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+353 91 562905 info@lallytours.com |
Lally's brings guests to several historic and picturesque places of beauty and interest, including: (1) Connemara, and Kylemore Abbey, (2) the Burren and Cliffs of Moher, (3) The Old Galway Tour, a one hour sightseeing tour on an open-top, double-decker bus. |
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+353 91 553188 naugtour@iol.ie |
O'Neachtain Tours runs daily trips to the Burren, Cliffs of Moher and Connemara. From the comfort of O'Neachtain tour bus you can see some of the most beautiful areas in Ireland, and with many stops to explore and experience you can truly get a feel for the countryside. Operates seven days a week, all year, departing from both Salthill and Galway Tourist Offices. |
Inis Mór Ferries is the dream come true of five Aran fishermen. Though living on Inis Mór, their work commitments meant frequent travelling to and from the Island. A need for the Islanders to operate their own service was long overdue so in the year 2000 a suitable yard was found in France where the brand new vessel, Queen of Aran II, was constructed and launched. |
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Festivals: |
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Founded in 1978, Galway Arts Festival is Ireland's leading multi-disciplinary arts festival, incorporating theatre, spectacle, dance, visual arts, music, literature & comedy. Since its inception, the Festival has become a platform for Irish & International art of the highest quality and is now established as one of Europe's key cultural events. |
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Since its inception in 1996, Galway Early Music has produced annual festivals which celebrated the culture of Europe from the 12th to the 18th century in music, dance, costume and colour. |
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The Galway Film Fleadh, a six day international film event held every July, welcomes a mad diversity of filmmaking from around the world. Though its very much a filmmakers festival, at which directors, actors, cinematographers and artists present their work before their peers, enthusiasts and general public are more than encouraged to attend any of the hundreds of screenings throughout various venues. |
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The Galway Races has become the greatest of all Irish Racing Festivals and probably the most lavish, colourful and sociable fixtures in the Irish Racing World. It is a seven day meeting with a total of 51sponsored races consisting of both flat and national hunt races which attracts all type of race-goer. Its not only a great sporting event, but also a unique social occasion filled with atmosphere, passion and craic, attracting true race-goers and socialites alike. |
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A four day celebration of oysters through food, drink song, dance, merriment and of course oysters, lots and lots of oysters. |
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Cuirt International Festival of Literature |
Cuirt endeavors to bring together a cross-section of writers from a variety of backgrounds and nations to provide a vivid portrait of contemporary literature. Poets, journalists, historians and novelists mingle with dramatists, filmmakers and critics, giving the Cúirt audience a chance to hear the voices behind the written word. |
Transportation: |
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Air travel: |
Galway Airport |
Bus Travel: |
Bus Eireann - Daily routes to virtually anywhere, departing from Bus Station. Citylink - Daily routes to Dublin from Tourist Office. Bus Nestor - Daily routes to Dublin from Tourist Office. |
Train Travel: |
Iarnród Eireann - Iarnrod, the national train company, offers service to dozens of locations throughout the country, including Dublin and Cork. |