pointed out " If they are fans why don't they have these channels at home?". Witnessed a 40-year-old son (ex-workmate) and his father asked to leave as they after been asked repeatedly politely to quieten. Or maybe it's they can't do that at home?

Was it a covid thing? I have definitely gone for drinks in Ardilaun and Clybaun not being a resident. I'd check to say they are still doing it too now that restrictions are gone.

When - the last week, month, the past year? What time of day?

Ardilaun taking food bookings on the web, and a friend just went for a drink in the Clybaun the other day to meet someone (now she's local and prob knows staff too). Was it just for a pint you went OP? Wonder if it's ok for dining but not a casual pint (bar my friend who knows staff there).

If a large unbooked group turns up, places simply may not have the staff available to cope.

Staffing very difficult at the moment.